Thoughts and demo rides of wake / towsports boats: Moomba Max, Axis A22, MB Sports

[007]

Nautique is sweet, but I am not in that price point for this purchase. A friend bought one and they are gorgeous. Honestly, there are attributes of almost every wake boat manufacturer that I truly admire. I was lucky to be able to ink my deal when you could still negotiate a little last fall. As of today, my dealer has all of their build slots sold for the year and they only have like 4 unsold boats on the lot. Our new build started today. Will share when it gets closer to delivery.

 

[Brad460]

Nautique is sweet, but I am not in that price point for this purchase. A friend bought one and they are gorgeous. Honestly, there are attributes of almost every wake boat manufacturer that I truly admire. I was lucky to be able to ink my deal when you could still negotiate a little last fall. As of today, my dealer has all of their build slots sold for the year and they only have like 4 unsold boats on the lot. Our new build started today. Will share when it gets closer to delivery.

Which boat did you order?

We did very well last Sept ordering our 21 Moomba...We got about 6% off retail plus they waived the $2695 in freight and setup..

 

[OrangeTJ]

Really my issue (first world problems here, I'm aware...) is that I basically want a sub msrp of 200k boat that is as comfortable of a layout as a Yamaha (transom seats, spacious bow with a walk through), sounds as good or better as my current JL system, surfs/boards awesome, and has some convivence features like thrusters, heat, power tower.

The current formula is "available stock" - "needs" = ~ 3 boats to choose from within 500 miles. New or used, it doesn't seem to matter, they're all bought up.

The power tower and thrusters definitely contribute to a high price tag, with thrusters likely driving the biggest chunk of it. Sounds cool, but honestly not really necessary. These boats are very easy to handle at the dock and around downed boarders once you internalize the concepts. WAAAAAY easier than I found our jet to be. That takes maybe 2 or 3 times. Really not difficult at all.

 

[OrangeTJ]

The thrusters do limit the field and drive the price up. And depending on your audio system, the wetsounds systems may be louder, but a little more “tin-y” depending on your musical taste. The walkthrough bow and transom seating is nice, but don’t discount the “playpen”. Many wake boats evolved from that style, and you discount a lot of the available used stock. I don’t allow shoes on the boat, so not having a bow walkthrough on the last boat wasn’t really an issue. Also, my wife is lamenting the lack of “sunpad” that is sacrificed with many walk through stern seating configurations.

Our MB has a walk-through bow area with a removable center filler cushion. The filler cushion has been out maybe once. Other than that, it is full playpen all the time and it is great. We very often have between 3 adults up there and 6 kids.

 

[cozilla]

We have the new Mojo and the walk through was really something we wanted. Mostly for ease of entering and exiting to the rear of the boat for older parents and inlaws.

 

[anmut]

The power tower and thrusters definitely contribute to a high price tag, with thrusters likely driving the biggest chunk of it. Sounds cool, but honestly not really necessary. These boats are very easy to handle at the dock and around downed boarders once you internalize the concepts. WAAAAAY easier than I found our jet to be. That takes maybe 2 or 3 times. Really not difficult at all.

You're right, but as I think about resale, thrusters and power towers will probably be nearly standard options in 5 years, so any boat without them will be considered severely legacy. Kinda like when you see a boat with carpet in it still... Or boats without wake diversion systems... like wtf?

 

[anmut]

Does anyone have experience with Supras? I now they're "fancy" Moombas and the same Skiers Choice brand. Seems to be real lack of current user experience with them compared to other brands.

 

[cozilla]

Go join this group on FB to learn more. Facebook Groups

I just got the Mojo but man I want my next one to be a Supra.

 

[anmut]

Go join this group on FB to learn more. Facebook Groups

I just got the Mojo but man I want my next one to be a Supra.

Oh I am already! That and the Nautique, Tige, etc. brands! Seems like not a lot of new Supra boats there, lots of legacy. More Moombas than anything.

 

[haknslash]

Does anyone have experience with Supras? I now they're "fancy" Moombas and the same Skiers Choice brand. Seems to be real lack of current user experience with them compared to other brands.

As mentioned plenty of Supra discussion is on the Moomba forums and the FB owners group. The Supra forum is more so for the old school Supra’s for way back in the day. It’s nowhere near as active as the FB group or even the Moomba forum. My next boat will likely be a Supra SA. They only build 500 or so Supra’s a year per my factory tour visit in 2019. They do this for exclusivity of the Supra brand compared to the Moomba brand. Clearly is not from a lack of demand lol. Skiers Choice only builds about 1600 boats a year, that includes both Supra and Moomba.

 

[007]

I have spent a fair amount of time on a Supra SL and 2 Supra SE's. Supra is a pretty consistent and reliable brand. May not be as amazing as a Nautique, or have the color palate/claimed rough water ride of a Centurion, but also priced below both of those brands. If I were going to buy a new boat ...

 

[haknslash]

Is it summer yet? Ready to have one of those days where you forget to set surf speed . Old video but still funny. My daughter cracks me up every time lol

 

[007]

Is it summer yet? Ready to have one of those days where you forget to set surf speed . Old video but still funny. My daughter cracks me up every time lol

I did that to my wife once, lol

 

[Brad460]

Brought the new boat home today. This is a very big boat...Makes my Ram look small!

 

[OrangeTJ]

Sweet!!! Congrats on a bada$$ boat. I believe you are going to LOVE the change!

 

[MGoMike]

Looks amazing! Congrats!

 

[haknslash]

Brought the new boat home today. This is a very big boat...Makes my Ram look small!

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Nice! How’s the Ram pull it so far and what engine do you have?

 

[Brad460]

Nice! How’s the Ram pull it so far and what engine do you have?

Its the regular 5.7- Pulled it very good. I was a bit surprised as I could barely feel it back there.

Do you trailer with the cover on or off? I always trailered with the cover on the Yamaha, but it wasnt all black.

 

[haknslash]

I don’t tow far to the lake from my storage unit so we prep the boat and everything at the storage unit then tow the boat uncovered ready to drop in the water. Before having the storage unit I always towed with the cover on. The cover is well made and just be sure to leave the pole a little extended when towing so that you don’t have a big dip in the bow at speed and have the hang tight rear cable as tight as you can get it. Ratchet the rear tight (I put my hand behind the ratchet to support it and protect the gel coat so that I could really crank it down) and that will make sure the cover doesn’t flap or move at Highway speeds. Never had any chaffing it marks as I make sure the cover was tight and secure.

 

[haknslash]

What rear end do you have in your truck? My ole FX2 is getting long in the tooth and I’ll likely replace it with something after we buy our next home in this crazy market. My coworker recently got a 2019 Ram and it’s pretty nice. He tows a camper with it and says it does great. My next truck will for sure be a 4WD.

x2 on the Max making trucks look like toys