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21 VLX Wake Hull


RcPatton

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So our family is looking to buy a new malibu, but we are a challenged bunch. My wife loves to ski, I love to wakeboard and the kids are obsessed with surfing. We have read alot about the versatility of the VLX 21, but I can't find one with a diamond hull.

Has anyone skied behind a 21 VLX with the wake hull? If so - is it manageable? My wife is definitely not a pro - so the wake doesn't have to be completely flat.

 

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Not sure how the hulls have changed but on my vRide when I get it up to 36mph the wake looks pretty flat.  I don't ski so I couldn't tell you if it's actually a good ski wake.

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How into skiing is she is the big question. Running the ski course you should just get a separate boat. If she just gets back there and cuts around some then a wake hull is probably fine. 

The diamond hull vtx is a good boat to look for if you want it all. It's impossible to find a boat that does it all really well you just have to decide what is more important to you. 

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3 hours ago, RcPatton said:

So our family is looking to buy a new malibu, but we are a challenged bunch. My wife loves to ski, I love to wakeboard and the kids are obsessed with surfing. We have read alot about the versatility of the VLX 21, but I can't find one with a diamond hull.

Has anyone skied behind a 21 VLX with the wake hull? If so - is it manageable? My wife is definitely not a pro - so the wake doesn't have to be completely flat.

 

The 21 with the Diamond hull should be fine.  I used to ski courses and still slalom pretty aggressively behind my 21 with Diamond hull.  Well set up it has a good wake for boarding and surfing too.  I have a 2005 21LSV (same hull as VLX).

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