Articles
   
       
Pics/Video
       
Wake 101
   
       
       
Shop
Search
 
 
 
 
 
Home   Articles   Pics/Video   Gear   Wake 101   Events   Community   Forums   Classifieds   Contests   Shop   Search
WakeWorld Home
Email Password
Go Back   WakeWorld > Boats, Accessories & Tow Vehicles

Share 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old     (schuey)      Join Date: Apr 2005       04-28-2012, 3:40 AM Reply   
Have made a few posts recently about boats to get the best of both worlds, some of the ski forums have reccomended an LXI with a wedge from the 05-06 era. Not the sunsetter V drive, its the response direct drive. It has no built in ballast. If you weight these well with the wedge down, is the wakeboard wake any good? I know that ski forums are going to be biased towards ski wakes and wakeboard forums the other way, so I thought it'd be best to see what wakeboarders had to say about this boat?

Thanks!

Last edited by schuey; 04-28-2012 at 3:41 AM. Reason: more info
Old     (rallyart)      Join Date: Nov 2006       04-28-2012, 12:02 PM Reply   
The LXi is a good ski boat and can produce a very good wake for boarding. The wedge just makes it easier but you will also want some weight. The wedge puts the stern down and, when used, normally likes a more front weight. You have part of that with the engine forward. You have the entire rear seating area to add people or weight so you can easily get as much weight there as the engine would be on a v-drive.
To ski well the light weight of the LXi will be a big help. For boarding you would start adding fat sacs to the ski lockers and then go from there. It would be a great choice for what you are looking at doing. Also look at the XTii models and the some Supra D-drives. My own is a Sanger D215 and works well for both but it is a bit heavy for a pure ski ride so it winds up with two bumps to deal with while skiing. The surf and board wakes are great though.
Old     (shredthagnar)      Join Date: Oct 2011       04-28-2012, 1:19 PM Reply   
I ride behind the 07 lxi the wakes good with the wedge down. Needs a tower though

Reply
Share 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 1:24 PM.

Home   Articles   Pics/Video   Gear   Wake 101   Events   Community   Forums   Classifieds   Contests   Shop   Search
Wake World Home

 

© 2019 eWake, Inc.    
Advertise    |    Contact    |    Terms of Use    |    Privacy Policy    |    Report Abuse    |    Conduct    |    About Us