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@skimtb I think I know which one you mean if it was the one on ski-It-again. Not available anymore. There are not that many which is part of the problem.

@skimtb Thanks but we need the boat to be located is Canada as the cost to get boats from the states is to expensive. This is a big part of the problem as there are lots of boat in the US but way less in CDN.

Good feedback. We would like to have ZO or PP to keep speed under control. The trick is trying to buy a boat before the snow flies limits testing. We might be able to do water tests if we get to them before Nov. I would prefer to find a boat now rather than deal with lots of eager buyers in the Spring. I think now would be a better market. The PS that we drove for a weekend did feel like a sports car and the wife loved that, coming from the center console that is like a suv.

The higher freeboard could help but I also know that this switch will limit boating for us as the last boat was a center console that was very stable on the waves. But this also made it less than great for water skiing. We are going to look at the 1000 hour boat next Saturday. It is the cheapest by far and should have all service records and was serviced by the place that we would use so it could be a good choice. Color is not our favorite but can deal with that. The TXi is the next I think, jump in money but the boat looks to be in great shape and really looks the same as the PS but better color, ZO and way less hrs.

Thanks guys. We want the open bow as we are on a lake at a cottage and it will not just be a ski boat. We will still want to cruise around with the dogs etc. If we could have two boats I would look for a closed bow as I find the look better and less place to catch water. There is a '12 200 but the price is as high as the '15 TXi and has 630-ish hrs. The main plan is to have a boat that we can ski and teach others to ski on. I want to learn to barefoot next season. We are newish to the skiing. Wife has done it longer than me as I did not do it much when young. I learned to drop a ski and then do deep water starts in about 4 weeks this summer. This is what started us wanting to switch out boats to a dedicated ski boat but with open bow. Hoping to run a course that is on a lake close to us. But all of this is just for fun. We are lucky that we can work from the cottage so our season is longer than most in that we can ski all week long. Because of this we would be putting on more hours than a typical boater up here that are more weekend cottagers. I could see us upgrading at some point but also based on our ages this might just be a 10 year hobby, so if we can find a good boat and take care of it that could also be a plan. I agree that the MC is an easier to sell brand, at least around these parts. I do love the new 200 but wow new-ish boat pricing is crazy.

We are looking for our 1st dedicated ski boat. We would like an older ProStar ('04 > newer) but they are hard to find in Canada so have opened up our search to the Response TXi and 200. At the moment we are looking at an older '06 TT ProStar with a lot of hours but well maintained and a '15 TXi that is a lot more money but less hours (300) and in mint shape. We want to find a boat that we can keep for years and keep it well maintained. We do not know much about the TXi and resale, problems etc. If you wanted to buy a boat this fall where would you be leaning? Yes I understand this is a loaded question.