Comments on: New to Boating? 5 Types of Boat to Choose From http://www.dearmisterjones.com/wordpress/2008/08/22/new-to-boating-5-types-of-boat-to-choose-from/ Here's 2 cents, don't spend it all at once Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:52:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: admin http://www.dearmisterjones.com/wordpress/2008/08/22/new-to-boating-5-types-of-boat-to-choose-from/#comment-958 admin Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:32:29 +0000 http://www.dearmisterjones.com/wordpress/?p=90#comment-958 Thanks Amy, excellent information! I had never thought about the reason and placement for the fins on a v-drive. Makes a lot more sense now. I have a Tige 20V with the TAPS system right now and love it, but I have two friends with Malibu v-drives. One has the wedge that locks down or up, the other has a newer Malibu with the adjustable wedge - both are great boats! Thanks Amy, excellent information! I had never thought about the reason and placement for the fins on a v-drive. Makes a lot more sense now. I have a Tige 20V with the TAPS system right now and love it, but I have two friends with Malibu v-drives. One has the wedge that locks down or up, the other has a newer Malibu with the adjustable wedge – both are great boats!

]]> By: Amy Mauzy http://www.dearmisterjones.com/wordpress/2008/08/22/new-to-boating-5-types-of-boat-to-choose-from/#comment-957 Amy Mauzy Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:01:00 +0000 http://www.dearmisterjones.com/wordpress/?p=90#comment-957 Nice post. I like the illustrations. This is a very good way to explain the differences in these types of boats. And thanks for the Wedge mention. It is a great option on direct-drive and v-drive boats alike. Wake without weight. Gotta love that. One other thing I would mention about the difference between the direct and v-drive configurations is the handling. Typically a direct-drive boat handles a little better than v-drive because of engine location and weight distribution. At Malibu Boats we bolster handling and control in a v-drive with Gorilla Fins. So a Malibu v-drive can handle as well as a direct-drive. These fins have about 120 square inches of surface area and act as an excellent pivot-point in the center of a v-drive for direct-drive like responsiveness. We also offer a 20-foot v-drive, the Sunscape 20 LSV, that skis as well as a direct-drive. This boat sits on a Cut Diamond Hull which displaces less water at skiing speeds for a very flat wake. Similarly this style of hull is available under our Wakesetter line of boats to give families the option to ski and wakeboard well behind a v-drive boat. Just another good piece of info. Thanks again for the great information. See you on the lake. Nice post. I like the illustrations. This is a very good way to explain the differences in these types of boats. And thanks for the Wedge mention. It is a great option on direct-drive and v-drive boats alike. Wake without weight. Gotta love that.

One other thing I would mention about the difference between the direct and v-drive configurations is the handling. Typically a direct-drive boat handles a little better than v-drive because of engine location and weight distribution. At Malibu Boats we bolster handling and control in a v-drive with Gorilla Fins. So a Malibu v-drive can handle as well as a direct-drive. These fins have about 120 square inches of surface area and act as an excellent pivot-point in the center of a v-drive for direct-drive like responsiveness.

We also offer a 20-foot v-drive, the Sunscape 20 LSV, that skis as well as a direct-drive. This boat sits on a Cut Diamond Hull which displaces less water at skiing speeds for a very flat wake. Similarly this style of hull is available under our Wakesetter line of boats to give families the option to ski and wakeboard well behind a v-drive boat. Just another good piece of info.

Thanks again for the great information. See you on the lake.

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