Dark Shadows
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- Oct 2, 2014
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We've got a 2002 Glastron SX 175, basically a 17 foot 135 hp I/O. It'll pull up a skier on one ski (if you can hold your breath long enough) and easily pulls up a boarder but the wake is only about a foot tall, it really struggles to pull around a big tube, and I'd like to be able to haul more people and stuff when going camping on Lake Powell. I'm not desperate to buy a boat, since the one I have does about 80% of what I'd like to do, but we've got the money and think it would worth it to get something a lot nicer sometime between now and next summer. Here's what I'd like out of the new one:
1) The ability to haul more people and stuff. I'm going to get this out of just about anything larger that we buy.
2) A better wake for wakeboarding (none of us are probably even intermediate wakeboarders, but can jump the wake, don't fall unless we're trying to do a trick etc)
3) The ability to wakesurf (never done it but looks fun and is appealing to do when water is choppy)
4) The ability to ski (but not purists by any means)
5) The ability to pull a large tube
6) Can handle a reasonable amount of chop without beating the snot out of us. It is not unusual for us to motor 30-50 miles to a campsite on Lake Powell, which often sees a fair amount of chop on the main channel in the afternoons. I don't know, maybe 2 foot swells at most with 1 foot not being unusual. A higher cruising speed is a bonus when getting around and not towing.
7) I need to be able to tie it down on a sandy beach for the night.
8) It would be nice to be able to still maneuver it through tight canyons, although I know I'm going to lose a lot of that ability by going to a V-drive in order to be able to surf and get a better wake.
9) I'd like to be able to haul it with our Sequoia. If I need to buy a bigger truck to haul it, it's too big.
10) Tower, sound system, swim deck, cruise control, ballast system etc etc all required
11) I was initially going to try to store it in the garage (20 footers only) but I think we've given up on that and will just pay for storage 7 months a year and leave it in the driveway the other 5.
Money isn't so much a huge object. If we don't have enough for the boat now, we'll buy one a few years older or save up longer. I'm willing to buy used, but want it no older than 8 years old or so since those seem about half price for V drive boats.
I'm totally overwhelmed by all the choices out there. Used options in my area seem to be mostly Malibu Wakesetters (23 LSV seems particularly popular around here) but there are a few Tiges, Mastercrafts and Moombas as well and dealers for each of these brands close by. I'd like to get some kind of surf tabs (I think) but am willing to do them as an add-on if necessary in order to buy a little older boat.
Any tips on what models/years would work well for us?
1) The ability to haul more people and stuff. I'm going to get this out of just about anything larger that we buy.
2) A better wake for wakeboarding (none of us are probably even intermediate wakeboarders, but can jump the wake, don't fall unless we're trying to do a trick etc)
3) The ability to wakesurf (never done it but looks fun and is appealing to do when water is choppy)
4) The ability to ski (but not purists by any means)
5) The ability to pull a large tube
6) Can handle a reasonable amount of chop without beating the snot out of us. It is not unusual for us to motor 30-50 miles to a campsite on Lake Powell, which often sees a fair amount of chop on the main channel in the afternoons. I don't know, maybe 2 foot swells at most with 1 foot not being unusual. A higher cruising speed is a bonus when getting around and not towing.
7) I need to be able to tie it down on a sandy beach for the night.
8) It would be nice to be able to still maneuver it through tight canyons, although I know I'm going to lose a lot of that ability by going to a V-drive in order to be able to surf and get a better wake.
9) I'd like to be able to haul it with our Sequoia. If I need to buy a bigger truck to haul it, it's too big.
10) Tower, sound system, swim deck, cruise control, ballast system etc etc all required
11) I was initially going to try to store it in the garage (20 footers only) but I think we've given up on that and will just pay for storage 7 months a year and leave it in the driveway the other 5.
Money isn't so much a huge object. If we don't have enough for the boat now, we'll buy one a few years older or save up longer. I'm willing to buy used, but want it no older than 8 years old or so since those seem about half price for V drive boats.
I'm totally overwhelmed by all the choices out there. Used options in my area seem to be mostly Malibu Wakesetters (23 LSV seems particularly popular around here) but there are a few Tiges, Mastercrafts and Moombas as well and dealers for each of these brands close by. I'd like to get some kind of surf tabs (I think) but am willing to do them as an add-on if necessary in order to buy a little older boat.
Any tips on what models/years would work well for us?