Malibu Wake Width - LSV vs. VLX?

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

Can someone compare the Malibu LSV wake width with the VLX? I ride at 23mph and 70' mostly behind our LSV. I haven't ridden behind a VLX lately but I bet that would be over 75' for an equal wake width. I'll ride at 75 sometimes behind our LSV and that is super wide.

I was just wanting to know what lengths you ride at (all else being equal) behind the two boats.

Chad H · Posted: Jun 22, 2006 11:29 am Post subject:

The vlx i rode behind had a pretty damn wide wake, but we were riding pretty slow. I can't compare the two though.

liquidforcerider134 · Criminal Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 86 City: Calgary

Hey man, I have ridden behind both, the vlx is a bit wider, i ride 80ft behind that boat. Both fairly similar tho

WattsBarRiDr · Outlaw Joined: 12 May 2006 Posts: 115 City: knoxville

I ride behind a LSV at 75 ft going 22.5, but im pretty sure that the lsv wakes are wider but not by too much just because of that the lsv is a wider boat

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

the LSV only has a 2" wider beam than the VLX....they're both on the SV25 wake hull....now if we're talking about the old VLX hull, then there is a huge difference in wake width.

My personal experience between the two has been that the wakes are almost identical when the boats are weighted the same, and the same speed.

jryoung · Ladies Man Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose

Which VLX are you considering the SV23 Hull (04 and before VLX, current V-ride) or the SV25 Hull (05 - current VLX)?

LFADAM · Posted: Jun 26, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject:

I thought it was called the V25 diamond hull?

Anyways I have a Mali VLX and ride 70@22.5 and have ridden behind an LSV...the LSV was wide but not much more than the VLX...id guess a foot or less.

Gwakesetter · Criminal Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 87 City: Knoxville

LFADAM, the diamond hull is on the responses and the sunscapes/sunsetters, not on the wakesetters. I think that the boats are pretty = when weighted the same, but you can get more weight in the lsv so you can make it wider.

Mitchell · Posted: Jun 27, 2006 8:10 am Post subject:

The more weight you put in the front of eather the boats, the skinner the wake will be

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

Tracktor · Posted: Jun 27, 2006 10:40 am Post subject:

K-dub, help me out here---

I have an older VLX,a friend has an '04 LSV. I just got mine and am tuning it in. I am used to riding his, but seem to like mine a bit better even with no ballast. Any reccomendations on weighting/speed/line lengths on these two boats? Thanks,......

Robert Harp · Guest

I was in JC sports the other day In Seneca, SC. I saw SOME Malibu that was however long with however many pounds of ballast. but it seated SIXTEEN people. my life goal is to board behind that boat, ballasts full, and full of fat people. I mean REALLY fat people. not like "kinda pudgy" I mean like "dear god this lake isn't fit for a whale" people. I need fifteen voulunteers, plus a driver. anyone?

Gwakesetter · Criminal Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 87 City: Knoxville

K-dub, you can order a sunscape which has a diamond hull and have them put wakesetter graphics and even mls I have made those orders before. You checked right you can order 1250 stock in both boats, but obviously you can get more weight in the lsv, it is a bigger boat and has more room for sacks or even people.