New Advantage X-Flight Build
 

So I sold my 2007 X-Flight into this hot market last spring and ordered a new one. Basically the same design with a few updates. It's going to have a Merc 565 ITS package installed.

A pic of the old one and the new one coming out of the mold this week. Hope to get it in March.
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Very cool, exciting times for you

Way cool, is this the 27 or 29ft model?

How did you like your old one? Did you use it for watersports with the kido's? If so, how did it work?

Thanks for sharing. Congrats

It's a 29, same as the old one. I liked it well enough to order a new one. Yes it was great for tubing. It stays on plane at really low speeds - in fact they offer a tow pole for wake boarding.

That’s a great boat for our lake. Only saw you out in the other one once.

Congratulations I always like that boat wondering if they would ever make an outboard version of it the way this trend is going? Just wondering how doe it handle in choppy water does it span the waves
One other question how do you access the port side of the engine were the walk thru is?

The boat is wide, over 9 feet. That extra width and the air that's trapped under the side sponsors makes for a really comfortable ride. It rides really well in moderate chop at speed, and can take just about anything "the lake" can throw out comfortably as long as you slow it down to 35 or so. I mean it can comfortably take some really snotty water with ease and not beat you up in the least. That said, it's still just a 30-footish boat and on the light side. It cannot rip across bad water at high speed like I can in my ZRC without ruining the wife's day.

Regarding port-side access, the rear walkway has an insert for holding bumpers accessed via a hatch. Take that liner out and climb down and you have easy access to the batteries and the port side of the engine. It is a really well thought out boat with a ton of storage room.

Regarding outboard engines: I asked them the same thing a few years ago. They were not interested. I think if they put one out they would be swamped with orders - but then again they already are. They are hiring and can't keep up with production now.
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what will the performance be with the 565

Did you get the same gel coat pattern as the old one?

The 525 boats tested out just over 70. The 565 is supposed to be about 3 mph faster, but with the extra torque they say it gets you there a lot quicker.
With that big sail of a Bimini on my old one I never got mine over 65 - and that was in the Gulf.

To me the 29 X-Flight is a terrific, sporty looking boat that is well thought out and comfortable. You can put a ton of people on it and have a great day cruising up the lake. In perfect conditions it can be a fast boat. But having owned numerous Fountains and now a ZRC, I do not consider it a HP boat. I call it my deck boat on steroids. :)

Almost identical pattern - just some subtle differences in the color of the flake within the pattern. We both really liked the old one and I just didn't have time to sit down and figure out something better.

The issue I am now facing is that I have to come up with an interior design. The old one was pretty much all white with a lame pattern on the hatch. I want something with more color but not too wild.