Quote Originally Posted by TXSurf4 View Post
10,700# is a chunk of weight no doubt but the Makai is rated for 11,700# and is 2ft longer than an SA. It needs more weight.

Having demoed the Makai twice before purchasing I will say this 400 will do most anything you need at sea level within the 11,700#. How do I know? I made the dealer load it up and we had it at 11,500# with the 400 and the "wake prop".... that being said it definitely has work harder to do it than the 450 no doubt. Now the Makai is 24.5' with a 102" beam, the same as the SE yet weighs 950# less, get where I am going with this?

In the end only you know how you will truly use the boat and you have to be happy with your purchase and how you spec it, that is all that really matters. I am just saying make sure you get what you want.



With the 400 I assume he is getting the 1.5
I think 1.76 may be in the future for more motors, but could be yet to come.

I have a 450 and use all of its available snort. A 400 would not work for me, but my loads are pure insanity by some standards. Unfortunately my scale is skewed by friends with slammed SLs and MC X24s. BASTARDS!

I know a lot of Makais have 400s. And there are tons of happy Makai owners, so it must be doing the trick for most.


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