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Twins that are 6, so they are a ways away from driving, but hoping the boat is good for another 10 years! The deeper bow is a big reason we are leaning towards the sunsetter. The 2 lakes we are on are both small and don’t get big chop, but still would be hesitant to have them in the bow if the moomba and response ride that low.

Yes! I’ve heard that is key I believe the 04 response LXI does as well (unless I’m missing something) don’t know about the Moomba hull

Hey everyone. This thread was a huge help. I’ve narrowed it down to DD due to all the advantages above, and landed on 3 options. -2001 sunsetter lxi (corvette eng). 430 hours. Oldest and most expensive, but gets best reviews and largest of the 3 which is good for the kids. Also really well kept -2007 Moomba outback. 330 hours and Cheapest option. Smaller and not a malibu. Good condition and comes with extra toys -2004 response lxi. 840 hours but well kept. Concerned about size and hours but really nice leaning towards the sunsetter but not sure if the other options would be better as there newer, and maybe cheaper. I would think they all work great for my level of skiing. Think the sunsetter would be good to learn to surf too as it has the wedge. keen to make a purchase but a bit indecisive. Any help, opinions is very welcome! thanks!

Hey thanks for that option and info on thr ski Ray! Probably looking at some thing a bit newer with an open bow, but this looks like an amazing boat. Just not as family friendly. My plan is to ski, but there is a lot of younger kids that we want to tow and have in the boat too. There are a couple Malibu response, early 2000s out there that look good we have a trailer by crimson lake and a family cottage out in MB. We were at crimson a bunch last year and I stared at a flat lake close to 10 times, so don’t waste any good ski days this year!

There is some awesome advice in here, thanks all. Budget is max $30k. I have looked for j crafts but they are much more. all the feedback on outboards, it’s a hard no by wife and she barely has an opinion on the rest of the options. The 2 lakes we go on are both small and don’t see very rough waters, so having an I/o to handle more chop doesn’t matter too much to me. If it gets that choppy we won’t put the boat in anyways. the leading I/o I see come up is usually a 2009-2012 sea Ray 185. There are a few DD that could work, but more like early 2000s. 2001 Tige 21i is an option right now. If I do go with an I/o, I’ll be sure to get the best prop available for hole shots. That research is for another day… Im going to see if I can check a few out. Unfortunately there won’t be any test drives for another couple months, but hoping to have a good idea exactly of what I’m after come spring and ice melts!

Thanks everyone for the advice. I will see what I can make work for an older DD. I do love the idea of an outboard as that’s what I skied on growing up, but with 3 young kids, the sun pad and swim platform on the back are a must. seems like all I/o would be the same for skiing, as in not great. But try to get a lighter one if that’s the route to go.

Looking for advice on a new family boat. Within our budget there are options for Sea rays, chaparral, 4 winns, Glastron, etc. I want a boat I can ski behind with little wake, but I’m a long way off being a great skiier and only open water. There are options for some older direct drives, but typically more expensive. Plus where we spend our lake time, we like to pull the boat up on the beach which would be touch with a direct drive. is there a preferred type of I/o or bow rider that throws a smaller wake? Or will I just be disappointed with the size of wake and find a way to make an older direct drive work? (2001 tige, 2004 moomba are some options). As I said I love to ski and can still pull hard with good spray, and hoping to improve once we get a boat. Also we live in Canada so limited time to ski and options for boats. Any advice on preferred options for I/o would be great! Thanks!

Looking for opinions on the crack on the ski below. I'm interested in buying this ski but want to make sure the crack is nothing to worry about. Or should I avoid it. The crack is very small, only on the surface, just off the boot screw hole. Thanks!

Thanks for input. I'm most likely going to get the 2016 Vapor Graphite, used. However, I can get a 2019 Senate Alloy new for the same price. Again, mostly open water around 32-34mph skier. I hear plenty of good reviews on the 2016, so I'm thinking it's my better option.

Hey I'm looking to purchase a used 2016 Vapor Graphite ski, that's in good condition. I ski on my brothers 2014 vapor alloy, only open water, and only able to get about 10 ski's a year as I have young kids and time is hard to come by. I would like my own and stop hassling my brother. We are intermediate/advanced open water and the vapor is probably more ski than I need, but living in Canada, they're aren't a lot of pre owned options. I'm wondering if I'm better off waiting until a newer ski with less miles on it, but more of an intermediate ski is a better option. Or if I should jump at the chance to get a Vapor that fits me; again the vapor is in good condition but I believe it got a good amount of use over the summer months. Budget is obviously a large issue too, hard to throw out a lot of money for not a lot of use. Thanks for any advice!