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...

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