Need help deciding on a used boat

Ashurst21 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 6

First a super clean super nice 91 maristar Mastercraft 210 200hrs awesome sound system $15600

Second a 1992 prostar Mastercraft 205 same thing super clean minus to sweet sound system all have wakeboard towers $10500

Third a 94 tige 20ft new upholstery and killer sound system $10000

Which would have the best hull design for wakeboarding and wakesurfing?

Ashurst21 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 6

Maristar
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/boa/3109775174.html

Prostar
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/boa/3111087489.html

Tige
http://mohave.craigslist.org/boa/3073396814.html

Also a sport nautique I found for 10000
Craigslist: 94 Sport Nautique http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/boa/3092661547.html

jjaszkow · Posted: Jul 06, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject:

I'd go for the 205, but it would be better to find a 205v.

JRW160 · Soul Rider Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 367 City: Huntsville

What's your budget?

Ashurst21 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 6

10-15 not looking to go professional just want an inboard with the option to wakesurf a decent wake and wakeboard a reseanable wake

Jay Dutton · Posted: Jul 08, 2012 3:50 pm Post subject:

Try to find a Malibu Sunsetter Lx. I have a 1995. It's a great bang for the buck, I paid $11.5K for mine. I frequently ride behind new V-drives and I'm never disappointed when I have to ride behind my boat, plus it's paid for Very Happy

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Ashurst21 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 6

i would but craigslist is pretty limited in my area infact i from southern ca and i am looking towards the phoenix area cause thats where they seem to have more to choose from so the ones i posted were the ones that caught my eye the guy with the maristar says he was wake surfing behind it no problem and that it has a decent wake any thoughts?

Baltfrog · Addict Joined: 24 Jan 2012 Posts: 555 City: Baltimore

I've read that you really need to weight the maristars to throw a decent wakeboarding wake, but have no personal experience to verify this.

Jay Dutton · Posted: Jul 09, 2012 7:28 am Post subject:

Also check
http://www.oodle.com
http://www.boattrader.com
http://onlyinboards.com/
http://www.searchtempest.com/

Here's vid of my surf wake with a buddy behind my 1995 Sunsetter Lx. He's 6'2 for reference. This is with 1,400 lbs in the corner, wedge, 350 in the locker and four people in the boat.

brew · Posted: Jul 09, 2012 8:55 am Post subject:

I had that exact Mastercraft before upgrading 3-4 years ago. I would buy that boat right now if it was closer to me than what it is no questions asked, no haggling needed. It's a great boat, throws a great wake, is easily weighted, etc. The seating layout isn't the greatest because it's a direct drive, but it worked well for us.

If that's the price range you are looking into, buy that boat and never look back. The other two boats will not touch it for wakeboarding. I never surfed behind one, but I would bet it would be hard to get weighted properly for a good surf wake. Don't know though.

$hit, that's an awesome price if it's clean. Wrong side of the country for me though.

Ashurst21 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 6

What kind of boat is that?

brew · Posted: Jul 09, 2012 9:19 am Post subject:

The direct drive Prostar 205 above.

Ashurst21 · Newbie Joined: 05 Jul 2012 Posts: 6

so a 205 would work for what i am trying to accomplish

retoxtony · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2011 Posts: 18

That 205 should have a decent wakeboarding wake but not sure about the surf wake. In 96 they changed the hull and those have a great wake for boarding and its ok for surfing. You should be able to surf behind the 92, but its going to take alot of weight. In my 99 205 we usually have about 1800 pounds of ballast for surfing and thats without people.

If you can spend up to 15k and are thinking about a 205, you should be able to find one with the newer, better hull.

brew · Posted: Jul 10, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject:

As I said earlier, I have no idea on the surf wake and would guess it's not going to be great. However, everything else it will do extremely well and none of the others will do much for surfing either.