drive it. They are great boats, some say the wakeboarding wake is the best of all axis/malibu's. I love that boat, it drives very similar to the A22, you will notice how low you sit in the cockpit... no big deal, I actually like it like that, and the bimini tower is nice but a lot more difficult to attach and remove lines. There is no good way to add more bow weight other than lead, that bow tank is only 250-300 lbs and you realistically need more like 800-1000, so 400-700 lead is the way to do it, but that is a lot to tow around, and there is not a lot of space up there to hide it. The A22 is set up way better for wakeboarding and surfing because of all that area in the bow to put lead or fill ballast.
The LSV will need more weight than the A22, but not by much. The surf wave is probably better but I have no experience on Axis waves, just LSV waves and they are fantastic.
I think a used 150 hour LSV with surf gate for the same price as a new 2014 A22..... I would go with the A22, but I would go with the A22 over a brand new 2014 LSV for the same price because I love my wake and boat so much for wakeboarding, I couldn't go "backwards" into a LSV. However, you are not me, and I think 99.9% of all people should go for the low hour, still under warranty, LSV for sure, as long as it was maintained well and kept up nicely and you still have a warranty.
_________________ John 2011 A22
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