2016 Tige Z3 Taps 3 - Hows does it surf?

[MexTex]

Hello, I have owned a 2009 Tige 22ve and a 2014 Tige RZ2 AVX. Both of these boats produced good surf wakes when properly weighted, but from my experience and with the lake we ride on (8-9 feet in depth) the sweet spot was pretty much right behind the back of the boat. I could make the wake longer but the push went away. I am now looking at a 2016 Tige Z3 with Taps 3 and I was wondering what I can expect. My buddy just purchased a 2019 Malibu MXZ with surf gates and the wake is great, does anyone know how the Z3 will compare?

[MexTex]

I am hoping that the wake will work out of the box without have to spend a lot more money. I held on to about 300#s of lead weight and an upgraded prop.

[freeheel4life]

If you are going to compare to the MXZ I guess we would need to know if he got a 22 MXZ or a 24 MXZ.

[MexTex]

It’s a 22Mxz

[Lamest]

Lake depth is a noticeable effect on my 2016 z3. We avoid anything less than 10 feet like the.... well, there's so much to avoid right about now.

[D&P Powell]

The 2016 Z3 with TAPS 3 is a solid boat, and it will surf well... but I would recommend more lead to really make her sing. We found the sweet spot to be around 1000 pounds of lead, with 500 on each side under the bags. If the water is glass, another 200 on the floor is fun. I have not surfed a '19 Malibu, so can't comment on comparison.

[sandm]

8-9ft of lake depth would have me thinking twice about owning a wakeboat. you really need 15-20 and beyond. our wake on the 22ve on the fox river would almost disappear when we were outside the shipping channel and drops to 10-12ft.

[Dandy]

I agree with sandm - a lot of the physics behind the wave creation has to do with the displacement of water. You cannot get the desired results in shallow water. No matter what type of system we use, we still have to move water to create the wave. I think those depths you are going to be challenged to create any wave with significant power behind it.