Yamaha X Series wake quality

[JamesG3]

Considering getting a Yamaha X series boat. Originally planned on buying a used Yamaha X series (or possibly a standard wakeboard boat). Still considering options. My biggest question is what is the wake quality of the X series compared to a typical wakeboard boat. Its been a long time since I've been on a wakeboard but want my kids to be able to learn and also want to be able to wake surf. I've seen some post about having to add more weight etc. Just trying to get a good idea of the wake quality from someone other than a person trying to sell me a boat. I'm leaning towards a 24 or 25 foot X series. Just concerned I will regret it if I get anything smaller. Also don't want to go drop $65-$100K and then have regrets or not be able to wake surf, etc. Any regrets form or concerns from someone that has a 24 or 25' X series and wishing you had just gotten an actual wakeboard boat? Or anyone pleasantly surprised about how good the wake is in the X series. Just looking for some honest responses/recommendations.

 

[FSH 210 Sport]

Considering getting a Yamaha X series boat. Originally planned on buying a used Yamaha X series (or possibly a standard wakeboard boat). Still considering options. My biggest question is what is the wake quality of the X series compared to a typical wakeboard boat. Its been a long time since I've been on a wakeboard but want my kids to be able to learn and also want to be able to wake surf. I've seen some post about having to add more weight etc. Just trying to get a good idea of the wake quality from someone other than a person trying to sell me a boat. I'm leaning towards a 24 or 25 foot X series. Just concerned I will regret it if I get anything smaller. Also don't want to go drop $65-$100K and then have regrets or not be able to wake surf, etc. Any regrets form or concerns from someone that has a 24 or 25' X series and wishing you had just gotten an actual wakeboard boat? Or anyone pleasantly surprised about how good the wake is in the X series. Just looking for some honest responses/recommendations.

Greetings!

Try using this sites search engine… there are several threads on this subject.. I’m not a wake surfing guy, but my friend over in OK has a 23’ model 255XD and he loves it, they surf behind it all the time. And from the threads I’ve read, the Yamaha Wake series of boats are not going to throw the same quality of wake that a $350,000 Malibu will, but the folks on here that do have them seem to be enjoying surfing behind them.

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[F.M.]

My 2017 242X didn’t surf very well without lots of added weight. With my current 255XD, I have no idea how good of a wave it makes. We haven’t even filled the bags on it yet. Maybe someone else can weigh in.

 

[anmut]

We wakeboard surf and boat mainly on the Wisconsin river. For us, the additional setup and having to add bags of lead, is worth the tradeoff for not having to worry about taking out a prop on a stump or floating junk. Also, when I bought my boat right before Covid and inflation pricing kicked in, it was a really good price-performance ratio.

That said, if my primary water was a big deep lake, I'd have a v-drive. You just cannot duplicate the wakeboard wave (height and cleanliness) or the surf waves on a jet boat (height and length) - believe me, I've tried. The prices on new X boats are right up there with a late model v-drive as well.

If you're not worried about hitting things, there's a lot of options in used v-drives for the same price or less as a Yamaha. If you run shallow and sketchy water, or even want to do some bigger water boating, you can't beat the jets and the higher freeboard of the Yamaha boats.