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Thanks All. Would ideally someday love to have a fun boat (pontoon) and a dedicated ski boat but won’t have the space for a while. I think it’s best to demo as suggested, even try to ski behind the 2017. This one is being sold my a marina close by. And also maybe look for a good 2015 or even older like Ronnie61 found. Gets a little challenging to demo a boat when many of them are 6-7 hr drive and private sellers. I’d probably buy that 15 but it’s 8 hours and private sale. I can actually see this 2017 I’m asking about. Has a 1 year warranty too. Wonder how they will react if I ask them to take me for a ski but I guess people do that even on used boats.

Thanks Ski_Dad. I’ve been trying to stick to sub 200 hours for used and not older than 2016. Should I be more flexible? My concerns are the obvious longevity and maintenance $$$. One of the managers at our marina once told me all bets are off after 500 hours.

Hi All - I currently have a 2008 185 Searay Sport that my family (wife, 9 yo, 7 yo) have been using to cruise and ski but I am now contemplating "upgrading" to a 2017 VTX 20 for two reasons - 1. More space for guests / better seating and 2. Better slalom ski wakes. The VTX definitely has a superior layout and more space so it checks that box but I am reading very mixed reviews on the slalom wake. We are open water recreational lake skiers, better than average but run pretty slow. my wife and I are 29-31mph, 15-22 off and the kids are more in the mid 20's. Please comment if you have any experience behind the VTX and in particular the 2017. I hear there was a redesign for years 2016-18 that somehow was detrimental to the ski wake but i have no idea if thats true. The last thing i want to do is spend a bunch of $$ and find out this boat doesn't ski any better than my SeaRay I paid 16k for. thanks!!

Hey, hows the slalom wake at 30 MPH, 15-22 off? kids ski slower. thanks!