Real or photoshop?

[Thegerman618]

So a buddy of mine owns a Malibu dealer and has his hands on the 2016 M235 by Malibu and sent me this photo. I am not sure if he is messing with me or this is real, what do you all think is this possible?image.jpg

[Z3CO23]

I would say real. That boat is big. Like ASR or G23 big. I have seen the wave behind the new 25LSV and its big and meaty. I bet that thing is loaded down too. I believe it's a brand new hull design as well. There's more pictures of it on TMC.

[tigeidaho]

It's a brand new hull being released on Thursday.

[IDBoating]

If the question is "Can you really make a wave this big?" the answer is yes, several of us on here have been making waves that big for years now.

[duffymahoney]

Mine does that at slower speeds and a little opposite on the wheel. I would say mine is much bigger

[goridedoo]

I'm not saying you haven't or dont make a wave that big, but that is significantly bigger than any wave/wake I have seen from any boat on any forum.

[Timmy!]

Here's the other pic that they posted.

[IDBoating]

I'm not saying you haven't or dont make a wave that big, but that is significantly bigger than any wave/wake I have seen from any boat on any forum.

And no one here is saying that's not a nice wave. It's all good. But some folks here have been slamming their boats for a long time, with awesome results!

Here are a couple of shots of our wave from several years ago, and it's gotten bigger and better since. Just something to strive for....

[goridedoo]

Thats a beautiful wave, for sure, BUT I feel like if someone was crouching and looking towards it, they would be looking over it... not a foot from the top LOL. That wave behind the M235 looks massive. Differences could be in camera angle though, not sure.

[hycosurf]

I heard it's dry weight is over 5k and in floor ballast at 4k

[hycosurf]

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[duffymahoney]

Looks a little short in both pictures. My guess is they are running slower, thus making a taller wave, but it's not a "good" wave. A slammed malibu 247 is just about as good of a wave as you can get. Google Stanley wheelhouses 247. He is running a ton of weight, but boy is it awesome. A few pro buddies, still to this day say it's the best they have surfed.

[duffymahoney]

Here are a few of my boat. Looks similar in size and shape and we are surfing fast. Like 12-12.5 mph.

Here are a few things to consider.

Speed
Angle of which it was taken (lots of tricks can be used)
Height of the person (the girl in the picture is 5'2")

[IDBoating]

BUT I feel like if someone was crouching and looking towards it, they would be looking over it.

If I "squat" (sit on my haunches), the wave is over my head. I don't even have to crunch down like that first photo... just squatting is enough. For scale, here's an example from when I was tired and needed a power nap (again from a few years ago, wave is bigger now):

...and for scale, here's my son kneesurfing a year or two later, the wave is tall enough to be off the top of the photo. The board is 4-7:

The great news is that you don't have to buy a brand new boat to have BIG surf waves!

[duffymahoney]

I heard it's dry weight is over 5k and in floor ballast at 4k

4k in ballast! WTF, that is nuts. I bet that is weighted even for surfgate.