Wedge on a new Xstar

[johnsvt]

I am not a huge wedge fan, but I do understand the benefits for other people. That being said here is a great vid of a good little wakeboarder, but check out the boat at about the 3:00 min mark...custom power wedge installed

Edited May 31, 2009 by johnsvt

[Pistol Pete]

Great vid.

And, I can't believe you noticed that "wedge".

I wonder what it is?

Edited May 31, 2009 by Pistol Pete

[martinarcher]

I saw that pic on wakemakers.com last week when I bought a couple more sacs for my boat. It certaily looks like a Malibu wedge mounted on a Mastercraft.

[Nicvtx]

yeh go australia!!!!!!!

i wonder how much stress it would be putting on the rear of the mastercraft

[FIC]

yeh go australia!!!!!!!

i wonder how much stress it would be putting on the rear of the mastercraft

Im working on the exhaust ports on a x2 right now and that transom is thin, they difinitely would have to build it up for the wedge.

[johnsvt]

Great vid.

And, I can't believe you noticed that "wedge".

I wonder what it is?

actually someone on WW noticed it

[brettpendl]

Johnsvt, why arn't you a fan of the wedge? I've heard this same thing several times, and don't get it, but I'm not a wake expert either. My wake for surfing and boarding look beter with it that without. Is it a shape of the wake thing?

[68Slalom]

That kid is awesome for his age

[Bill_AirJunky]

Ha! That kid is awesome for any age!

There are some comments from the guy who installed a Wedge on the X-star on the original thread on TeamTalk

I don't care for the Wedge either (or the X-star tower for that matter). But you gotta hand it to this guy for thinking out of the box & getting it done right.

Edited June 1, 2009 by Bill_AirJunky

[johnsvt]

Johnsvt, why arn't you a fan of the wedge? I've heard this same thing several times, and don't get it, but I'm not a wake expert either. My wake for surfing and boarding look beter with it that without. Is it a shape of the wake thing?

I had my boat setup with stock ballast + wedge and the wake was nice. However, I now have my boat setup with 2200-2400lbs of ballast, sans wedge, and the wake is bigger, firmer, and nicer shaped.

Secondly, gas consumption and handling is better with more weight vs. less weight and wedge.

I have wakesurfed once or twice and for wakesurfing the wedge was a must.

[johnsvt]

Ha! That kid is awesome for any age!

There are some comments from the guy who installed a Wedge on the X-star on the original thread on TeamTalk

I don't care for the Wedge either (or the X-star tower for that matter). But you gotta hand it to this guy for thinking out of the box & getting it done right.

The TMC thread was interesting from the standpoint that the MC owners were not happy about having any sort of wedge on that boat.

[68Slalom]

Ha! That kid is awesome for any age!

There are some comments from the guy who installed a Wedge on the X-star on the original thread on TeamTalk

I don't care for the Wedge either (or the X-star tower for that matter). But you gotta hand it to this guy for thinking out of the box & getting it done right.

Can you imagine what he will be landing in another 10 years if he doesn't get hurt

[Bill_AirJunky]

Ha! That kid is awesome for any age!

There are some comments from the guy who installed a Wedge on the X-star on the original thread on TeamTalk

I don't care for the Wedge either (or the X-star tower for that matter). But you gotta hand it to this guy for thinking out of the box & getting it done right.

The TMC thread was interesting from the standpoint that the MC owners were not happy about having any sort of wedge on that boat.

Being an older MC owner & now a Malibu owner (not to mention SeaRay, Hobie & a few others), and having been a member of both the TMC sites, I've seen that sort of "holier than thou" outlook once or twice. Frankly I don't think any manufacturer has it down perfect. Certainly not so perfect that I won't ever buy another brand if something better comes out. Malibu just has it right for me at this moment.... or 90+% of it right anyway. Even as an MC owner, I didn't care for the attitude that MC does everything perfectly right.

It's like tattooing some chick/guy's name on yourself, then trying to keep yourself convinced that she/he is the perfect partner forever. Just because you were drunk enough to do it that night doesn't make it right forever.

[johnsvt]

Ha! That kid is awesome for any age!

There are some comments from the guy who installed a Wedge on the X-star on the original thread on TeamTalk

I don't care for the Wedge either (or the X-star tower for that matter). But you gotta hand it to this guy for thinking out of the box & getting it done right.

The TMC thread was interesting from the standpoint that the MC owners were not happy about having any sort of wedge on that boat.

Being an older MC owner & now a Malibu owner (not to mention SeaRay, Hobie & a few others), and having been a member of both the TMC sites, I've seen that sort of "holier than thou" outlook once or twice. Frankly I don't think any manufacturer has it down perfect. Certainly not so perfect that I won't ever buy another brand if something better comes out. Malibu just has it right for me at this moment.... or 90+% of it right anyway. Even as an MC owner, I didn't care for the attitude that MC does everything perfectly right.

It's like tattooing some chick/guy's name on yourself, then trying to keep yourself convinced that she/he is the perfect partner forever. Just because you were drunk enough to do it that night doesn't make it right forever.

So your saying not to get a tramp stamp of Malibu on my backside...