2002 SAN Ski Wake

I have not been on much in the past few years... but i want to post a question. We are looking to sell our 86 SN2001 and move to a V-drive. We are a 33-33-34 split on Ski-Board-Hang out... My wife wants a V-drive so that we can ski with 6-7 people in the boat. (She is just rec skier running at 23-26 MPH, I am good and ski at 32mph) Plus we have 3 kids that are under 9 years old.

Her issue with a DD is that the she will not let the kids sit in front when pulling me. Plus at times we will have 6 in boat and want to ski.

I am looking at a SAN that i know will be killer for boarding, but how bad will it be ski behind? I am guessing it will be like an I/O wake but pull me out like my SN2001.

If there are post on this that someone knows about please let me know what to scan for.

On other thing. I live on a lake that the max is 21feet but i want to take this boat to larger lakes like Table Rock or Grand Lake in OK. There is a SMALL (1-5%) change i would take it Lake of the Ozarks...

thanks.

brett

The ski wake on just about any DD or VD is going to be awful with that much weight in the boat. Put 6 people and full fuel in your 2001 and take a pass, that is a 210 with min weight. Subract 2 people from that and = SV211.

I own a SAN. Ski it before you buy it. End of story. If you are used to skiing 32 mph, I don't think you are going to like it. At 34-36, it smooths out and I beleive is better than your 2001.

Make your wife ski it. Sounds like my wife is a little better skier than yours, but she tolerates the wake. She likes the space in our boat, and like that it's paid for and has been since the day I bought it.

My kid is 5. She doesn't know the difference. It's fine.

BKH