The Malibu Boats Story

In 1982, six California friends channeled their shared passion for waterskiing into designing and building a new wave of ski boats.

They named the company Malibu, for the coastal paradise where enjoying watersports is a way of life. Rejecting “good enough” as a substitute for state-of-the-art, Malibu began a dedication to innovation that continues today. That focus on innovation has made Malibu the undisputed worldwide towboat leader with a long roster of industry-firsts, including:

- The first Wakeboard Hull
- The Wedge Hydrofoil followed by the Power Wedge II
- Surf Gate™, which revolutionized watersports by generating an endless, controllable surf wave

No competitor can match the new boats, innovations and features that Malibu has introduced since 2010, and we continue to advance the state of the art in watersports boats.

Malibu built a loyal following from seasoned enthusiasts, accomplished pros and families seeking all-out fun on the water. And they’ve made us the world’s largest manufacturer of watersports wake, ski and surf boats. Today, Malibu builds one out of every two towboats worldwide.

Our 700+ employees build Malibu and Axis Wake Research boats in three manufacturing facilities in Merced, California; Loudon, Tennessee; and New South Wales, Australia.

The Truth Is On The Water®

The Malibu Legacy

Life pulls you and your family in a lot of different directions, your Malibu brings you all back together.

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Surf Gate

With the other components of Malibu’s Integrated Surf Platform, Surf Gate creates the most dynamic playground for wake surfing possible. Period. Malibu’s ISP allows hundreds of customization options. No competitor comes close to offering that adjustability range.

Power Wedge III

The Power Wedge III makes your wakes and waves bigger by pulling down the back of the boat and saves gas by automatically getting you on plane faster. It now has five more degrees of lift for more usable positions and an improved exhaust pipe so it’s more effective and it looks better than ever. Our innovations are always evolving.

Quad Hard-Tank Ballast

Up to 5,000 lbs. across the wake setter line, our model specific quad hard tank ballast offers you the ability to set the size and shape of your ideal wake with incredible ease.

Malibu Command Center

Directly ahead of the wheel, the bright, high-resolution 12-inch MaliView touchscreen gives you finger-tap control of the ballast, Power Wedge III, Surf Gate, and navigation, with fast, easy access to customizable rider presets, media controls and a variety of gauge displays.

Boats Made By Boaters

At Malibu, producing the best-performing, most innovative, most versatile boats at the highest possible quality is our north star, and it always will be. Our commitment to delivering the best on-water performance experience has driven Malibu Boats to become the largest and most successful producer of inboard towboats in the world. Today, 5 of every 10 towboats sold worldwide is produced by Malibu.

All Malibu boats are hand-crafted by our team of over 700 leading innovators, designers, craftsman and boaters. We are recognized for having world-class innovation and operational excellence executed with pride and passion. With more patents and more awards, Malibu fosters a culture of excellence and premier boat building. We are committed to continuing to deliver the ultimate on the water experience for our boaters.

Our Mission

At Malibu Boats we create the ultimate on-the-water lifestyle.

Our Vision

Malibu Boats will be recognized as having world-class product innovation and operational excellence executed with pride and passion. We create customers for life by delivering the ultimate on-the-water experience.

Core Values

Safety

We are committed to safety and dedicated to fostering behaviors where safety is our number one priority.

Employee checking alignment of the hull.

Integrity

We will be clear, consistent and honest in our thoughts, words and actions.

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People

People are the heart of our organization. We value their contributions and commit to treating everyone with dignity and respect.

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Quality

We are committed to designing and manufacturing to the highest quality standards. We focus and prioritize our efforts on consistently producing an exceptional product that is reliable with attention to the finest detail.

Innovation

We are committed to creating new designs and technologies that revolutionize our customers’ on the water experience.

A blue and white Malibu boat towing a wakesurfer.

Customer Focus

We will be driven by our internal and external customers’ expectations.

The Malibu team assembled outside of the main plant.

Continuous Improvement

We are committed to maximizing and sustaining the value and quality of our products by reducing waste, simplifying processes and improving the work life of our people.

Malibu Life

Dedicated watersports enthusiasts started Malibu, and that makes a difference today in the way we design and build boats, and in the way we listen to our customers and pros.