My friends just got a Malibu XTS. We filled the ballast full. Bow - 250lbs, Center 500 lbs, Stern (left and right) 500 lbs. And We had 3 adults on board. The wake was very wide for a 20ft boat. The wake was huge, which we loved and playing with the power wedge gave us a rampy wake or a nice lip. I was riding at 24 miles an hour with the rope out 70 ft. and the wake was very wide. It took some really wide cuts to clear the wake and whenever I did a tantrum I landed on the crest of the wake. Any suggestions on how to narrow the wake? Do I need to speed up a little more? OR is there a ballast configuration that will give me a narrower wake. I feel like a wuss when I bring the rope in to 65, but I had to to land some tantrums. (I am used to a 06 Centerion Avalanche wake, 21 ft. with a 102 beam and 800lb ballast. It was wide for beginners but I had no problem with it.) I am shocked by how wide this 20ft boat is.
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