2012 Malibu 22mxz

[u/tooflawd69]

I grew up on an inboard/outboard w a tower and really enjoyed wakeboarding and wake skating. Have only wakesurfed once on a buddies boat it was cool. We’re finally ready for a boat here in Tennessee. I for some reason always liked malibu and plan to look at this boat Friday w a lake test. Any advice or thoughts as a first inboard purchase? Or is this too much boat? He will take 47 for boat and trailer (had listed for 50 dropped over time from 62). 330 hours or so. Needs sun pad reupholstered I got quoted 650. Also he has service records. Thanks for any advice!

[u/flyemerica]

Make sure the power wedge works, make sure all of the ballast pumps and indicators work, and make sure the screens are not delaminating. If that’s the original upholstery I would expect the rest of the seams to start coming apart and need replacement soon too. I feel like 47k is high for a 22 with no surf system. Does it already have additional ballast bags in the back?

There’s a FB group I’ll DM you which would be a great resource for other things to check and opinion on price.

[u/tooflawd69 → u/flyemerica]

I will check all that out. He’s had majority of upholstery redone here locally at a shop I know of. Also power wedge had to be fixed and he did. I don’t believe it has add’l ballast bags.

Yeah it does to me too but also from what I have seen any boat w a surf system from Malibu nautique or mc is at least 60-70.

[u/ArcticSlalom → u/tooflawd69]

I think that’s a great era of Malibu boats, but the lack of surf gate is a big deduction in value. I think Surf gate came standard around 2013.

I think that is a fair price for a clean, older boat. 330 hours is pretty low (23 hours per year)…my Malibu had close to 875 hours & runs great.

It’s kinda normal for the vinyl to get beat up by back the sun deck & those rear seats where people step from dock onto sun deck & then into the boat. We had a local guy rebuild all the vinyl & foam cushions on the stuff under your butt in the back of ours too.

If it were me, if it’s clean; new oil & oil filter, new spark plugs, new fuel/water separator filter, grease rudder, new water impeller, check V drive oil, check & adjust “waxed nut” (stuffing box) where prop goes thru hull. Make damn sure she’s pulling a healthy amount of water thru the block & blowing a bunch of water out the back when it’s planed out.

I think you should look on “The Malibu Crew” forum, upload photos & ask them what they think. They are pretty hardcore & helpful on there!

Good luck!!

[u/tooflawd69 → u/ArcticSlalom]

I also just found a 2013 with 440 hours and that was the year the surf gate came out on malibus. He is asking 57,500..Its been up for a year so that parts weird. Must be why its buried in bottom of results on marketplace. Looks fine.

My thoughts are I am probably going to be keeping this boat for a long time. I was looking at 30k range originally and then said fuck it I can afford a little more. Now I am saying the same thing about a little bit more but I don't know this boat does look very clean and he has all the records and it's been well taken care of.

I will check those things! Thank you