How is the wake on a 1994 maliub echelon wake.

The wake on the echelon is very nice. It is SV23 hull which is the same hull as the wakesetter. I have had 3 friends that have had them and they are one of my favorite wakes.

I have a 95 with the same hull, and it throws a pretty good wake when it is weighted down. I use about 600 lbs in lead and sand, and it is pretty nice. not going to be "world class" by any means, but pretty good.

Thomas, <BR>You just need more weight. You should be running around 1000-1200 in the rear and 600 in the nose. You would be suprised how nice of a wake it will be. Like I said before it is the same bottom hull as the newer wakesetters.

I dont mean to hijack here Kyle. <BR>Stan - Ideally, I would love to put all that weight in the boat, but having a closed bow, I have the storage filled with essentials, and we generally have at least 5 people in the boat at all times, so we are very limited on space. I am planning on adding about 200 more in lead, but that is about all the room I have now.

Thomas, <BR>Yeah the boat does get a little tight when you start filling it with sacs. One of the guys I ride with uses the fat seat in back and puts a tube sac in the locker. I think you could probably get away with a fat seat in back and then put some lead/sand in the nose so it doesn't take up all the storage in front. That is the main problem in my mind with the older ski boats and why I finally upgraded this year to a v-drive.

I have always been worried about putting too much weight in it, since the boat sits so low anyways. I did not want to risk anything. I have a fat seat at home. I will try it out next time out, and see how it works out. just a matter of sorting out everything in the bow also.

Do any of you two happen to have pictures. thanks

my friend had a 94 and we used one 600# sac between the engine and rear seat. Worked great, real nice wake. Plus spotter(s) could sit on sac facing backwards, real comfort and adds more weight.

I found a couple of pics from my friends boat. He has the fat seat in the back and a tube sac in the nose. <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/222818.jpg" alt=""> <BR><img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/messages/65921/222819.jpg" alt="">

May want to also post your questions at <a href="http://www.themalibucrew.com/forums/" target="_blank">http://www.themalibucrew.com/forums/</a>.

a guy i ride with has a 95, I assume its the same hull <BR> <BR>he normally has a 350lb sac in the ski locker and the wedge, good hard but steep wake <BR> <BR>otherwise he puts 1200 in the rear and 300 in the front, no wedge, big, solid, vlx like wake

Stan <BR>That wake looks nice! <BR>How did the boat drive with that much weight?

Steve, <BR>That was a fat seat, pretty full probably 1000lbs which was in the back and then a tube sac 350lbs in the walk way plus 4 people. The boat drives fine with that much weight, of coarse I am kind of biased because everyboat I drive is usually pretty loaded down.