Wakeboarding, What boat do you need?
In an economy that seems to be swirling the toilet bowl, it pumps me up to see $60k to $100k boats roaming the water everyday. Where do these people get the money to own boats like this? Are the boats paid for, what do the owners do? Do they live on the boats? So many questions go through my head as I watch these boats fly by. I must also say that I am completely jealous of the kids who get to grow up and ride behind 2010 Malibu Wakesetters or Air Nautique 230s.
Lucky for me, my family has always owned a boat. The boat they proudly owned was a 1988 Larson that looks as if it just came off of the lot today. As I grew up this is what we had, and no matter how much I tried to convince my dad he needed a new boat, I knew it was not going to happen. He always used a great line on me 
as I would rant about trading in for an upgrade. All he would have to say is “This one is paid for.” Enough said! He did pimp out the Larson with a homemade pylon that made a world of difference. Now in my late 20′s and still wakeboarding, I get amped to go back home and rock the Larson.
What I want you to get from this short story is that you do not need the best boat, you do not need the biggest wake in the state, and you don’t have to spend $60k to have fun learning how to wakeboard. If you don’t have something to get the rope off of the back of the boat, I suggest upgrading to a tower, or making yourself a pylon. Other than that get out there, give it a try, and have fun wakeboarding. I learned nearly every trick I do today behind the Larson, and you can do the same! Sometimes the best things in life are the things that you think are not good enough. Take another look at that boat that has been sitting in your backyard under a tarp for years. Get it out, shine it up, and get out there with the big guys. If you are good enough, you will find yourself mysteriously riding behind $100k boats.
