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Old     (jfeds97)      Join Date: May 2014       05-08-2016, 7:27 PM Reply   
Hey guys, my family is looking into a new boat at the end of the season and we were considering a 2nd Gen X-Star. If you could post some pictures of one that is heavily weighted for wakeboarding (3000lbs or more) and give some info on it that would be awesome. I really wanted to see if it can make a wake that can compete with a stock G21 or A22.

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Old     (holdsworth)      Join Date: Jan 2010       05-08-2016, 8:06 PM Reply   
Don't have any good pics of the wake, but here's a video () from when we had our 2nd generation X-Star. 2004 with the 8.1L, full stock plus 2-440lb bags in the rear lockers, 1-540 in the center, plus anywhere between 2 and 6 people in the boat in the various clips. Wake is suuuuper smooth, still my second favorite to this day (first favorite wake is the 3rd gen X-Star, which is what we have now). Nice, long transition, with consistent pop that's very predictable and controllable, and gives you plenty of hangtime. Nowhere close to the shape of a G21, it's got a lot more of an abrupt transition with massive uncontrollable kick at the lip. Won't get that with the X-Star, even when you nose down the front a bit and get a little lip out of it. Wake shape is somewhat similar to the A22, but the Axis doesn't have the size-to-weight ratio that the X-Star does (took a hell of a lot more weight in the Axis to get a decent wake, and it was still small to me). The '04-'12 X-Star's are definitely capable of the wake you're looking for, especially when you load it down right. The plumbed Pro Series ballast throws a super sick wake that I'd love to ride again someday. Good luck!

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