Stejcraftben

I believe that Australia and New Zealand sell more txi’s than the US. Still going strong here in Aus. 

30-50psi

@Ali No I really struggled with it, was inconsistent and didn’t feel comfortable on it. Tried every setting under the sun…. It’s now a shed ornament

@Ali try the latest ION. I went from a quest 45 to an arc-s to now the ion and find it feels like the quest did. That being said if I find a 2nd hand quest 45 I’ll be buying it.

I had a stejcraft pro skier a while back. It Had a very forgiving flat wake. The wake at longer line lengths was actually better then the Malibu response I now have. I added perfect pass and used to love skiing behind it. You can pick them up for 25-35k.

 

What a joke this thread is. Shut it down!

It’s been said before but this what we deal with in Australia. You can pay 30k plus for early model Lx response. Even the imported stuff like a mid 90s prostar is 30k. A 70s or 80s Australian built clinker is 10k?

It will also come in closed bow @Chef23

I own an lxr and can’t fault anything about it.

I’ve also skied behind a couple lx’s and can’t tell the difference between the two.

Seen that new “lxr” the other day when they were doing the photo shoot! Looks really good in person and from what I seen the interior has had some nice upgrades too! The lxr is a pretty big seller here in aus. Remember a txi here is 80k plus and lxr’s start at 67 so it’s good entry point for people to get into a Malibu.

Off topic but does anyone have any idea if mastercraft and in the process of building/designing a new prostar?

If you want to keep it Australian then look at stejcraft. It had a great slalom wake especially at slow speeds and was good to wakeboard behind. It wasn’t as well built as the response and had wood stringers but for the money it was fine. Stejcraft still make them but you can pick up a decent 2nd hand one for 25-30k. Just make sure you get the pro skier model so you get a mercruiser 350 with f-n-r.

Nearly all Australian built ski boats still use wood except for Malibu of course. Stick with something American like the ones you listed.

I went in one on the weekend. The owner complained of slow hole shot but took off really well after maybe 3 seconds of pulling the skier out. He complained the steering felt flighty but that could be fine tuned. Apart from that all good! Personally I thought the Boat felt cheap... it cost him 120k here in aus... I’d expect a lot more for that kind of money.

So cheap! That boat would be 20-30k here in Australia

Wake is the same as an lx from what I can tell. Walk through bow is a big plus over an LX.

The vtx you can get with the diamond hull so it will probably be better for slalom.

Thought I'd start this old thread up again instead of starting a new one. I've had zero off in my lxr since new (18 months old). I've only ever ran one puck and never had and issue which we all know is ok to do. So last week it started surging and sure enough the puck had failed. I put a new one in which fixed it but as of tonight it started surging and dropping out again. I went into the diagnostics screen and sure enough this puck had failed too! Tried to clear the code but it's active so it stuffed for sure. Is there any reason for this happening so fast? Or are the pucks just crap?

I know of a lot of course in public water both in Vic and nsw. No one seems to have an issue. Or as above just get a portable course. Put it in and out on the same day and you won't have a problem. There's a few companies in the states that do them or you can make your own. EZ slalom will sell you detailed instructions on how to make one and it will cost half the price of getting one sent over.

I know of a lot of course in public water both in Vic and nsw. No one seems to have an issue. Or as above just get a portable course. Put it in and out on the same day and you won't have a problem. There's a few companies in the states that do them or you can make your own. EZ slalom will sell you detailed instructions on how to make one and it will cost half the price of getting one sent over.

My dad brought this new 20 or so years ago and he still skis it twice a week. It even had the original kidder front binding till a week ago. I used to think it was the most awesome ski when I was kid.

 

when you pull out and look down the course at ball 2,4 and 6 I usually go a little bit past that. I usually start my pull out when the windscreen of the boat hits the pre gates but timing will vary for everyone. As for when to start cutting in I usually go by feel, I don't have a certain marker that I go off.

@LeonL my dad has a kidder hammer and still skis on it! I'll get a pic and put it up.

I have one and absolutely love it! There's 4 members at our club here in Australia that have them too. A few ski clubs up the east coast have them as club boats....they are really popular here. The local dealer sells more lxr's then txi's!

A friend has an lx with the step over bow and it's a pain. The walk through bow has plenty of room and storage. People say it's still an LX at heart but a few people that have skied behind mine say the wakes are softer? I've only got the 330hp monsoon engine and it has plenty of go. Even if I could afford a new txi I would still buy the lxr.

 

Go ahead and buy it, you won't regret it.

I really hope CC don't follow the trend as I'd love to get one one day. Good thing for us people here in Australia that don't like the new TXI Malibu is going to continue making the LXR. I think they are stopping it in the US. As for the price side of things you guys are lucky. A current shape txi is mid 80's and an lxr is mid 70s. We struggle to buy a used cc or Malibu for the price you guys pay for a new one. The price of a new Lxr went up 10k in one year. The 3 big brands cost a lot and I don't get how people can afford them but every year I see more of them on the water.