I have no specific experience with that boat but since I've seen footage of people wakesurfing behind a SeaDoo boat I'm sure you can make it work behind an X-5. You're going to need a ton of weight (1000 lbs worth of sacs and people should be a good start) on the side your going to ride on, mostly near the back of the boat. The idea is to almost sink one side of the boat so you want to put all of you sacks and people on one side. You can have someone hang on the side of the tower to help pull the boat over if needed. Also, to help give the wave a better shape, drive in a circle (you'll just have to experiment with how big of a circle to use). Since you may not end up with the biggest wake you may want to use one of the larger boards (ie Broadcast, or one of the larger inland surf boards). I've been out twice behind my boat (VLX with stock ballast), once with a Broadcast and once with a regular 6'8" surfboard. The Broadcast worked a little better for staying in the pocket than the regular surf board despite having less flotation (must be a better rocker shape). I'm about to add 700lbs of fat sacs to the stock 200lbs in the RR, 500lbs in the locker, and the wedge down (around 1000lbs in the center rear). Bottom line, it just takes a lot of weight. Go out, experiment, have fun!
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