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  1. I recently purchased a 2021 Malibu 24 MXZ. It is an amazing boat, but I was very worried about the weight for towing purposes since the dry weight rating went up from 5,500 to 6,000 pounds in the 2021 model. I wasn't sure if this was "rounding up" or some "safety factor" or if there was any real increase from 2020. Most of the information I found on the manufacturer and dealer website, forums. etc., all pointed back to the earlier models. Even my sales rep thought the whole rig would weigh about 6,800 pounds on the trailer. I was concerned because our tow vehicle is rated at 7,500 lbs in the literature, and 7,700 pounds on the label on the car. It is a 2017 Mercedes GLS 550, which is very heavy, has tons of torque and is an outstanding tow vehicle due to its airbags and other tow-enhancement capabilities. It has a width of 84", a touch wider than a bare-bones F150, and the same wheel base at 123". Of course you quickly get a pickup truck to much longer wheelbases, but it stands up well to a short-bed truck. I wasn't able to find much information when researching, so I thought I would post what I learned after my first towing experience and a weigh-in at a truck stop. When I finally got my trailer information in the mail (with my registration) I found it to have a GVWR of 8,200 pounds. That had me concerned, since it is out of sync with the SUV, but I knew that was a "fully loaded rating". I bought a very cool adjustable hitch from Weigh Safe, the CTB6-2-KA 6" Drop Hitch. It has lots of rise and drop adjustment, and is rated at 8,000 lbs with a 2" ball with a 1" shank. I finally trailered the boat for the first time, about 90 miles each way from Lake Lanier to Lake Oconee in Georgia, and here are the results: 1.) I had to put about 3" of rise on the hitch to get the trailer level. The top of the hitch receiver on the SUV is at 15", so that put the bottom of the ball right at 18" . 2.) The car's suspension air-leveled very well and did not seem to have any issue with the tongue weight. 3.) Driving was relatively drama free, although you could tell the boat was massive. Lateral stability was very good, braking was even better. The surge brakes on the tandem-axle trailer worked great, and I felt that the car barely had to do any extra work. 4.) The SUV easily handled acceleration - in fact I started in sport transmission to keep the gears low, but wound up in normal transmission mode and enjoyed a smoother quieter ride. It has 516 foot-pounds of torque so no issues. I took the boat to a truck stop to weight it. I had about a 60% full tank of gas, which would be about 50-55 gallons on board, so roughly 300-330 pounds of gas. I also had a large anchor, ropes, fenders, life vests, but no other coolers or gear. There was likely some water sitting in the ballast tanks (I did not try to repeatedly empty the tanks once on the trailer). I did pull the center drain plug so there wasn't much water in the hull. The verdict? The boat and trailer came in at 7,700 lbs. The weight with the SUV off the scale and the trailer hitched was 7,200 lbs, so there was about 500 pounds of tongue weight. The SUV is rated at 600, so plenty of tongue weight for stability, but not too much for the car. While it is right at the top end of the tow rating for this vehicle and many others in its class, I felt comfortable with the experience and would tow it at reasonable speeds (<70) without concern. I could also run down the gas a bit farther to take another couple hundred pounds out, especially if going long distances, which I would likely do. My two cents.
  2. kaneryan

    06' vride ballast

    hey guys, Location: Sydney Australia Just recently purchased a 2006 Vride. previously owned a Moomba outback Direct Drive and it sucked for wakeboarding and wakesurfing. i had the highfly fatseat ( big u shape ) to go around the engine, however it took up all the room in the boat and definatly wasnt convinient. in saying that it was 1500lbs but i recon we only ever filled it to 1350-1400lbs max. in addition we had about 6 people in the boat did it have enough push for surfing... No So now having just purchased the Vride which has the 500lbs factory hard tank mid ballast, and the 2x 250lbs hard tanks in each rear locker. and a power wedge is that enough to surf with the stock ballast? noting my moomba experience i also have 2x 550lbs sacs i got real cheap so im thinking of running them ontop of the hard tanks in the back lockers of the Vride so that would be 800lbs in each rear locker (1600lbs) and 500lbs centre stock = 2100lbs all up. do you think thats enough to get a solid push? i currently dont have anything for the bow at the moment but i will use humans until we dial it in and i can sus out what a good weight is up front. plus getting wakemakers bags sent over to Australia is about $80usd in shipping plus our conversion to the USD sucks haha. reason im asking all of this is its currently winter and havnt taken the boat out yet ( waiting for a sunny weekend that isnt raining or windy ) i just want to be set up as much as possible before taking it out rather than a whole bunch of trial and error and dissapoint everyone when it could be avoided if i gather the appropriate gear before hand. i know there is a wealth of knowledge on here and why try and reinvent the wheel Thanks in Advance
  3. We just got a 22 MXZ (2018 model year) and have tried it out on the lake this weekend. Our old boat was a 2003 Moomba, so it is a bit of a change for us. We have the 410 engine and the 2249 prop. There are PNP tanks in the back lockers. We have a couple of questions compared to the old boat. I have scanned through the forums a bit and I 1) Cruising down the lake with 3 folks, the engine is hitting about 4k rpms to get to 28-30 MPH. Is this what other folks run? 2) With the same 3 folks, and setting the default surf option (100% in all lockers) we can use the wedge at all levels. However, add 2 folks (so 4 folks in the back with one surfer) and we can not get above the 2nd or third slot. Do I have too much weight in the back? 3) Related to above, how far below or above the water should the surf gate be on the non surfer side? We had a suckgate on our old boat and I tended to put it 1" below the water line when it was at rest. Thanks in advance! -- bk
  4. Have a lot of bow rise when surfing and can't see over the bow when sitting. Have to kneel on set or stand. Want to sit! I put a 400lb ballast sac up front and it got the bow down so I can see over it when sitting and made the wave better. Anyone know if there is an aftermarket ballast that can be installed up there to add this additional weight, or do I need to be stuffing a bunch of 50 lb steel shot bags up there in nooks and crannies? If steel shot bags are the best/only solution, any insight on where to put it and how to get to where to put it?
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