Malibu Boats creates waves with a new wedge

Malibu Boats has ramped-up their hydrofoil technology with the development
of the new wake-building Wedge 23.

(Merced, CA) - In the extreme world of wakeboarding, pros as well as amateur
thrashers are going bigger and demanding more pop off the wake than ever
before. To answer this call Malibu Boats has reached into their innovative
bag of tricks and revealed the Wedge 23 as the newest addition to their list
of Exclusive Malibu Rider Accessories. Specifically designed to shape and
amplify the wake of 2002 models built on the SV23 hull, the Wedge 23 is a
standard feature on the 2002 Wakesetter. It is also available as an option
on the SV23 hull supporting the 2002 Sportster and the Wakesetter VLX.

Malibu engineers applied hydrofoil technology to the creation of
well-defined wakeboard wakes shortly after wakeboarding was towed onto the
water sports scene. Since that time, experienced riders have been pushing
the level of extreme with which they perform. Longer line lengths, increased
speeds and even bigger air prompted Malibu designers to improve the
innovative wake-building wedge and in the process they developed an entirely
new hull-specific hydrofoil, the Wedge 23.

Customized for those Malibu boats supported by the precisely tooled SV23
hull, the Wedge 23 has been tested and optimized for huge launch off the
wake. Analyzed by world-class wakeboard competitor, Ricky Gonzales, the
Wedge 23 in combination with the SV23 hull received a screaming stamp of
approval.

The 2002 Wakesetter has been outfitted with the new Wedge 23 standard, while
the Sportster and Wakesetter VLX sport the new Wedge as an option.

Lowering the Wedge or Wedge 23 behind the transom provides the equivalent of
over 1,000 pounds of down force, without exceeding passenger weight
capacities. This creates the wake riders seek, without adding weight to the
boat. Safe and convenient, the Wedge and Wedge 23 can be lowered through the
access panel in the swim platform, providing a handy alternative to fat
sloppy water sacks.

Customized for each Malibu hull design in 2002, the Wedge and the Wedge 23
offer all the wake a rider can handle with none of the inconvenience.

For further information, contact:
Amy L. Mauzy
(209) 383-7469 ext. 348
amym@malibuboats.com
http://www.malibuboats.com