With the 21v, Epic has packed the ride-first ethos of its flagship 23v into a compact, easy-to-use package.

From its fuss-free interior to wakeboarding’s biggest ballast system, the Epic 23V is a utilitarian wake machine that was designed at every step with riders in mind.

Boat Review Epic doesn't build its Epic 23v as a multisport, luxury-cruising, parents-going-for-a-tour-around-the-lake kind of boat. Nope, this is just a hard-core utilitarian wakeboarding machine. It throws off a massive wake, thanks to 4,000 pounds of factory ballast...

Wakeboard Boat Review OK, we’ve called other wakeboard boats “wake machines,” but this Epic 23V really is. Pretty much, the Epic 23V's sole purpose for existing is to plow more than 7,000 pounds — that’s 3,200 pounds of dry weight and 4,000 (!) in ballast — through the water to throw up monster wakes...

Check out our Virtual Test Drive of the Epic 23V, complete with our video of the wakeboarding wakes during our epic boat test session to review this 2008 model. Click Here to take a Virtual Test Drive...

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When Epic launched last year, it didn't hold anything back, stacking its flagship boat, the 23V, with so many standard wake-specific components and gear that there's really no such thing as an option on this ride...

Epic has one goal in mind: build a better wake boat. From primitive drawings to complex CAD simulations, Epic constructed models and then molds. Testing and retesting led to lots of riding.

Everything about this boat has been geared to the rider's enjoyment of the interior and the wake-specific design of this machine...