Looking into a newer boat

[cjtpilot]

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/bod/4621949639.html

Ok wife wants a bigger boat, I don't know much about the v-drive inboards. Any suggestions are appreciated, is this a good deal? I have a Comp now.

[Zim]

What are you trying to do behind the boat? 21V is pretty wakeboard specific. Doesn't surf as well as some others. Are you just looking for more room?

[cjtpilot]

Looking for more room, I personally love to slalom and barefoot. Kids wakeboard and I will wakeboard on occasion. None of us Surf, I leave that for the ocean!

[Zim]

Well, anythings going to give you more room. The 21V has more freeboard that the 22ssv, so it's probably a better fit on lake michigan. I know there's another guy on here that slalom's behind his 21V, so you can still do it. You're going to find a bit bigger bump than what you have behind that comp though. Wakeboarding will be great behind a 21V. Regardless of what you get, anything is going to have more room in it than your comp.

[jzelt]

A) What happened to that upright guide on the trailer? That should be straight up and down like the far side.
B) If you are looking to go bigger, I would look at least at 22'. The main rear area behind the windshield is going to be about the same layout, but the length will be in the bow. That area looks pretty cramped for an adult to sit straight in based on the pics.

[cjtpilot]

Also looking at this http://www.boathouseh2o.com/pre_owned_detail.asp?veh=3838227

[foxriverat]

A Malibu sunsetter has one of the smallest wakes to slalom and foot behind for a bigger boat. They usually come with a wedge system for when the kids want to wakeboard. http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/boa/4562089063.html

[cjtpilot]

A Malibu sunsetter has one of the smallest wakes to slalom and foot behind for a bigger boat. They usually come with a wedge system for when the kids want to wakeboard. http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/boa/4562089063.html
I have been watching this boat since March, as much as I love the Sunsetters I am not sure I can convince the wife of another DD.

[gogger]

I love my 24ssv tons of room. Higher speed the wake cleans up some. But it's a big boat and makes a big wake. Seems like a good price for it though.

[Wulphie]

Keep your boat for skiing and get a party barge with a water slide to cruise and hang out with the wife on. Take them both out and you can have a heck of a raft up ;)

[CornRickey]

Unless your limited on length due to garage/storage I would not get anything smaller than a 22. I went from a 86 SN which is 19.5 and max capacity of 6 to my 03 22ssv and haven't looked back. You will surf behind it so don't rule that out. That being said my personal opinion is that boat is priced high. dealers don't sell boats to loose money and 44k seems very high, but I could be wrong. To bend a guide on on a trailer mate trailer is a significant issue to the structure of the trailer. At least it is on mine. It's welded onto the main structure. I wouldn't take damage like that lightly especially of the boat caused it.

[Zim]

Good deal on an early gen x-star...

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/boa/4602286650.html

[Jmlloyd]

I bought an 05 24v this summer and couldn't be happier. Tons of room and great for everything we do.

[garyholl]

Also looking at this http://www.boathouseh2o.com/pre_owned_detail.asp?veh=3838227
Now you're talking. Go big or go home.
You are proly gonna try surfing and end up wanting the ability. We have an 05 24 SSV. We love the room inside. I had a 20' bow rider and it was so small. My weird friend still slalom skis behind it a couple times a year and it does it well. At 30mph the wake is pretty small. The kicker-We routinely take 10 to 14 people out no problem. And talk about good ballast!

[CornRickey]

Good deal on an early gen x-star...

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/boa/4602286650.html

I always thought those boats looked like Bayliners due to the color layout and graphics. There is a history with the boat. The engine only had 75 hours. When someone rebuild a engine with the expectation to sell sometimes things aren't done as they should have.

[NoWake]

I personally love to slalom and barefoot.!

Don't get rid of the comp if you "love" to! Keep it as your backup if feasible. I had an 02 sunsport direct drive for 10 years before getting a real slalom boat. The comp agreeably is a small boat, in fact makes my (sorry) Response feel like a ship. Good luck!

[relyt]

I have the best of both worlds! My dad has a 22ssv and I have a Legacy (open bow comp). I cannot stand to ski behind my dad's boat... since you have been skiing behind your comp (the boat I learned to ski behind) no V-Drive will come close to matching except for maybe the Nautique 200v which I think is the next boat for me. I have a hard time spending more then 30K on a boat so I probably will not buy the 200v until it is 10 years old...