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Originally Posted by racer808
Its not, its a ski hull. Wake will be flat it'll be hard to get a good surf wave too.
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This is 100% complete and utter incorrect BS and you should know better.
Anyone with functioning eyesight can tell the ONLY difference in a SV23 Wake vs Diamond hull is the chines on the end. At faster speeds (typically 28MPH+), they start creating lift at the back of the boat. At wakeboard/surf speeds - especially weighted down, these have no way of creating any lift and therefore do nothing. There have been blind tests by pro's that can't tell the difference.
IMO, the diamond hull is the better buy - does what the Wake hull does and does what the Wake hull can't do. Can't surf it? Picture below, not a single exposed bag anywhere, everything on plumbed ballast. Driver 325ish while only my 40lb daughter and 100lb wife were on the port side, so that was also hurting me. 200lbs of lead I had up front just because it is easier than putting it in the back of the observer compartment, but would be the same either way. I'm 6'3" with long chicken legs, so no short person trickery:
That's not the best wave I've made out of it, but typical small-crew wave. No BS work to setup, just fill and go (plus drop the floating wedge). I'm also running a motor ~150lbs LIGHTER than the typical motor put in that hull (typical is Monsoon, I have the LS1).
As for wakeboard wake, I've never wakeboarded on my current ballast setup (only the smaller bag setup), but it is far more than I need wake wise. Neither wakeboard/surf wake are going to compare to the good modern 21' boats, but very good for the era.