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All great points you've made - I think I'll start looking for a 24' Mariah. Anyone here that knows of a good one for sale, let me know!!:D

I dont know of any but i am sure you will find what you are looking for .I also think you will be extremely happy with the mariah boats. Happy hunting :wink_thumbup:

I've pulled an adult on a tube with 3 other adults and four kids (8-17) in the boat.

Gotta like the V8 power. :yes_grin:

I'd have to agree though. 27' is a bit big if it's a primarily watersports boat.

Sorry for th late response. I didn't get a chance to read this thread until today.

I guess to echo the sentiment of everyone else, you really have to decide on a boat size based upon YOUR intended uses. A 27' boat for wake boarding i'd say is probably pushing the max size. I honestly don't know enough to say "no, that boat will be terrible for wakeboarding" or "yes, it'll work just fine." If it were me and i was looking for a boat to do wakeboarding and water sports, i'd keep the size 25' and under. If you look at the competition boats for wakeboarding and water skiiing, you'll find that most are 22'-23' and only the large versions are 25'.

My family has a 252 Shabah that we use on Lake Chelan, Washington, and various other lakes around. The boat is rated for 12 people and we usually have at least 6 people, if not more, out on the boat at any time. We do a lot of wakeboarding and inner tubing and we've yet to say "i wish we wad a bigger boat to do this" because the 252 is very spacious.

If you are serious about wakeboarding and want to do things like clearing the wake and learn tricks, then a crisp wake is absolutely necessary. I see a lot of guys going down the lakes with towers stuck on their bayliners, trying to pull wakeboarders. Needless to say, the wake is nearly non existent and the wakeboarder is simply cruising around. The boats are almost always going way to fast for wakeboarding as well.

We've found that the Mariah hull design puts out about a 2' wake (at least) that is very crisp and has a nice roll to it. It does take some finessing of the trim and throttle and moving weight (people) around to get it to this point, but once you get it there you'll find that not even a competition boat can match it enless they are running a couple hundred pounds of fat sacks. You will be trimming up at least half way and the front end of you're boat will be very high as you plow through the water at about 18-21 mph.

I hope that information helps in your decision. I wish i could offer you more solid information on the 27' but i have never been in one nor seen the wake to really know if you'll be happy with it for wakeboarding.

Oh, you are going to need a tower as well if you are serious about wakeboarding. I suggest doing some runs off the rear tie point and then get a tower installed and you'll notice a huge difference. It's pretty amazing how much better and enjoyable the tower makes wakeboarding. It'll launch you right out of the water :wink_thumbup: Also adds storage for wakeboards as well.

Keeps us posted on what you end up deciding on. Feel free to post any other questions you got!