I own a Malibu Response and for sure have had several instances where water rushed over the bow, and I took on 200 gallons of water. These where rare instances of slowing down and one of those nice wakesetters giving me a 3 foot wall of water to pass through ? That said I sure as hell never thought reversing the boat would have stopped the water from rushing in. Its hard to really understand the real situation and where the child “washed out” given the information in these articles. I certainly wouldn’t blame Malibu. I do think some of our fellow Ski boat owners all brands aside really should understand what the boat was designed for. Every time I see someone out in their ski boat in 3 foot seas I cringe…