2009 MASTERCRAFT X45

The MasterCraft X-45 is a best-selling wakeboard boat for the MasterCraft brand. Standing in the wide-open main cabin, it’s easy to tell why. From here, you can just barely make out the wake boat’s pickle-fork nose – a testament to its sheer vastness. Between the main lounge’s deep wraparound seating and the impossibly wide bow (at 80 inches, it’s the widest in our test), the MasterCraft X-45 seats 18, which makes a reality of loading up four families. MasterCraft makes the most of all that space, with billet aluminum accents and a driver’s seat that will rival the La-Z-Boy in your living room.

FAVORITE FEATURE: The VDIG’s Second Year

MasterCraft’s Visual Digital Interface Gauge, or VDIG, was one of the standout features in our guide last year. A central command of sorts, the VDIG lets you manage your speed, ballast tanks, wake plate and tons more with its intuitive, easy-to-use interface. And it’s even better in year two, thanks to an improved LCD, which is easier to see in daylight.

People: 18

Dry weight: 4,950 lbs.

Fuel capacity: 90 Gal

Tower: Zero Flex Flyer

Racks: Swivel and clamping

Wake shaper: Adjustable wake

Length: 24 ft. 2 in.

Width: 8 ft. 6 in.

Bow length: 75 in.

Ballast: 1,000 lb. (one 500-lb. bow tank; two 250-lb. center tanks)

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