2010 Tige RZ2 vs. 2010 Malibu VLX, wakeboard wake & surf comparison?
Trying to compare a couple different boats here... I am beginning to entertain the idea of purchasing a boat more for surfing than wakeboarding. But I would also like the boat to produce a quality wake for wakeboarding as well.
The RZ2 is rated very high for off the showroom floor performance for wakesurfing. Does anyone here have experience riding/surfing behind both the VLX and RZ2 boats to see the comparison and which boat will produce a better wake? How is the wakeboarding wake for the RZ2? And lastly, who is the Tige dealer for the Sacramento area???? I cant seem to find anything on the web for a local dealer in the sac area. Even tried searching the Tiger website and no luck there. Thanks for any input.... |
Talk to the guys at Wake9.com about how they like the RZ2. They have a lot of video on the surf wave it produces.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0f6t...ayer_embedded#! I have not seen many pics of the VLX surf wave, but here is a video of a slammed Bu 247 http://vimeo.com/16684165 Not trying to move you away from the RZ2 or Bu VLX, both are great boats. But here are a few more boats that have great surf waves and solid wakeboard wakes Centurion: Enzo 230/240 and Avalanche Sanger V237 Surf Edition Supreme 226 Surf Edition MC X25 Good Luck Note: any boat you buy (even the RZ2) will need the ballast system upgraded. A lot of guys now are running nearly 2,500lbs on the surf side. The Bu 247 in that video is running nearly 4,000lbs. Guys are accomplishing this by running custom sacs that fill the entire back locker and area under the seats up to the windshield. The custom sacs are generally around 1,500lbs. |
Go check out the wakesurfing forum as there are a few riders behind the Malibu and the RZ2. I personally have an RZ2 and love it since I put in a custom surf sac that is just over 1,000 lbs.
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The Tige with the Pro-Ballast option will give you 600# on your rear surf side and up to 800# in the bow. With the new Tige ballast, that 350# Surf/Pro sac can easily be swapped out for a custom that will hold 1000+. It's a simple plug and play swap.
I surfed an 09 VLX with the factory hard tank filled and a partially filled 750 sac on top and the wake was more then enough for my beer-drinking rec-surfing butt. I think either would do want you want, but the key is to get a pull behind each properly weighted $.02. |
I agree with Mike in that you definitely want to ride behind both first because some people like a steep ramp and a tall wave and others might like a more gradual ramp and longer wave, etc.
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I am going to be scheduling some demos over the next few weeks to get a true idea of what they offer. I watched the Wake 9 video on the RZ2, according the "ragboy" with the upgraded pro-pack ballast option the surf wake is dialed in off the showroom floor. Have not seen much video on the VLX I will need to hunt some down. Hopefully the test drives will help out.
I did find out today Tige only has one dealership in California right now! and its down in Southern California. This is a big red flag for me living in Nor-cal, what a PIA to get your boat serviced and worked on! I cant believe they do not have a Nor-cal dealership right now..... Unless they tow the boat up to me, probably wont be able to test drive it. Anyway, thanks for all the feedback.... appreciate it. |
Hit up Ragboy and see if he will take you out for a test drive as he is in Norcal.
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In reality, you put enough weight in any boat on one side and you will get a good surfable wave. I just lean towards the boats that can put most of it under the seats and both Tige and Bu can do that. Both those boats are so great that it would come down to $ and dealer for me. |
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And yes, Ragboy is using a couple of my Custom Plug'n-Play sacs in his. They are a simple and direct swap-out for the factory 350# sac that comes with Surf/Pro ballast. The starboard side is a little shorter, but is right at about 1000# and the port comes in close to 1200#. And thats all stowed away. |
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You just have to know people and WW is a great start. Then there is tigeowners also. :p |
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