Pictures of 2006 X2

if anyone has and pics of the new x2 could you please post them different colour cobinations would be good to see.

This was a maristar version of the X-2 with all the wb goodies...it had a..uh..interesting color scheme.

I like the color scheme and I like the simple master craft along the side, very clean.

sweet

NAW, did the interior have xseries emblems or maristar?

Here's a couple of MC's from the atl boat show. Blue sparkle looked cool but I probably wouldn't buy it.

The logo is one of those gel-formed ones, it looks better in person than in pics

the sparkly one must designed to attract the atlanta area bass fisherman. i'm thinkin' it may just be possible to attach a trolling motor to the picklefork

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Ambush boat (duh)

Here's the interior of the x15. THey use some textured vinyl inserts that are kinda funky.

This boat was so massive that I couldn't get far enough away to snap the whole thing. I think it was 123K, but I'm not certain. Maybe it comes with a truck:0

I'll try here before starting a new thread. Can anyone post some more pics of the X-Star from the Ft. Worth boat show with the Texas Flag scheme. Also any info about who painted it or how it was ordered??? Thanks and sorry to hijack.

Did the 80 have twin screws?

Chris-Not sure what the inside said...I don't think this one was a production model as it was shipped from MC last September for our Fall event (www.midwestmilitia.net). Some details were definetly skipped. The production version that I saw at the show looked much more put together and was nice.

The 80 at the Chicago show had twins and was going for 120K. Ouch

My local dealer was at a show a while back. He told me that the 80 with twin 385hps would beat a 190 out of the hole. Thats pretty impressive. I don't think you could by a boat that size without twins.

I had a chance to drive the x-80; (w/ twin motors) a friend of mine was lookign at buying one and the dealer let him take it out to Lake Travis in Austin , TX for memorial day. And yes it is very quick, by far the quickest ski boat I've ever been in (I owned a 96 PS 190) It was alot quicker than mine. One thing that ticked the potential buyer off was the matting glued on to the platform came completely off. HE came from the go fast boat world (baja, foutain, donzi, ect)one reason why the price didn't bother him ; he was very impressed with the boat overall, but went with the x-45.

How was the wake on that thing?

It has a twin MCX motor 350 horse power......I liked the wake.

I think the guy at the dealership said the one he was in had the twin LQ9s in it. Could be wrong though.

Is that 2 yellow and black or yellow black with top grey?

gosh those are tough looking

i kind of like that blue on blue one near the top and it does look clean with the basic mc logo on the side.

that x80 looks sick too

if only i could afford one ;)

Chris ~ it was yellow/black with the top grey.

i built one on the new MC site, ND irish colors, came out pretty nice..It def. is a sick boat..I like the blue/dark blue combo at the top, and I think the MC logo looks better than that big X-2 in the back..but that's my opinion..

Was pretty sure I was ordering one yesterday, but now I'm on the fence! The boat is very cool, but the demo ride conditions totally sucked. It's been raining up here for about the last 34 out of 35 days or something and the old willamette river is running about 7knot currents. Pretty hard to get a great perspective on the boat. I'd be getting rid of my 04 BU LSV so it's quite a change in boats. Stock ballast didn't really do anything for me, but when we put an additional 1000 lbs in it, it really beefed it up. It's not real fair to compare the two, one being 23ft and the other 20, for the size the 20 footer really utilized space. After thinking about it endlessly the last 20 hours I definantly need to get it in a lake and ideal conditions before blowing out the BU on a boat that hasn't been able to prove itself YET!

I would keep your LSV. That is one badass boat.

I've got an X2 on order - wake sight unseen. I'm heading to Orlando for a meeting in a couple weeks and I'm trying to hook up with the local dealer for a ride. Please keep us posted if you get out on the boat...I'm posing some picks of the X2 from the NYC Boat show.

That blue sparkle is just straight sexy!

Jeff Barr you will like it ,its a nice solid boat . also get the power steering . Joe

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Mines going into the shop on Friday and I am going to see if it can be added .

Nice looking boats. The newer graphics look so much better.

What did you guys pay for your x-2's if you don't mind me asking? what options did you get at that price?

What's the Power Steering all about? I didn't see anything like that listed as an option...

Antbut - Were those pics taken at lake elsenore (sp?) If so, how's the riding out there? I may be relocating from NJ to Irvine.

Yes, I would like to know more about the power steering too.

It is a option and I wish I had it, I declined based on my X9 being easy to steer the 06 X2 is fine while going straight but in tight turns or a double up situatuon you have to realy pull the wheel hard to get it back straight. It may be because the prop is very close to the rudder on the X2 . Other than that its great solid no rattles rides real nice not alot of bow rise .

It's hydraulic, not power steering. It's really just made if you have the boat in salt water.

By Jeff Barr (jeffrpod) on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 7:40 pm:

"Antbut - Were those pics taken at lake elsenore (sp?) If so, how's the riding out there? I may be relocating from NJ to Irvine."


Antbut hahahaha are you talking smack?

Yes those pics are from Lake Elsinore. The riding is good in the winter, but in the summer it's a mad house. Either way you are moving from NJ to Cali and that's a HUGE plus.

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Yo "Ant Bug" - no mal-intent, just my dyslexia..Ha - that was pretty funny...

Actually - I've got a lake front house in NJ, so although I can only ride about 6 months out of year - I can ride before and after work on a good day. In So Cal I'll be lucky to even aford to keep my boat and trailer to a lake...

Here's a little sweetness from the NYC Boat Show.

Ant Bug - Give us some more info on the X2 wake. You seem to be the only one with First-Hand knowldge...

Looks good . How much was it ?

i rode behind the one in the pics i posted w/ 1500lbs of additional weight on top of the stock ballast.

in all honesty, not to putting the boat down at all, but the wake was disappointing. at 24mph (i think that's what i was being pulled at), the wake was washy and soft. the wake wasn't big, either. the transition was longer than the older x-2, and it wasn't as steep.

that said, i'm not sure it was weighted right. maybe the extra weight was in the wrong place, or maybe it needed a lot more weight, but if i were to base my purchase on the wake of the x-2 that day, the new x-2 wouldn't be on my list.

Jeff ~ That's a sweet setup.

I only know what all the riders from that day told me about the boat and what Joe says was the general consensus from everybody. I did drive the boat and it drives like a dream.

The pics you posted is probably the best color combo I've seen of the boat. Very nice.

That sure is a nice boat. I think it's the best looking boat out there right now. I love the tower and the layout of the boat.

Too bad about the wake though. I wouldn't want to be filling 2000lbs of fat sacs just to go riding.

On the other hand(about the new X2 wake)




The thing might have had 1,500lbs in it plus the stock but the stock ballast is really pathetic on the new X2.I believe the X1 has more stock ballast.Dropping 2,000lbs in the boat would = what I put in my X2/X1.....Maybe it just needed a little more weight???!

Is it me or does it seem like the the X-2's can be had in much better color combos than the X-Star? I know the "scrawl X-Star" is just decal and the rear gel coat is basicly the same (correct me if i'm wrong), but why can't I get a simple X-Star in block like all the other X series boats? What about the being able to get the upper deck color to continue on the Fiberglass surfaces inside the boat? I've asked about it since '03 and they keep saying no???? Whats the deal? The Rep actually looked insulted when I told him I liked the clean X-1 decal better and "informed" me that the X-1 is a price point boat and is supposed to look plain....

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Tom,

Would the 2000lbs of fat sacks be OK if the X2 had a sink you could puke in?

I dont think having to run fat sacks in anything these days is acceptable... its not like wakeboarding came out last year.

It's time for the big 4 to wake up and make 2000# plus under floor ballast systems standard on all their "wakeboarding" specific boats.

JMO.

Joe - Thanks for the info on the wake - that is very, very disappointing. The pictures you posted (in another thread) of this boat's wake was with another 1500lbs of additional ballast? I can not understand why MC has only put 600lbs of ballast in this boat when the BU VLX offers 1200 PLUS the Wedge!!! The only reason I was looking to purchase this boat is because of the great wakes the X-1 and X-Star produce...I'm heading to Orlando to give the boat a test drive next week but I think the writing is on the wall.

I guess we will see how much people prefer "form over function" by how many X-2's are sold vs. how many Epic 23V's are sold.

I know they are very different boats... a better test would be an Epic 21V (if they made one... which they dont... but I hope they will). I'm sure you all get what I'm driving at here... if not... let the fighting begin

Cheers!

Having more seat time on a new X2 than anybody posting here I will say its not the biggest wake in town for a wake boat for sure. I would bet its as big as any other twenty footer out there or bigger .With stock ballast full and 6 adults in the boat I had two above average riders 25 mph @ 65 feet that were landing 6 feet or better in the flats with ease. The wake is almost verticle for the last 10 inches or so of height and the transition is short and rampy .The actual width of the wake is narrow not side to side but each side maybe 4 feet wide or so.One thing that needs to be considered the boat is not very big its only 20 feet long . The riders comments were they didnt feel that there was nothing they couldnt do with the wake as it was . They also felt 1000 to 1500lbs would have increased the size some but the shape would remain the same . It also likes weight in the back not the front as we noted from moving passengers around in the boat . For good riders like Big Ed Walt Jrod Umali the wake may not be enough but for the Joe averager ride its plenty . One thing I can say for sure its one of the nicest boats I have driven and Im the kind of person that would tell you if I didnt like it . Its quiet smooth no rattles or squeaks the tower doesnt move around in rough water etc .

Joe,I think you mistaken me for somebody that can actually ride.I'm not that good at all but I do know what I like out of a wake.I never even rode in the new X2 much less behind it.
From what I heard so far the wake doesn't match up but the boat is SOOO NICE that until I ride behind one that I THINK IS SACKED OUT,I'm not giving up on the boat yet.

I also rode the same boat that Joe & Ant Bug rode. The boat was nice and everyone was stoked to try it out but man once you got behind it everyone was all of a sudden not so stoked. It was like riding an MB, not anyone's personal favorite. There was no defined lip and the wake was flat out tiny. I've ridden X-1s with around 2,000 pounds and they killed it compared to this thing. Hopefully something can be done, their other boats rock and it would suck to have an X-Series that just doesn't cut it.

Jeff ~ Please keep in mind that the day everyone rode behind the X2 was the day of the USC comp at Lake Elsinore. At this comp Josh set up two boats to pull riders and the other boat was an 05 X-Star. This X-Star is owned by a pro rider and he sacks his boat down hard! Everyone was raving about the X-star wake and a lot of comments were compairing the two boats.

I'm not trying to sell you an X2 cause I'm really sad that MC would replace the 205V hull name with this boat. It doesn't stand up to the name so far at all. With all that being said the boat is very nice and you are doing the right thing by taking it out for a demo.

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I would bet its as big as any other twenty footer out there or bigger .

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not even close to a lot of 'em.

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With stock ballast full and 6 adults in the boat I had two above average riders 25 mph @ 65 feet that were landing 6 feet or better in the flats with ease.

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will all due respect, that really doesn't say much about the wake. any "above average" rider can land 6' or better out in the flats behind virtually any boat, ESPECIALLY at 65'.

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The riders comments were they didnt feel that there was nothing they couldnt do with the wake as it was .

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any "above average" rider can pull off any and all of their tricks behind virtually any boat.

Jeff,
Nice pic of my boat! That red x2 @ the show is mine, Eric now has it in storage for me till end of april. Of course it has to have the speakers, racks, sub woofer, ect. installed. I hope it didn't get to messed up being @ the show.
L8

L8 - That boat is F'in hot! I wanted to buy it at first site at the show. Where do you ride? Have you had a chance to ride behind an X2 yet, if so what's your thoughts...

Thanks,
J

Jeff,
I ride in Southern CT on a lake but live on LI. No Salt water for me thanks!!! I have not ridden behind it but i know people who have and honestly the boat is roomier and will hold the value better than my 2005 X2. I have been told it is like a X-star wake and a old X2 wake combined. Since I love the x-star and the x2 I figured once I dial in the ballast it will be off the hook. Where do you ride? You got a boat???

Miles,
Are you on Candlewood? I've got a buddy that lives on that lake. I live and ride on Lake Hopatcong, NJ. See the pic I posted above of my 2 gals, wife and 2002 BU VLX. We'll have to get together and do some riding this year.

Jeff,
I don't ride Candlewood (unless it's 5:30am!!) but if we hook up I'll show you my spot. Shoot me a email and lets hook up and ride this spring. We'll have your BU a X2 and a X-Star to choose from!
Cheers!