210 wake versus 220 wake

[Rhode]

Nevermind the marketing drivel on CC's website about whether the 210 or 220 is the most awesome or big daddiest wakeboard board, has anyone had the opportunity to critically compare the two wakes? Maybe there are too few 220s in circulation these days, but I was just wondering whether someone who is really familiar with a 210 has played around behind a 220 and with extra ballast hopefully. I have read some posts here and elsewhere from people who have gotten to take a one-off set behind the few 220s that are touring the country, but none of these folks have indicated what boat/ballast set-up they normally ride behind.

[AbunDiga909]

RE: 210 wake versus 220 wake

I don't think it will be long until we see some people filling up every storage compartment in the 220 to add a couple thousand pounds of extra weight. There's so much freakin' storage in that boat I'm afraid to see how people will use it...

[Rhode]

Yes, the potential is great. Somebody, maybe you, made a funny post a while back and predicted that a special fat sack will be available in time to fill the 220's trash can cubby.

[AbunDiga909]

I remember that post too it was funny, but not me... I believe it though

[Separator]

I think it will be marketed as the "Trash Sack" 8-)

[Rhode]

Good snap, Separator, I'll be sure to get one if I -- dare I say -- "upgrade" to a 220 some day if/when the jury of public opinion weighs-in positively on the 210 versus 220 wake. I guess I'm saying that CC could get between me and some more of my money if I knew for a fact that the 220 threw the monster wake and it wasn't lesser than the tried-and-true 210. (CC is flowing free rigs to the top riders; they should demand that those guys and gals hunker down on new boats and give us the scoop.)

When I crawled all over the 220 at the Annapolis, MD boat show, with the benefit of the collective wisdom of what little had been posted about the boat at the time, I was extremely impressed with the boat. From pictures only, I thought the boat layout was an obstacle course. But after laying all over the boat and groping its most impressive features for an entire afternoon, I concluded that it was superior to a 210 from the creature comforts perspective. The wake is the outstanding issue with me. I know this might qualify as St. Thomas definition of heresy to write on this board, but I was looking for a bigger boat this season and bought a BU VLX (after three SANs/210s), but was so disappointed with it that I refused to use it after 25 hours. Anyway, I'm slobbering now, and will end this post by trying to at least spark a conversation about what folks liked and disliked about the creature comforts of the 220 verses the 210. Nobody of qualified opinion may have had a chance yet to check out the wake sufficiently. Should we get a good discussion going about the 220, I'll weigh in at that time about which features I like, but for now will only say that the 220 seemed liked a down right good deal for the money compared to the 210...with all the bells and whistles.

[TURBOURBO]

I actually rode behind a 220 in early october. I have a 210 typically loaded down with 2400lbs. When we demoed the 220, we had a total of We had a total weight of 2800 lbs of water, people on top of the factory ballast (people, extra). The wake size is big, but not as steep as the 210. I classified it between a 210 and a "Rampy". I love the 210 shape, so was a little dissapointed with the 220. But this will be based on your preference on wake shape. A Tige owner stated that the wake was, "Perfect shape and size". The other factor I found, was that the wake was not much wider than the 210. Since the 220 is 5 feet wider than a 210, I was surprised to see that it really didn't add much width to the wake. I enjoyed the wake and found it easy to ride. However, i would have loved to see more steepness like the 210. I think most of the outlaw/pro class people i've ridden will probably like the 210 wake better than the 220. People who don't like the 210 because it's too steep will probably love the 220.

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[AbunDiga909]

There were some good shots of the wake on the "220 Wake Pics" thread a while back... I like the extra 5" in beam in the 220. They make the boat feel a lot roomier and comfortable. I know a lot of my friends think of MC's as simply bigger than CC. And I've noticed that most of their boat, including their X-9, have 96" beams. Our 216 only has 91". Maybe CC could put more into their boats, more storage, more seating and comfortability if they put the same thought into every boat that they put into the 220. What would you think if you saw most of CC's boats, maybe all except 196 and 206 have 96" beams?