Wakeboarding - June 01, 2018

8 | BOATINGMAG.COM | JUNE 2018

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CERTIFIED

TESTS

FEATURES

THE BOAT

BOATINGMAG.COM

JUNE 2018

+ On Board with ...

+ Captain’s Test

+ For Comparison’s Sake

+ Online This Month

+ 5 Things

ELECTRONICS P.

+ FishReveal

+ The Kube speaker and cooler

I LEARNED ABOUT

BOATING FROM

THIS ... P.

+ Don’t get caught without the

right gear, tools and sense

MOTORHEAD P.

+ ZF’s Project Disruption could

change the inboard game

COLUMNS

P.12 EDITORIAL

P.28 SEAMANSHIP

P.118 OFF MY DOCK

P.58 FORMULA

330 CBR

A mega-dayboat with

900 hp installed on

the transom.

P.62 MALIBU

M

The deepest,

heaviest boat from

Malibu offers pro-

level wakes.

P.66 SEA RAY

FLY 400

P.68 CENTURION

Fi 21

P.70 KEY WEST

263FS

P.72 AXIS

A

P.31 Q&A

P.34 We Test Stuff

P.36 Weekend Workbook

P.40 Quick Study

P.42 What to Look For

P.44 Boat Doc Special

P.52 BoatingLAB

P.17 P.

PHOTOS: (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) GARRETT CORTESE, COURTESY ZF MARINE, COURTESY LOWRANCE, COURTESY PETTIT MARINE PAINT, COURTESY CONNELLY SKIS

ON THE COVER

The Malibu M235 is a beautiful,

luxury-laden watersports boat

that throws a pro-level wake for

both boarders and surfers.

Photo: Black Oak Creative

CHASING HISTORY

Using cutting-edge

technology, Paul Allen’s

R/V Petrel is fi nding our

lost ships from World

War II and bringing

back stunning imagery.

BY PETE MCDONALD

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FATHER FIGURES

We celebrate fi ve of

the founding fathers of

modern boating, whose

contributions directly

shaped the way we use

our recreational boats

to this day.

BY PETE MCDONALD

P.

SCREAM

MACHINES

Five modern infl atables

that pump up the vol-

ume, delivering a wet,

wild ride. You guessed

it — we tested all fi ve.

BY JEFF HEMMEL

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