Malibu Boats

Five years after launching their much-heralded redesigned Response LXi hull, the crew at Malibu Boats decided to take their R&D team to task yet again, challenging them to come up with their best tournament-inspired design to date...

Ski Boat Review Living large comes standard on Malibu’s luxury liner, the Wakesetter 247 LSV. Just 5 inches shy of 25 feet and with a 102-inch beam, the 247 LSV is easily Malibu’s biggest boat and boasts one of the most jaw-dropping interiors you’ll ever see in a wakeboard boat...

Ski Boat Review Malibu's Wakesetter 23 LSV offers a rare mix of standout wake performance, big-water assurance and top-of-the-line features and fit and finish. Its clean, consistent, rampy wakes helped make Brian Grubb one of the world’s best wake-to-wake skaters, and its wakesurfing wakes are tops in a line full of killer swells...

Ski Boat Review The Wakesetter VLX is one of wakeboarding’s all-time greats. The VLX’s crisp and unerringly consistent wakes are among the best in the world, and the long yet poppy ramps helped groom world champion riders like Phillip Soven and Dallas Friday...

Ski Boat Review The Wakesetter VTX is Malibu’s best multisport boat and a truly great crossover, thanks to its 20-foot length and Malibu’s no-cost hull option. Riders will want to opt for Malibu’s wake hull, which combines with 900 pounds of standard hard-tank ballast to create crisp and clean wakes for wakeboarding and wakesurfing...

Ski Boat Review With a résumé that includes pulling both pro riders and pro events and a decidedly un-pro price tag, the Malibu 21 vRide offers proven performance at Malibu’s best value. Malibu’s Ride Series boats once pulled world-class wakeboarding events like Wakestock, the World Wakeboard Championships and the Malibu Open...

Ski Boat Review Malibu’s 23 vRide offers proven performance, a solid set of standard features and plenty of room for your entire family or crew — all for one of the best values in wakeboarding...

Ski Boat Review The all-new Malibu Wakesetter 22 MXZ represents a bold new take on classic Malibu Wakesetter style and performance. It all starts with the extra-wide bow, which not only maximizes space and storage in the 22-foot Malibu Wakesetter MXZ but also sets the tone for the boat’s state-of-the-art form — the MXZ was the first Malibu designed completely in a digital environment...

Ski Boat Review Skiers at all levels want the softest wake possible, and Malibu Boats gets that right every time. The all-new Response TXi has an innovative T-cut Diamond hull that diminishes the wake even further by adding lift to the entire boat, allowing Malibu’s team of world champions and records holders to push their limits while also helping weekend warriors effortlessly slice through the wake...

Get a first look at Malibu Boats' lineup of 2012 water ski boats and wakeboard boats, including the all-new Malibu Response TXi and Malibu Wakesetter 22 MXZ, as well as the Malibu Wakesetter 247 LSV, Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV, Malibu Wakesetter VLX, Malibu Wakesetter VTX, Malibu 21 Ride, Malibu 23 Ride, Malibu Sunscape 20 LSV, Malibu Sunscape 21 LSV, Malibu Sunscape 23 LSV and Malibu Sunscape 247 LSV...

2012 is going to be an excellent year for water ski boat buyers. With hull evolution to flatten wakes, technologically superior LCD displays, and luxurious bells and whistles, manufacturers are delivering a better boating, skiing, wakeboarding and wakesurfing experience...

Get a sneak peek at Axis Boats' 2012 lineup of water ski boats and wakeboard boats, including the Axis A20 and the Axis A22.

Get a first look at the 2012 Malibu Wakesetter MXZ's bold new take on classic Malibu design. Photos: Bill Doster The new super-wide, extra-deep bow maximizes room in the 22-foot Malibu Wakesetter MXZ...

Gone are the days when tournament-specific performance comes at the direct cost of comfort and styling. Now more than ever, the 2011 water ski boats feature spacious layouts, convertible seating and stylized attention to detail...

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