"lifespeed" wrote in message
m...
I've been 82 mph in a blown Malibu, and it was quite stable...in fact,
it
felt very secure.

A nose-down attitude has more implications than just drag. Dynamic
balance and re-entering the water after hitting some chop come to
mind.


along with bow steer which is not good at idle speed, and is VERY bad at
high speed. I'd like to see video of a Malibu doing 82 mph. That speed
and that hull/design/evrything do not compute.