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Hi….New to this forum, so excuse me if I’m in the wrong category but we’re looking to purchase our first family wake boat and wanted to get the benefit of some feedback from members.
I have done a ton of research, watched a lot of YouTube videos and read a lot of posts, reviews and commentary over the last 18 months to educate myself.
I am 56, and have been cruising on a wakeboard for 10 years, (no real tricks, just basic jumps across wake - almost) and am very excited to be stepping up to a wake boat from a tired outboard boat.
my wife loves to be onboard, but not behind the boat due to knee issues.
Our kids (10, 13 and 15) are beginners on wakeboards but are loving it and myself and my friends are keen to get into wakesurfing to take some of the impact out of the falls.
We often have 5 adults and 6 kids keen to go out, so we want a boat that’s big enough to manage 10 plus, and we want a rampy wake that’s not too hardcore, doesn’t scare the kids.
we also want fill up some built-in ballast and put on a suction plate to get as good a wave for surfing as possible because this boat will probably be ours for a good few years.
Fair to say we aren’t 20 year old’s going hard out with the whole floor covered in ballast bags. We want the floor clear for hangout space.
Budget is $35k max, so I’m looking at 2003 - 2007 era boats.
Currently feel like a SAN210 is too hefty in wake, but loving the look and size of a 226.
The things I like on the 226 are the modern look of helm / gauges, love the walk thru transom, and the boat size, but feeling from forum discussions and videos like it’s possibly not really great wake for wakeboarding and very washy for surfing. Even for experienced beginners / intermediate.
Don’t want to go to the trouble of buying for looks, and have 5 + years with bad wake, particularly after waiting so long to get to this point.
Comments & Alternative suggestions much appreciated.
Alternatives in other brands I feel would be Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV or Centurion avalanche (with the walk thru)
I’m aware that I’m being ambitious with the limited budget and am well aware of the limitations of boats this old, particularly regarding surfing.
Resale is important too, as I’m in New Zealand but going to buy in the USA and ship the boat here, and there’s relatively few wake boats here of any sort, but 95% here would be Nautique, Malibu, Mastercraft and a few Supra / Centurion / Moomba / Tige, so it’s better to stick to these brands or I may have trouble selling later.
Also the more pronounced V hull of the Centurion Avalanche would serve me well on the lake in NZ which can get choppy.
thanksin advance for any thoughts.
I have done a ton of research, watched a lot of YouTube videos and read a lot of posts, reviews and commentary over the last 18 months to educate myself.
I am 56, and have been cruising on a wakeboard for 10 years, (no real tricks, just basic jumps across wake - almost) and am very excited to be stepping up to a wake boat from a tired outboard boat.
my wife loves to be onboard, but not behind the boat due to knee issues.
Our kids (10, 13 and 15) are beginners on wakeboards but are loving it and myself and my friends are keen to get into wakesurfing to take some of the impact out of the falls.
We often have 5 adults and 6 kids keen to go out, so we want a boat that’s big enough to manage 10 plus, and we want a rampy wake that’s not too hardcore, doesn’t scare the kids.
we also want fill up some built-in ballast and put on a suction plate to get as good a wave for surfing as possible because this boat will probably be ours for a good few years.
Fair to say we aren’t 20 year old’s going hard out with the whole floor covered in ballast bags. We want the floor clear for hangout space.
Budget is $35k max, so I’m looking at 2003 - 2007 era boats.
Currently feel like a SAN210 is too hefty in wake, but loving the look and size of a 226.
The things I like on the 226 are the modern look of helm / gauges, love the walk thru transom, and the boat size, but feeling from forum discussions and videos like it’s possibly not really great wake for wakeboarding and very washy for surfing. Even for experienced beginners / intermediate.
Don’t want to go to the trouble of buying for looks, and have 5 + years with bad wake, particularly after waiting so long to get to this point.
Comments & Alternative suggestions much appreciated.
Alternatives in other brands I feel would be Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV or Centurion avalanche (with the walk thru)
I’m aware that I’m being ambitious with the limited budget and am well aware of the limitations of boats this old, particularly regarding surfing.
Resale is important too, as I’m in New Zealand but going to buy in the USA and ship the boat here, and there’s relatively few wake boats here of any sort, but 95% here would be Nautique, Malibu, Mastercraft and a few Supra / Centurion / Moomba / Tige, so it’s better to stick to these brands or I may have trouble selling later.
Also the more pronounced V hull of the Centurion Avalanche would serve me well on the lake in NZ which can get choppy.
thanksin advance for any thoughts.
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