LSV or Outback V?

Make sure you demo the boats BEFORE you buy (lesson I learned the hard way). In my opinion the lsv is the best "Do it all Boat" but thats my opinion. My whole family tried all the boats out then we took a vote and bought.

Paul, you got really good replies and being a recreational skiier I would expect the V would do you well. I wouldn't expect the wake to be any worse than behind an i/o which myself and many others had used for years. You need to test ride one to see if the wake is good for you. My next boat may be a V as I am getting to be more recreational all the time.

Hey Gang,

Thanks for all of your replies, I have mostly skied behind I/O and OB most of my life. I definitely want a V because fo the storage and social aspect. At the Chicago (where I live) boat show I looked at both the Outback V and LSV. The LSV even though a foot longer seemed to have much more room in the back than the Outback. I will take a test ride but from what it sounds like the LSV will work good. As I said I'm looking for an all around boat, and it's difficult to find a good mix with the extreme needs of different sports, ie wakeboarding, skiing, surfing, ect. Thanks again for all of your replies, I really appreciate it and will continue to check back on the board for all of your fun pics.

Paul

my opinion you cannot go wrong with either one! Great choice of MFG either way! :D

I am an old school slalom skier at heart. I still like to slalom. I have only been wakeboarding for about 2 yrs now. I really love my 04 Mobius LSV. It generates a great wakeboard wake. However, once you empty all the ballasts and put the wakeplate down it also has a great slalom wake. I was skiing a course this summer with it and it was no problem at 22 off. The only thing I noticed was the fewest number of people in the boat when slaloming the better. Once I was ready to wakeboard or surf... load it up! the V's are a great dual boat but if you are only planning on skiing, go with the direct drive.

Good Luck

My experience is that 80% of wakeboarders spend their time doing wake-to-wake jumps from the heel side. I can accomplish the same thing on my slalom ski. I am not anti-wake boarding, just don't see the attraction unless you are going to go upside down. For wake-to-wake - you can do that behind almost any boat, including outboards. Add a couple of bodies and and a few 5 gallon pales of water and you can make most people happy.

The V drive gives you more inside space, but you can't beat the handling and wake of a DD.

Dave (committed slalom skier)

Dave I think you are being generous with your #'s. There are people on this site claiming "They love to go Big" and post all kinds of pics of like you say Wake to wake jumps.

My buddy started wakeboarding 2 years ago and is just thrilled with his wake to wake jumps. In a conversation with me, he claimed that he had mastered skiing and that it held no interest for him.

It was all I could do to not break out laughing histerically. In my humble opion he was never that good of a skier, never mastering even the basics of good linked turns.

Like my D3 shirt says, "If it were easy they'd call it Wakeboarding"

Enough said!

It must be exciting to know a world class Pro skier - since they are the only guys I know who have come close to 'mastering skiing'.

I find you can always go faster or shorter..... and if you are outside the course you can go 'really short...'

Imagine my thrill. Although watching him ski didn't seem to be as thrilling as I thought it would be.

kinda like golf unless you shoot 18 under par, you just haven't mastered it.

:rolleyes: