Engine Choices- Another ?

[Sharp shooter]

This makes a lot of sense thank you

I too, would like to use the boat as much as possible.

Ryan Partridge is correct on all points and his insight is spot on.


Given what you've already stated, I think you'd have the most fun with an old wood decker. Sometimes they can be found in the 5g neighborhood. Dependability with a boat like this is no different than any other boat. If it's built, set up, tuned and maintained correctly it will be reliable.

My suggestion is to have a splash guard and a bilge pump and use common sense regarding boat wakes. These oldies are a ton of fun and make great ski boats.

I like wheelers boat too. The old fords are sweet!

Here's a few examples of what I'm talking about.