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No, I am not yet ready to become Tallxstarguy. But a buddy of mine is considering an X-45 vs. an X-star. He has plenty of money and price is not a concern between the two, but the X-45 he is looking at might be a little bit better of a deal.
We have both been on an X-star and had no complaints whatsoever, except for that the surf wake was not quite as good as we had hoped for, but it was only with a few peeps and stock ballast. The first question is can get a good surf wake out of the X-star?
He is inclined to go with the X-45 for the spaciousness and the ability to hold a ton of people. We both went on another friend's 45 last fall. It was the owner's first time out. We had major problems with the wakeboarding wake. It seemed that we had to go 23 MPH to get a clean wake, which is just a little fast for the old man (me). The inner lip was very steep and was very difficult for intermediate to beginner level riders who tend to come up short, because the inner lip was as big and steep as the wake is from the outside. My friend often takes beginners and younger kids so he is concerned that it may be very unfriendly in that way. Most importantly, it was the owner's first time out and we had no time to play with weight, trim tab and speed settings.
Which boat should he get?
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Hybrid Mode
