Malibu XTi???

hOUston boarder · Criminal Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 79 City: TX

Saw the article on the front page about the Malibu XTi winning the Powerboat Magazine award and was wondering if anyone has one or has ridden behind one?

Whats it like?

Cary K. · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 225 City: Wilson, NC

I've ridden in and behind last years 23' XTi, and I really liked it. It had a very rampy wake, and was a bit harder to weight down due to it's size, but very roomy and lots of storage. The new 21' is built on the wakesetter hull and is supposed to be way better. Wakesetter wake, easier to weight down, and D-Drive performance. Although I personally like the open layouts of the V-drive boats better.

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

I rode behind the 21xti about a month ago. It has an almost identical wake to the VLX. The only difference is the 21xti does'nt have as much stock ballast, so we had to weigh it down a bit more to achieve the same wake results. Other than that, it is a sweet ride!

Ralph · Posted: May 08, 2003 1:50 pm Post subject:

Hey Kyle is there places in the XTI to put water based weight or do you use lead or fat sacs on the seats?

ganzo93 · Newbie Joined: 06 May 2003 Posts: 6 City: Oklahoma City

Ralph,

The XTI 21 has one ballast tank in the floor storage compartment. The XTI 23 has three ballast tanks (one in the floor, two in the stern storage compartment.) Plus, both boats come with Malibu's wedge.

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

Ralph, the day I rode behind it was on a tournament lake for one...so the lake was only 5- feet deep at it's deepest. We demoed it for a day, and just loaded it with sacks. If I remember correctly, We filled stock MLS which was 700-800# I think??? I could be wrong??? Then we put a 600# up front, 600# on the back seat, and a 400# on the rear facing back seat....and of course the wedge was down.
A bit of overkill, but we were trying to make the best wake we could in such a shallow lake,
Overall, the wake was great! Very similar to the VLX in a deep lake with a bit less weight... Ihad a hard time getting good vert pop off the wake like I do behind a VLX, but I really think it was the body of water that we were in??? I want to ride behind one in deeper water...I think it would be insane!

I REALLY liked the heelside D-ups that it was throwing that day, though I never pulled one all day! Laughing

If you ever get the chance, let Greg Nelson drive for you...he can definately drive a double up.... Wink

Ralph · Posted: May 09, 2003 1:23 am Post subject:

hmmm, the whole point of the xti is the roomy feel kinda takes the point out of it to have sacs all over the seats. Greg designs a hellva board, I'm sure he can drive a little too.

hOUston boarder · Criminal Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 79 City: TX

What kind of price could you get a 21 XTi for? Not sticker price, but realistic price out the door?