Thanks for the help folks!  No more leaks now.

12 hours ago, amartin said:

@Mark5522Maybe I missed it, but do you plan to use the boat for any other purposes, i.e. wakeboarding or surfing?  I would hate to see you re-prop the boat and then come back next week saying that you cant get your boat on plane when fully loaded for surfing...

He just spent 6 figures on a boat with a huge (understandable) complaint and we’re making a big deal about a few hundred to assuage his frustration?    People can surf all sorts of different size waves.  It’s much harder to ski all sorts of different wakes.  

He didn’t buy Vtx to be competitive with bigger options. He clearly prioritizes the ski wake.  It’s a prop for crying out loud.  

39 minutes ago, Mark5522 said:

I would like to use it for some wake surfing as well so I probably won't re-prop it but my wife is quite disappointed and feels she was sold a false bill of goods.

Changing a prop, literally takes five minutes.  At least take a picture of the you have on there for further discussion. I would hazard a guess that it is the same prop being put on boats much bigger.  Even a Vtx set up for surfing does not need to move 10,000 pounds like other boats do.  Take a picture of the hub for now and post What’s on it. Trust me.  

34 minutes ago, Mark5522 said:

Yes, your advice and videos are very helpful. Thank you. We are experimenting and considering all options. 

Keep experimenting. You weren’t sold false hope. It sounds like she has a good true training setup so in my opinion you guys should focus on finding a setup or two that has a good wake so she can focus on the key take aways from her standard training and repeat them behind your vtx. It’s an awesome boat. When I was skiing competitively I didn’t have access to the course for every set. So I would do a lot of open water skiing focusing on three key points. It’s great repetition practice. 
 

Also, don’t be afraid to change the prop. The torque prop options from Malibu are extreme. On both our vtx’s we spec’d the “standard” prop. I believe it was the OJ 950 on the 2020. We surf the snot out of that boat and never had an issue. Only a used a few hundred pounds in lead in the bow. You don’t need to crazy overload the boat to get a great surf wave. Honestly you don’t even need to load the rear plug n play bags all the way. Especially with a crew over 3 people. I would because people were willing to sit in the bow but it was just us trying to find the very top limit. Completely unnecessary. 

So no real moorings to speak of.  The boat literally sits in the water all summer.  The lake is small, and the marina somewhat protected, but the boat bob around.  

My current set up is to string 3 26" fenders (now with covers) in between the boat and the dock. So those also sit in the water.  The dock is way below the rub line on boat.  

2022 LSV.  Blue and white.  Blue is below the water line at the back of the boat, but mostly it's white in the water.

I use Boat Juice to clean before/after and once during the season when I pull the boat out for a trip. I have used the Boat Juice "ceramic" coating as well.