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Well I am heading to Cali to pick up the boat. I should be picking it up tomorrow and then heading to Lake Havasu for a week of boating at fun. I will post some picks and update you all on how things turned out. Is anyone going to be at Lake Havasu? Its always fun to meet some new people,

Just my 2 cents but at that elevation I wouldn't upgrade the motor. I love my 575 23 Aplha and won't trade it but I boat at 6,000 ft.

I am hoping they will replace my whole interior like your boat, I am worried the colors won't match due to sun exposure if they don't. It sounded like they may not, but we will see. The piping, stitching, and foam in my seats had some issues.

No, just drove 14 hours, slept in my truck,dropped the boat off at MB, and drove 12 hours home. Jason Walker (MB sales Rep) was going to pull my boat out to MB but he didn't have electric trailer breaks on his truck.

I did a marathon (left on Sunday and home on Monday, 25+ hours of driving) snowy and wet drive from northern Utah to California to spend 3 hours at the MB factory dropping my boat off to get the interior fixed. It's been a long time coming, big thanks to Jason Walker, Blake and Dustin from MB. It was fun to get a tour of the facility, see the boats in process and talk to BLake about the growth and changes over the years.

I am still on the fence, so we will see if my interior issues get fixed. Even being a 2-time MB boat owner, my fingers are crossed because it has been a multi-year process so far to fix some of my original day-after-purchase issues. Does anyone know if are they uping the diameter of the props with the 2/1 transmission? I have a gel coat durn from my 15.5 prop.

I have a 2021 B52 Alpha 575 Beast. I run it 100% full ballast, with additional weight of 200lb in the nose 150lb midship on each side, and 50 lb in each rear locker. 11-11.3mph, no trim (sometimes a little tab on goffy side to flatten the wave), no cleanup required even with 2 people. Typically don't have more than 6-8 people onboard.

Kyle over at the Boat Shack has been responsive now that Jaxon is gone, so that's good news. I will let you know how things go, hopefully, things come together quickly so the boat is ready for early spring trips. MB has a few of my cushions, so it's a little hard to boat without them.

I am waiting for basically the same thing. Hopefully, the MB and Boat Shack will also come through for me.

I would be very mindful of the 500-mile trip to the dealer regardless of which boat you choose. I made this same reply to another request someone made. MB makes a good boat and the wave is fantastic. I have been an MB owner since 2014 and I am on my second boat, a B52 Alpha with a 575 motor. My only issues have been the responsiveness of MB to my dealer's requests to have warranty work done and some complaints I have about my boat. My dealer has been great about getting the work done quickly once MB has approved it, the dealer is a really important part of a decision for me. I talked with a couple of the folks from MB at the boat show, so I will let you know if I get some traction in the next week.

MB makes a good boat and the wave is fantastic. I have been an MB owner since 2014 and I am on my second boat, a B52 Alpha with a 575 motor. My only issues have been the responsiveness of MB to my dealer's requests to have warranty work done and some complaints I have about my boat. My dealer has been great about getting the work done quickly once it has been approved by MB, the dealer is a really important part of a decision for me. I talked with a couple of the folks from MB at the boat show, so I will let you know if I get some traction in the next week.

I have been thinking about testing out some drain plug lights, because of the ease of install. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNVCY6CZ/ref=emc_b_5_i?th=1

Changing prop pitch and cup are the only way to change the speed or ability to pull more weight unless you change the gear ratio on your transmission. It's like shifting in a car. Due to elevation, water conditions, boat weight, and other variables it's hard to gather the information you are asking for. I would suggest reaching out to Acme and discussing your goals. Typically more pitch produces increased speed, but results in less torque. Speed was pretty important back in the days when I was worried about going 80+ MPH in my Nordic, now it's all about getting the B52 575 beast to throw a massive wake at 6100 feet above sea level.

that's good news

@bloodiestcadaver @Guppydriver I have some interior issues with my foam and stitching that Jaxon is working on as well. Let me know what happens with yours. We may need to get together and chat.

I couldn't Agree more the supercharged motor in a 23 B52 is the only way to go! Love mine...Spool and Whine on!

I have heard the F22 has as good a wave as the B52 23 the shape is just a tad different. I haven't surfed the new F22 but the pictures look so close its hard to tell. I would have gone with the F22 if the bow bags where below the floor.

I would go for the Alpha 25 footer if the stern and bow are not as low in the water as the Alpha 23 I would do the 575 again for sure no questions asked Love my JL 6 pack of towers now but I need to add second subwoofer and would have to think about switching over to a 6 pack of wetsounds My previous MB had the metallic gelcoat almost everywhere with color accents and it holds up better than solid colors and looks awesome, so I would go back to a lot of metallic color scheme. I agree Boatmate triple axel trailer (electric disc brakes) - current is metal craft 3 axel electric drum brakes (asked for disc)

I had a 2014 F22, now I have a B52 Alpha with the 575 motor(love it). I almost went with the F22 Alpha. Never gave the Classic a thought so I didn't ask if the running surface was the same. I felt it looks to much like the older boats and thus wouldn't hold its value long term as well as the Alpha(my opinion). I think the Alpha for the walkthrough is much better (in my opinion the classic walk thru look like an after thought), the rear facing seats are awesome for lounging and it has more ballast. I do like the interior design a little better on the classic, but both are not as good as my older 2014 interior, the interior quality has dropped a bit on all the boats I have seen at the dealer.

Does anyone know the Tsunami pump model on the 2021 B-52 Alpha's? Sorry my boats in storage and I forgot to look at the Tsunami pump model number. My wire seems to have shot and I want to order a couple new cartridges so I have a spare.

I do the same as @Hyperryd with my Alpha, added lead across from driver.

https://www.leadwake.com/ I have a 2021 Alpha B52 575 motor, for leadwake bags, I have 150 up front 100LB each side mid ship, 50lb each side rear with everything loaded. 0-10% center tab, 11- 11.2 MPH Surfs great without people moving. Wave is good with 3-10 people.

I love both of my SoulCraft boards honu and secret weapon, in addition the custom sailor jerry style artwork work turned out awesome. I have a Mono Space monkey and its a fun board. I surfed the Mono Rasta, but I personally liked the Space monkey better its more responsive.

Hey maybe someone could design some quick connect triangles. Wish I had some fab skills.

As long time Utah boater I would agree with everything posted above.