Mine works great for that. Wake isn't that unmanageable, plus you can add rope if you need to. 7 year olds don't cross out the wake much. You are going to need ballast to surf. The stock SAN is just a little bit too low for me to free ride. I weigh 210-215 depending on how much boudin I eat the night before.
I have a 99 SAN. Same boat essentially. I have room for all gear, can strap a tube to the sun deck, and still have room for 4 adults and 5 kids under age 10. I had 4 dads and 5 kids with gear and had plenty of room this past summer. I probably could have fit 2 more kids on there. I think my kids like swimming off it more than being pulled. I could have bought a large floating raft and saved $15k.
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I think the Super Sport is a great family boat. Although I have never owned one, my family looked at that model but went with a Super Air. The V drive will create a bigger wake especially at those low end speeds you would be towing your kids at skiing. That said I still think young kids can manaage the wake. If fact the table between the wakes is bigger with a V drive allowing them an area to cut back and forth in without crossing the wakes. You will find it the same with the Malibu's you are looking at being V drives. My vote is would be the Nautique!
I hope this helps!
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Can the old Super Sport be a good family boat?
Hello, I'm looking at purchasing a 96 Super Sport and wondering if the wake will be too large to go tubing/skiing with the 7 year olds. It's a family boat so here is what we would like to do with it in order of frequency; tubing small kids, waterskiing small kids, wakeboarding 250lb adults, wake surfing if possible. Also, looking at a Sunsetter VLX/LSV but I'd rather have a Nautique. Thanks
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