I demoed a Max today

Also did a sound check of the F1 audio package inside the 2019 Max. F1 audio is radio powered cockpit speakers, amplified Rev8 tower speakers and 10" Rev10 subwoofer. I was actually pleasantly surprised by the subwoofer output. I think this will be plenty of bass for our family as we aren't trying to rattle fillings loose and win any cove basshead awards :D. F1 package sounded good to me. I went with the F2 package which amplifies everything so it should sound even better than this one did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hHfCQuyGtE

thanks hak for the vids! Great walkaround vid, the only other one I've found had the guy that says "dude" every third word. My Max should be here any day...

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thanks hak for the vids! Great walkaround vid, the only other one I've found had the guy that says "dude" every third word. My Max should be here any day...

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Duuuuuude! Yes I know of that vid :D

Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video. I plan to make a much better and more thorough video of the boat once mine arrives using nice camera gear instead of just my iPhone lol. I'm happy for you getting your new Max any day now!!! It was fun crawling all over and inside the Max yesterday but man, I really need mine to hurry up and get here lol. The wait is killing me! :D

I had a Feb build and was bombarding my dealer and parts guy with stereo emails all through Jan/Feb so I've laid low with them...just sent an email now that I have a place to park it. They are building me a custom cover and installing an entire stereo system so I'm sure they will have it for a little while, but I definitely want to be there when it arrives! At least the facebook page and this forum keep me from going too crazy with the wait!

Well it's been over a month since I've had anything to add but we are now finally in the home stretch. Spray date is this Wednesday!!! It has seemed like such a long wait, especially since I've been shopping boats for such a long time. Can't believe we're are actually approaching the build. We go on the tour next Monday so I'll see her somewhere along the process. Pumped!!!

O h m y G o d I got a handful of pics from Skiers Choice today of my boat being built. They of course told me not to share them on social media but let me just say the colors and boat look freaking amazing!!! Can’t wait to show you guys soon!! Giddy like a kid in a candy shop right now!!!

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O h m y G o d I got a handful of pics from Skiers Choice today of my boat being built. They of course told me not to share them on social media but let me just say the colors and boat look freaking amazing!!! Can’t wait to show you guys soon!! Giddy like a kid in a candy shop right now!!!

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Enjoy the stoke!! It's only gonna get more excruciating the closer you get to delivery [emoji12]

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Congrats man!! It is a super fun process!! Enjoy the tour too!


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Congrats, ULTRA BLUE FTW!!!

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Sweet boat, congrats! Love the color combo. You're going to love the Max, picked mine up about a month ago and couldn't be happier.

Just got back from the factory tour and man this was such a good trip and worth the drive! Thanks again Drew Tinker for the great and knowledgable tour of the facility. My father and I came away totally impressed with how you guys run everything. Please be sure to give the guy who gave us a Roll Tide a raise :D! My boat looks absolutely sick and can't wait to get it. I hope Cindy will send a few more pics to Greg once they do the final detail. I think they have 2-3 days left on my boat and then she'll be ready for transport to Alabama.

For anyone who hasn't gone I can truly saw there is no difference in how a Supra and Moomba are made except when it gets to the final stages of components. The construction for the Moomba is not cheapened at all and was very impressive the care and dedication that goes into each boat at each stage and how everything must be signed off and double/triple checked. You guys rock at Skiers Choice and we are so happy we made the journey and feel we made an excellent choice in boat.

I may be a little biased lol...but my boat was the sexiest of the bunch there! :D :D

Big thanks to Skiers Marine as well for hanging in there with me and being the great dealership you guys are. Feeling like family already and haven't even taken delivery of our boat!

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So we closed the deal on the max last night. No glory pictures. It was just a hit it and quit it evening with signing, hitching, and hauling. The Max is Sofa King big, it wont fit in my barn, and I am really concerned with it and my 6X# boat lift once I bring it out to the lake. :) It is just so much bigger than my LSV was. I have my 910 sacs retrofitting midships. I have not seen them in action, however, the dealer told me they are too big, but he is making them work by adjusting the fill times. This is something I will need to study up on. It also appears I should have been born and orangutan just to get in and out of the thing. Having said that, I now see that I have missed something as my trailer does not have the extra step at the rear.

So now I am left with a few questions.
1. Does the manual cover the flow system operation well, or is there a better video on the subject?
2. Does anyone have a boat lift for their max? and what size is it?
3. I dont trailer a lot but can those rear trailer steps be added?

Thx.

Yup she’s massive :D!!!! I made sure to option my build to include the trailer transom steps. It is really difficult to get in this boat without them. Congrats on your new Max and she looks great!!! I haven’t heard any updates on mine or if it has left for the dealer. Hopefully not too much longer.

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Yup she’s massive :D!!!! I made sure to option my build to include the trailer transom steps. It is really difficult to get in this boat without them. Congrats on your new Max and she looks great!!! I haven’t heard any updates on mine or if it has left for the dealer. Hopefully not too much longer.

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Somehow I thought "The new Trailers came that way." I guess I can just use a ladder. In fact I might have to anyway.

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Somehow I thought "The new Trailers came that way." I guess I can just use a ladder. In fact I might have to anyway.

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Call boatmate and give them your trailer vin. If your lucky you can get the bow ladder & bolt
It on. Prob cheaper than welding on transom steps. Congrats!


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So we closed the deal on the max last night. No glory pictures. It was just a hit it and quit it evening with signing, hitching, and hauling. The Max is Sofa King big, it wont fit in my barn, and I am really concerned with it and my 6X# boat lift once I bring it out to the lake. :) It is just so much bigger than my LSV was. I have my 910 sacs retrofitting midships. I have not seen them in action, however, the dealer told me they are too big, but he is making them work by adjusting the fill times. This is something I will need to study up on. It also appears I should have been born and orangutan just to get in and out of the thing. Having said that, I now see that I have missed something as my trailer does not have the extra step at the rear.

So now I am left with a few questions.
1. Does the manual cover the flow system operation well, or is there a better video on the subject?
2. Does anyone have a boat lift for their max? and what size is it?
3. I dont trailer a lot but can those rear trailer steps be added?

Thx.

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I have a hydraulic RGC 7k lift on order; it is rated at 7.5K with the it being at its shortest setting. It was very expensive; but it’s cheaper than having to buy an upgraded lift later if I buy a bigger boat. Also there is no used market at all here so I could sell it less than a day if I need to.

Woohoo she has arrived safe and sound!!!!!!! Unwrap and dealer prep is next week and can’t wait!!

http://i.imgur.com/Ib04Bs1.jpg

The wheel swap I did with Boatmate should match my truck’s aftermarket wheels better than the stock 5 stars would have.

http://i.imgur.com/8YVwwHm.jpg

It’s like that awesome Christmas present as a kid where you know what’s in the box, but can’t open it yet. Torture!!!!

It’s going to look great, didn’t you go with white rubrail?

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It’s like that awesome Christmas present as a kid where you know what’s in the box, but can’t open it yet. Torture!!!!

It’s going to look great, didn’t you go with white rubrail?

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:D so true!! Yea I went with the white rub rail and it came out great from the factory pics I got. Really helped break up the colors and lines of the boat with the ultra blue and white accent on top. A little different from most Max's I've seen. Can't wait to see it unwrapped and ready to go!

Yea I think the white rubrail was a crucial decision and will really bring it all together, looking forward to the pics!!!

Crazy that the Max looks a little bigger than the MasterCraft X24 from this angle :o. Such a deep boat! The poor Malibu VLX looks like he is about to get squished by two monsters :D

https://i.imgur.com/VDnNbFV.jpg

Those wheels look good too, would be a perfect compliment to the wheels on my wife’s Suburban RST

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Those wheels look good too, would be a perfect compliment to the wheels on my wife’s Suburban RST

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wow those really would be perfect match for your wife's Suburban!


Mine aren't a exact match to the aftermarket wheels on my F150 but I thought they would at least blend a little better than the factory 5-star wheels they all come with. Close enough for me for a trailer lol.

https://i.imgur.com/nAIJHfw.jpg

What I did find interesting is there is a typo on Moomba's website regarding the Max and factory wheel size (link). Moomba says they come with 15" but every Boatmate trailer for a Max I've seen comes with 14" wheels. Also interesting is the cargo capacity of the wheels vs the trailer. I guess they design it in such a way that the wheels are the weak link before welds of the trailer? 6,100 lbs doesn't seem like a lot of headroom when you factor in the weight of fuel or general cargo and 100-200 lbs of lead ballast.

https://i.imgur.com/8gnHUeq.jpg

Something interesting I realized with my 2019 Max. Apparently Skiers Choice made a change to the upper glove box access door. In 2018 this door had a plastic cupped pull handle and I’ve even seen this in earlier 2019 Max builds. Somewhere along the way in 2019 builds they decided to give new Max owners an actual metal D-ring style latch. Not sure exactly when they decided to switch these in 2019 but I like it!

Nicer looking upgrade IMO. Including some pictures of a 2018 style for reference and some pics of my 2019 latch.

2018 and early 2019 version....

http://i.imgur.com/XzRg6jI.jpg

Later 2019 version...

http://i.imgur.com/j2AuB0E.jpg

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Mine was built in November and has the D-ring.


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Interesting! I need to find out when the two at my dealer were built because they have the 2018 style. Also noticed in the AWS 2019 Moomba Max video theirs is the older style too. Interesting indeed!

Out of curiosity does that actually latch to anything in the glove box?


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I don’t think it does other than look nicer than plastic. A guy on the Moomba Supra Facebook group said he drilled a hole so the latch would actually sort of lock in place on his 2019 Max. I was thinking of trying a magnet rather than drill. I asked if he would post some pics so we’ll see I guess. I wished there was a lock for it and the side access door.

Ya I noticed it on my Makai when I first got it and the dealer contacted Moomba and was told that is how it is [emoji2369]. Doesn’t bother me I just thought it got missed.


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Here's some raw footage from testing the surf system and ballast connections on the maiden voyage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwLFjtidYnM

I really appreciate the videos your posting they have been super informative. We are going back and forth between the Max and Craz for our first boat for the family. My wife prefers the Craz over the Max but i feel the Max has more potential for a better/easier surf setup. I also feel the Max even slammed with ballast will still have plenty of storage as where the Craz will pretty much have all storage taken when slammed. What ballast upgrades do you plan to do?

People that gripe about lack of storage in a slammed Craz pack too much shit.

I have Enzos & 500 lbs of lead in my Craz. The only storage I have is my observation compartment and over the engine tray but it's plenty for our gear and jackets.

RTIC 40 soft cooler tucked in the walkway and you're golden.

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I really appreciate the videos your posting they have been super informative. We are going back and forth between the Max and Craz for our first boat for the family. My wife prefers the Craz over the Max but i feel the Max has more potential for a better/easier surf setup. I also feel the Max even slammed with ballast will still have plenty of storage as where the Craz will pretty much have all storage taken when slammed. What ballast upgrades do you plan to do?

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Glad you’re enjoying the videos! When we shopped it all came down to deep storage, tall freeboard and great surf potential (we don't wakeboard). I wanted a boat we could slam with ballast and not have to worry with bigger waters, storage space for not just our stuff but for other people’s crap too, so the Max fit the bill for us. I'm not sure what route I will go with ballast. We don't normally have a massive crew going out with us so I'll probably opt for additional midship ballast. I know WM was reworking their bag buster kit for the Max so I may go that route eventually plus a few hundred lbs of lead ballast. I have a 750 lb bag I'll use with a tsunami pump on lighter crew days to hold me over until then.

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People that gripe about lack of storage in a slammed Craz pack too much shit.

I have Enzos & 500 lbs of lead in my Craz. The only storage I have is my observation compartment and over the engine tray but it's plenty for our gear and jackets.

RTIC 40 soft cooler tucked in the walkway and you're golden.

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TONS of storage in the Craz but still big enough to stow a ton of crap before and during wakeboarding/surfing. We have the OB, and both sides forward of the lockers while we’re on the water. Plan on keeping it that way with just an extra 5-700# of lead.

And for traveling it’s great, rear lockers are HUGE with bags drained, we fit 2 144 wakeboards and 2-3 wakesurfers just in the rear lockers. Life jackets for 8-12, ropes, fenders, etc all stow away no prob.


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At the end of the day both are great boats and you'd be happy with either I'm sure. :)

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At the end of the day both are great boats and you'd be happy with either I'm sure. :)

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No doubt. And for surfing Max definitely has the upper hand!


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No doubt. And for surfing Max definitely has the upper hand!


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They are both great boats for sure, but yeah the Max is larger and displaces more. Can't deny physics.

IMO the Craz and Max follow different ethos however.

The Helix & Max are somewhat utilitarian, function over form.

The Mondo, Craz & Mojo may not have the freeboard or storage but you can't deny they aren't sexy AF.



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People that gripe about lack of storage in a slammed Craz pack too much shit.

I have Enzos & 500 lbs of lead in my Craz. The only storage I have is my observation compartment and over the engine tray but it's plenty for our gear and jackets.

RTIC 40 soft cooler tucked in the walkway and you're golden.

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Probably right. Counted my life jackets and towels I had in the stern side-compartments of my max....17 real life jackets and 12 towels. Probably don't need that much :). All in all, I keep a four person tube, slalom ski, tandem skis, remote control boats for the youngens, two anchors (no explanation...ok, maybe one...extra ballast?), 100 ft of extra rope on a spool, 3 buoys, tool set, three blowers for inflatables, and a kids CWB surf board.

So yeah, I rarely use most of that crap other than the tube and kids surfboard and am otherwise just packing too much crap.

I have always bought one size car too big, 1 kid and sold the wife's corolla for an escape, two kids and picked up an acadia, three kids and ditched the acadia for an escalade so I have always brought along too much crap, not the best habit. Just like closets in a house, too much space and you will somehow fill it with crap you don't need.

Notice my signature...I legit don't know where all my lead is, also a problem of the max and its bazillion compartments!

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Here's some raw footage from testing the surf system and ballast connections on the maiden voyage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwLFjtidYnM

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Didn't realize the toggle switches are much nicer (not black painted metal...maybe plastic?) like my 2018 in addition to that metal ring glove box opener. Very nice! Gives the dash a lot more pop on the 2019s!

I surf at 11.4....are people really surfing low 10s upper 9s in their max?