Wakeboard Boat Review
You know a MasterCraft design guy must have been thinking about what to do for ’06 and said, “Dude, let’s shrink the X-Star!” A few thousand pounds of fiberglass later, you get the all-new MasterCraft X-2. It’s the 20-foot version of the wakeboarding flagship. The vibe and a lot of the design stayed the same, but the MasterCraft X-2 is more maneuverable and manageable. Smaller package, still big performance.
Forked bow
Super wide. It seats two or three people across facing the rear, which seems impossible in a wakeboard boat this size.
Ballast system
Monitor the 650 pounds of stock ballast weight capacity with the gauge in the very cool X-Pod dash.
Tower
It’s same Zero Flex Flyer tower as the other X-series wakeboard boat models, with standard racks. Beefy and sturdy.
Wake Shape
True to its X-Star big bro, the MasterCraft X-2 puts out wakes with great shape. The ramps work for all levels of riders. Up to intermediate riders, the factory ballast will be plenty, though wakes can go bigger for the advanced people. A little bit of trough gets less and less when you take the rope out to 70, 75 feet for the sweet spot. It’s a 20-footer with a 94-inch beam, but still, a rider can’t sway it side to side when cutting back and forth. The tracking is that solid.
Specs
Length 20 ft. Beam 94 in.
Seating capacity 11
Fuel capacity 45 gal.
Test prop OJ 13.7 x 17.4 4-blade
Test engine: Indmar RTP-1 5.7L, 310 hp
Top speed: 42.8 mph 5,100 rpm
Accel. to 30 mph: 6.2 sec.151.6 ft.
Accel. to 36 mph: 8.4 sec. 259.2 ft.
Noise Levels (db) Neutral 59 D 60 R, 36 mph 86 D 90 R
