The new VTX

[oldjeep]

Jeeze Thomas Degasperi makes that boat look small ;)

http://www.malibuboats.com/news/news-heros/20-vtx-h.html

[ForrestGump]

My best friend who was the nautique and mastercraft dealer is now managing a large malibu dealership. I'll try and get details.

[oldjeep]

I don't want to like the new one too much, I'm guessing that it would cost $25-30k to upgrade from my 2012.

[Horton]

http://www.liquidationsports.com/common/images/products/large/16576lrg.jpg

 

[ALPJr]

I like the way it whistled in the turns

[Dacon62]

Put a lot of sets on that ski. It was the bomb at the time.

[PUNKEE]

We have heard in Australia that it is a replacement for the Response FXI, which was still available here as a 2014 model. Can any Malibu insiders confirm?

 

http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-for-sale/private/used/SSE-AD-3497953/2014-Malibu-Response-FXi

 

[swc5150]

I wonder of it's available without the tower and ballast, like a Sport Nauti 200? Response VTX written on the side would look much better to me than Wakesetter. With a mobile 14mo old daughter, there are days I wish I had a V drive.

[oldjeep]

You could order a 2015 without a tower, and the stickers are optional. I pulled my wakesetter stickers off because it looks so much better without them. You wouldn't want to eliminate the ballast, they ski better with a little bow or center ballast. I run my bow tank full (300lbs) because during the ski part of the day I've typically got a full 41 gallons of fuel onboard.

 

http://oldjeep.com/images/Malibu/IMG_4717s.JPG

 

 

[rodltg2]

This would be a game changer ,but I'm not buying into it. Looks like way too much weight to produce world class ski wakes. I'm sure it's skiable , but my guess it makes a better wakeboard / surf boat. I wish it could do all three world class. It would be my next boat !

[thager]

Nothing anywhere does everything well including airplanes and boats.

[swc5150]

@oldjeep That's a great looking boat.

[Dacon62]

Had a '08 diamond hull VTX. Nice boat. Couldn't take the wake anymore at longer line lengths so bought a TXi. Big difference. Don't think they could make the VTX wake much better. At 3500 pounds with motor in the rear it's just hard to make a great slalom wake. The promo videos all show the pros skiing at probably 28-35 off. Wakes not bad there but longer line lengths are tough to slalom.

[rodltg2]

Pros can ski behind anything. I wanna see the average Joe ! The only way this could be fine is with a transformer boat. Engine slides up to center , seat re arrange , boat narrows and shortens, tower slips off !

[Wish]

@rodltg2 can it have short range missiles as well?

 

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[mopowpow]

@wish, YES! We always wanted an underwater missile launcher on our old Sport Nautique for use on the public lake. But we're wondering if it could be set to seek out Cobolts.

[escmanaze]

So if they can fit 1200 pounds of ballast in a 20 foot hull here, how come I can't get 1200 pounds of ballast in a Txi? If I could get a Txi with a wedge, 1200 pounds of ballast, and the tower that doesn't get in the way of a shortline rope, that would definitely take the cake.

 

I guess what I'm saying, is that I wish they would make a "crossover" boat that started out as a ski boat and then added wakeboard accessories instead of vice versa. Kind of like the old X7, but starting out with a good hull like the TXi, 200, or new prostar.

[oldjeep]

Kind of hard to put the same amount of ballast in a response. No room for a center tank, lack of freeboard would make the bow tank small and the rear tanks would have to be mostly above floor. The seating and storage would still be problems.

[BrennanKMN]

I wonder how short of a rope you can run before the tower becomes an issue. It looks like the pylon is a solid 2 - 3 feet in front of the tower.

 

 

[oldjeep]

Supposedly 28 off before it starts becoming an issue.