IQRaceworks
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- May 20, 2012
- Messages
- 37
I got rid of my last boat a few years ago, and I?m ready to start looking for another one this fall. My last boat was light, fast, and made for screaming around the lake on smoother water. I had my fun with it, but now I?m in the market for something that is a little more ?family friendly?. Something that will hold 6-8 people comfortably, pull wakeboarders and other water toys, handle rough water well, and still be able to cruise around on the lake at 30-35mph while not getting too carried away with fuel. My spending limit is right around 25K, and for that price there seems to be several nice boats out there around 21?-23? long and in the 2001-2004 age. It sure looks like you can get a lot more boat for the money if you go with a bowrider vs. a wakeboard boat.
I?m going back and forth on either getting a 21?or 22? bowrider , or a dedicated V-drive wakeboard boat like a Supra, Mastercraft, or Nautique. I know that if your main concern is wakeboarding?.and V-drive boat is the way to go, no questions asked. But I will just be pulling friends that are beginner/intermediate boarders at best?..not pros who are wanting the biggest and sharpest wakes to jump. I?m wondering if a bowrider would get the job done ok? Also, I?m just a little gun-shy about the boarding boats for all of the negatives I hear about them. 1. They cost more than a similar sized bowrider, 2. They use a lot more fuel than a bowrider, 3. They don?t handle rough water as well as a bowrider.
What am I missing here? Based off of my needs, what should I go with?
I?m going back and forth on either getting a 21?or 22? bowrider , or a dedicated V-drive wakeboard boat like a Supra, Mastercraft, or Nautique. I know that if your main concern is wakeboarding?.and V-drive boat is the way to go, no questions asked. But I will just be pulling friends that are beginner/intermediate boarders at best?..not pros who are wanting the biggest and sharpest wakes to jump. I?m wondering if a bowrider would get the job done ok? Also, I?m just a little gun-shy about the boarding boats for all of the negatives I hear about them. 1. They cost more than a similar sized bowrider, 2. They use a lot more fuel than a bowrider, 3. They don?t handle rough water as well as a bowrider.
What am I missing here? Based off of my needs, what should I go with?