2012 Axis A22

THIS BOAT WON’T LAST LONG!!!! SUPER CLEAN AND ONLY 186 HRS!!!!

Anyone familiar with the watersports tow boat market knows it can be an expensive proposition to get into a new, high-end wakeboard boat, but that’s why boats like the new Axis Wake Research A22 exist. Boat manufacturers know, probably better than anybody, that they need to offer value-priced models and brands. Built under the parent company Malibu, the Axis A22 benefits from many of the same features found on Malibu boats, but it does so for a lot less money. The A22 that does what matters most: please the rider behind the boat. Designed primarily for wakeboarding and wake surfing, the A22 comes with an auto-set Wedge, which is a hydrofoil that simulates additional weight without adding a single pound. And the Surf Gate system is standard, which is great because it’s practically a necessity for wake surfing. If you also want to add weight and enhance the waves even more, there are options for up to 3,650 pounds of ballast.

“The key features that you need to have in a wakeboarding boat with hull ballast tanks, the GPS speed control, the tower, and the trailer, are all standard features on the Axis models, so those are built into it,” Malibu’s international sales manager Drew Halford said. “You’re not going to be paying extra for those when you buy an Axis product.”

If you have the means to check a few options, Axis is certainly happy to oblige. For the practically minded, you can add a plug and play ballast system and drain plug sensors, which let you know if they’re not in place. The tower quick-release system is pretty handy and the Axis-branded Igloo cooler also is an option, though those really should be standard in our view.