Malibu owners, show me your wake please

CHiLi DaWg

OK guys. I've found a couple of 3-4year old Wakesetter VLX's. I'm very interested in them, but I have questions. Do they throw a fair wake when they only have the 500lb MLS center ballast filled? Later on I will probably have bags plumbed in to the rear compartments.

Does anyone know about how much it costs to get a wedge installed?
How deep does the wedge run in the water?

Or should I ditch the wedge idea, and just go with weight?
Can some of you Malibu owners post pics of your wake and tell me about your ballast set up?

I don't know of anyone around here with a Bu. So I'm asking a lot of questions. Hard for me to demo, since I'm looking for used.

Goochy · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 470

2001 VLX 500 MSL , 350 in hallway , 500 on each side on rear !!!

PS ...... this is me going 27 mph on my sky ski. 20-22 its huge !!!!!!!!! for wakeboarding

DiyGuy · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Dec 2003 Posts: 460

Your best bet would be to go on a test ride with a dealer.

The wedge only rides just underneath the bottom. It's down force, they say is equivilent to 500 lbs. The wedge is about $1000 option. Effective only up to 25 MPH or so. Many use combination wedge and fat sacks. Others use fat sacks only.

The wake is crisp with good pop, but it's all in the riders opinion of what they like and what they don't like. We saw an 04 VLX loaded with people and sacks and the wake was awesome!

With any wide beam V-drive inboard, you can tailor the wake just about any way you want it by experimenting. In all, the 60/40 rule applies to weight balancing.

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Goochy · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 470

This is BIG AIR !! Phil ........ I hope to go that big soon.........

PS... same weight

wtbamoomba · Addict Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 808 City: raleigh

here is a pic from an 04 wakesetter with no ballast...i am 6'4..this wake was up past my knees....crazy...

bigasswake · Outlaw Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 129 City: Colleyville

Wedge+MLS front&Rear+2-250# sacs in the ski locker and one 250# sac in the front

CHiLi DaWg · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 3:20 am Post subject:

Sweet! Thanks for the pics guys. Smile

J-Ro · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 8:15 am Post subject:

97 sunsetter (DD but same hull as a wakesetter) with about 2k in sacks, no wedge deployed at the time

colefooter · Posted: Jun 14, 2004 9:31 am Post subject:

Heres my wake, its a sunsetter (basically same as wakesetter) because it has internal ballast and wedge. It was on a windy day so the wake is kind of sloppy, but when its nice outside, the wake rocks.

Mike O · Soul Rider Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 416 City: KINGSPORT

2004 w/1000# in rear & 875# in front with NO wedge deployed! Me at 75 ft.

churchy · Posted: Jun 25, 2004 12:10 pm Post subject:

I have an 01 21' VLX.. I have the Hippo ballest system installed (about 2500lbs total)... huge wake.

There are some Malibus that you DO NOT want a wedge on, and others that you do. For instance with the 01 21' VLX, you do not want the wedge, but on the 23 footer you do....

mcfatty · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 725 City: Cookeville

This is a pic I have posted many times before but, I got a new camera and I can't get the size down to post any new ones.
Anyways, 02 DD Wakesetter with 500# in the bow, wedge and about 5 or 6 people. 23 mph 70ft.

mcfatty · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 725 City: Cookeville

oops forgot the pic

mcfatty · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 725 City: Cookeville

jklein · Posted: Jun 25, 2004 2:06 pm Post subject:

Here's a video of my BU with the following setup:

1. 550 lb locker sack, but it's probably not full (maybe 350 or 400 tops)
2. 140 lbs extra under the front seats in the bow.
3. 600 lb sac behind the engine between the back seat and the engine
4. 100 lbs under the back seat.
5. Wedge
6. 3 peeps in the boat including the driver.

Video: http://www.wakepics.com/media/FFC1a.wmv

wkbdpremier135 · Criminal Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 71 City: Sarasota

Here is the wake on my 1999 Wakesetter w/ wedge and ballast:

steelythefez · Newbie Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 34 City: Natick

I've got an 01 vlx and i run two side sacks in the bow the center stock mls and two v-drive sacks in the back plus the wedge i had put on. I'm 6'4" and the wake is up and above my knee and clean as hell. The wedge adds some nice vert to the wake which definately compliments it's rampiness.

LFADAM · Posted: Jun 29, 2004 10:19 am Post subject:

that wake looks really wide! Its high but wide.

ShawnB · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2003 Posts: 105 City: N. Attleboro

2004 Wakesetter VLX that I test drove.
MLS Full and Wedge down

Gradie421 · Outlaw Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 198 City: norman

i love our malibu

board_boy · Outlaw Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 230 City: blacksburg

ive ridden behind a vlx with stock ballast and wedge down, it has more of a rampy wake when compared to an X-2 or SAN

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jun 30, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject:

The wedge doesnt just add some vert though, it adds that lip that kinda bucks you up. Just make sure to take your first jump on it a little eas Laughing

I like the lip now that im used to it.