I am looking to purchase my first boat in the next few weeks/months. I have had a 26ft sailboat with an outboard the last 15 yrs, but never a power boat or anything that needs true winterizing.
We want something that the family can use a little easier to get around the lake and do more activities. Would like to be able to wakeboard, ski, tube, etc. We live in Reno, NV and use Lake Tahoe frequently. Its freshwater with an elevation of about 6300ft. We will be keeping it on a buoy for the summer season and then removing for the winter and keeping under a carport.
I am looking to spend about $15k, would like something that will hold 6-7 people when necessary although most of the time would be 4-5 people. There seems to be a lot of bowrider Reinell, Regal, Bayliner, FourWinns boats around the lake in addition to many wakeboard boats. It seems the wakeboard boats may be out of my price range at the moment so will likely be going with a 5-10 year old bowrider.
Any bowriders better or worse for wakeboarding? Are there any brands to avoid? Any specific maintenance issues that I should be asking about? Is there an upper limit on how many hours I should be concerned about?
Im sure I will have numerous questions in the future as I try to narrow in on a specific boat. Thanks
We want something that the family can use a little easier to get around the lake and do more activities. Would like to be able to wakeboard, ski, tube, etc. We live in Reno, NV and use Lake Tahoe frequently. Its freshwater with an elevation of about 6300ft. We will be keeping it on a buoy for the summer season and then removing for the winter and keeping under a carport.
I am looking to spend about $15k, would like something that will hold 6-7 people when necessary although most of the time would be 4-5 people. There seems to be a lot of bowrider Reinell, Regal, Bayliner, FourWinns boats around the lake in addition to many wakeboard boats. It seems the wakeboard boats may be out of my price range at the moment so will likely be going with a 5-10 year old bowrider.
Any bowriders better or worse for wakeboarding? Are there any brands to avoid? Any specific maintenance issues that I should be asking about? Is there an upper limit on how many hours I should be concerned about?
Im sure I will have numerous questions in the future as I try to narrow in on a specific boat. Thanks