Wakeboarding and Skiing

[aww]

Im looking at the makai and am just wondering how it wakeboards and skis. I am wanting an honest review and am just wondering how it wakeboard or skis.

[RUGER761]

For us it has an awesome wakeboard wake and I typically only at 50% with my skill set. Is it as crisp as my buddies Malibu, not 100% but I prefer the shape more for my riding style. We do slalom behind it some and at 32 mph. Its never going to be a true wake less slalom boat as its just too big heavy to be like a Mastercraft 190 or Tige 21i would be or DD ski boat. We've really enjoyed it but we surf and wakeboard more than ski. Best way to ever know is trying to get a demo ride on one to know for yourself.

[MJHSupra]

None of these new wake boats are "great" for skiing from any boat maker. But you can still ski.

Makai is a big boat and with 1/2 ballast weight you will have something big to jump over for wakeboarding. More than enough.

Raptor motors are really good power plants in these boats.

[aww]

I know and if have test drove mastercrafts xt series and am just wondering if it is comparable to that for skiing and wakeboarding?

[Tommy2slow]

I know and if have test drove mastercrafts xt series and am just wondering if it is comparable to that for skiing and wakeboarding?

The smart plate really helps to lift the stern at skiing speeds to reduce the size of the wake. Make no mistake, these are not ski boats. I have never skied behind my Mojo as I have a Mastercraft Prostar 197 for skiing but the ski wake behind my Mojo definitely looks skiable at a recreational level at long line lengths. The XT series boats from Mastercraft will not have a tournament worthy ski wake either.

[aww]

The smart plate really helps to lift the stern at skiing speeds to reduce the size of the wake. Make no mistake, these are not ski boats. I have never skied behind my Mojo as I have a Mastercraft Prostar 197 for skiing but the ski wake behind my Mojo definitely looks skiable at a recreational level at long line lengths. The XT series boats from Mastercraft will not have a tournament worthy ski wake either.

I know it is not tournaments and I had an older Pro star that I loved, but I need a new boat for the growing family and am wondering which one will throw the best ski wake.