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ifinallygota21v 03-19-2016 5:15 AM

My new VLX
 
I'll pick it up in 2 weeks

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downfortheride 03-19-2016 6:36 AM

Good time to change the screen name! Great looking VLX and love the interior...

dyost 03-19-2016 7:00 AM

Love the color scheme, dark very seats might get warm tho.
Great looking boat, congrats

markj 03-19-2016 8:10 AM

Papa smurf called. He wants his boat back. Haha. JK. Beautiful boat. I dig the carpet in it too. What is that divider type thingy in the walkway under the filler pad?

Connolly_Crew 03-19-2016 8:45 AM

Sick gel scheme!!

ifinallygota21v 03-19-2016 3:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dyost (Post 1931590)
Love the color scheme, dark very seats might get warm tho.

Great looking boat, congrats


New vinyl won't get hot

Nordicron 03-20-2016 2:58 AM

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Originally Posted by markj (Post 1931592)
Papa smurf called. He wants his boat back. Haha. JK. Beautiful boat. I dig the carpet in it too. What is that divider type thingy in the walkway under the filler pad?


Do u mean the front tank! That's the one thing I don't care for in the BU's. Absolutely zero storage up front with how they have their ballast tanks.

Very pretty boat! Love those colors! Enjoy that bad boy!

ashgrylls 03-20-2016 7:03 AM

Wow very nice would love one of them

beg4wake 03-21-2016 6:48 AM

Beautiful Ride! Love the colors! And that grey is awesome!! I was between grey and Mocah for my new G23. Ended up with Mocah but that grey looks fantastic!

fman 03-21-2016 7:49 AM

Beauty! The VLX is a great boat, make sure and join The Malibu Crew. How are you weighting it for surfing and boarding?

tyler97217 03-21-2016 8:56 AM

Beauty! Congrats!!!

markj 03-21-2016 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Nordicron (Post 1931616)
Do u mean the front tank! That's the one thing I don't care for in the BU's. Absolutely zero storage up front with how they have their ballast tanks.

Very pretty boat! Love those colors! Enjoy that bad boy!

Yeah, so there isn't any storage up front? That whole area is filled with ballast? I gotta see that for myself. That'd be a bummer to not have any storage at all up there. There's gotta be something.

davez71 03-21-2016 2:22 PM

great looking boat. Enjoy!

randv 03-21-2016 2:53 PM

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Originally Posted by markj (Post 1931667)
Yeah, so there isn't any storage up front? That whole area is filled with ballast? I gotta see that for myself. That'd be a bummer to not have any storage at all up there. There's gotta be something.

Yup, that's right, no storage at the bow. Same on the 23LSV

fman 03-21-2016 5:35 PM

You can order the VLX with no bow tank, most get it with the factory 350 lb hard tank which does eliminate any storage in bow. The VLX has "decent" storage, but nothing crazy. Malibu added a lot of freeboard to the '15/'16 which helped create some more space for storage from prior years. It does throw a fantastic wakeboard wake, so easy to dial in and clean up even at lowers speeds and a legit surf wave...

Todd, you are in for a great summer! If you do need any help dialing in the surf or wakeboard wake make sure and visit TMC, lots of knowledgeable folks over on that site.

Connolly_Crew 03-21-2016 5:58 PM

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Originally Posted by markj (Post 1931667)
Yeah, so there isn't any storage up front? That whole area is filled with ballast? I gotta see that for myself. That'd be a bummer to not have any storage at all up there. There's gotta be something.


I have a 23 LSV and the boat has plenty of storage. The only thing I have ever put in the bow was an anchor. It is a non issue.

dukeno1 03-21-2016 6:30 PM

Looks Awesome! enjoy!

ifinallygota21v 03-22-2016 9:33 AM

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Originally Posted by fman (Post 1931657)
Beauty! The VLX is a great boat, make sure and join The Malibu Crew. How are you weighting it for surfing and boarding?


I've been on tmc since 2012 when I bought my last bu. I'm open to recommendations on weighting. Our lake is between 10-15 ft deep with some shallower spots

fman 03-23-2016 5:18 PM

I ran approx 750 in each rear locker, 650 lb sumo bow bag, hard tanks full, wedge 1-3 clicks up at 10.8-11.2 last year for the surf wave. I have the wakemaker 900's in each locker but found filling those 100% did not do much for the surf wave other than burn a lot more fuel. The stock wakeboard wake with hard tanks full and wedge is pretty dang nice, adding about 200-250 in each locker will boost it up a bit more if desired. I never went above this for wakeboarding but I am sure there is more if needed and you want to go heavy. The new lift feature works great to help plain out the boat much quicker for wakeboarding. After testing a few different props we ended up going with the OJ 948, dropped our surfing RPMs down and was able to reach 11.2 surfing with the 409.

callanstarr 04-05-2016 7:13 PM

this looks unreal! What is the name of the colour of the grey on the exterior, and the dark grey of the upholstery? Enjoy!


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