22v vs 22ve

[kana12]

ok here it goes. i am looking at getting into a new boat for our family as soon as i can get rid of mine. i have found a 2006 22v with 70 hours on it with ballast and loaded out. and i have found some 22ve but more expensive. how much difference is there between theese boats as far as wakeboarding wake. i know the ve is a little better from what i have been told but is it that big of a difference. also i have looked at the z1. i am assuming that the Z1 would prob be close to the 22v. well any help would be great thanks..

[chpthril]

Ive spent a fair amount of time in CP3's 05 22V. Not a lot of time boarding, but a lot of seat time driving and a good bit of surfing. I cant tell a real diff at all. CP3 has done likewise, so maybe he can chime in on the wake.

Good luck, let us know whatcha get

[Jason B]

I was under the impression they were essentially the same boat with different interior trim levels.

[chpthril]

I was under the impression they were essentially the same boat with different interior trim levels.

They are, except the Ve has a little more "rocker" in the hull.

[eks]

Another thing to consider is the number of passangers. I had a 22V last year and it only seats 11 passangers. The Ve I think it is rated for 14 or 15 passangers.

I traded my 22V for a RZ2, and one of the main reasons was that we like to take friends to the lake with us and the RZ2 even though it is the same length it allows for more passangers, as the Ve.

[Lucky 275]

The ve and the v are very similar in regards to the wake. The V has more room in the V-drive compartment because there is no activity station, and the bow is narrower on the Ve.

[kana12]

ok cool. v it is then. i dont liek to take that many people out on the lake anyways. they never pay for crap. lol

[talltigeguy]

I need a little more time to make a full judgement, but I have a good friend who has a 24ve and I have a 24V. His wakeboarding wake seems more rampy to me. I rode his and mine a week apart unballasted, and mine seemed more steep when the TAPS was up on both boats.

I bet those comparisons hold for the 22 foot versions.

[dogbert]

The ve and the v are very similar in regards to the wake. The V has more room in the V-drive compartment because there is no activity station, and the bow is narrower on the Ve.

...but they are not the same. The rocker on the Ve is much more pronounced. Basically, the Ve is one generation beyond the V in terms of hull design. The V does better if you want to ski.

If it were me and the price was about the same, I'd get the Ve.

[SpicerClan]

I have a 2006 22v and it seems to impress everybody I tow as far as wake is concerned and I don't have ballast. It sounds funny to here that it only holds 11 people. I bought it over the 20v because it held 11. All of that being said having the option of taking even more people would be cool!

[chpthril]

I have a 2006 22v and it seems to impress everybody I tow as far as wake is concerned and I don't have ballast. It sounds funny to here that it only holds 11 people. I bought it over the 20v because it held 11. All of that being said having the option of taking even more people would be cool!

We've had 11 in our 0622Ve and that is enough for me Hope every is friendly

[chpthril]

We've had 11 in our 0622Ve and that is enough for me Hope every is friendly

I need to correct my self. We did have my whole family of 13 out this spring, but 4 are under the age of 10.

[SpicerClan]

So far we've only ran into one situation where we could have used more room. Even with 11 people (kids included) who needs ballast?

[kana12]

and i do like te 22ve but i think you kind of lose the rear deck space with the transom center and im not to sure i would realy even use it back there..

[SpicerClan]

I think that if I had the transom center I would definitely use it. Especially to sit on. On the other hand I like the storage space I have under the sun pad of my 22v.