Malibu Boats Blog

Malibu Boats is thrilled to hit a monumental milestone that no other marine manufacturer has-- 4 million man hours without a lost time incident. This means that the production facility has worked for over four years (1,518 workdays or 4,402,763 hours)...

Your engine can affect every aspect of your boating experience, so it’s critical to have an engine that is reliable, quieter, and cleaner with better fuel economy—all while delivering the torque you need for watersports. There’s a lot of misinformation...

The elite pro athletes joined us at the Malibu Open for one of the most competitive waterski events in history. The Malibu Open is a professional waterski event that allows all the pros to battle it out in the slalom and jump divisions. Taking place in...

What’s the difference between a direct-drive and a V-drive? When shopping for a boat, the difference between a direct-drive and a V-drive can mean a lot. The distinction is in where the engine sits in the boat. A direct-drive came along first and put the...

The great thing about Malibu’s many wake innovations is they give you new options for fun behind the boat. One of the most ground-breaking is Surf Gate™, which gives you the ability to switch your wave from one side to the other without moving any...

Foiling can give you a feeling of flying like nothing else behind the boat. It’s a unique watersport that can bring a new thrill to anyone from first-timers to two-time world wakeskate champion and team Malibu athlete Brian Grubb. Since foiling is unlike...

Malibu Boats is using independent data captured by experts like the team at Boating Magazine and the California Air Resources Board to prove the new Malibu Monsoon engines truly are the best inboard engines in towed watersports today. There’s a lot of...

Malibu’s Stern Turn™ is a revolutionary docking and maneuvering system. Built into Malibu’s throttle control, Stern Turn takes maneuverability to the next level with ultimate precision even in windy conditions or currents. This thruster rides out of the...

Foiling can give you a feeling of flying like nothing else behind the boat. It’s a unique watersport that can bring a new thrill to anyone from first-timers to two-time world wakeskate champion and team Malibu athlete Brian Grubb. Since foiling is unlike...

Malibu’s brand-new Command Center puts the captain in control like never before. When designing the new Malibu Boats Command Center, our engineers had three major goals: provide the industry with the most intuitive operating system, improve the overall...