jamesgangnc wrote:
Lots of people learned to ski behind little outboards. My wife did as well.
But that doesn't make them the best choice for recreational water sports.
And trying to say the outboard was never in the way is crap, you just worked
around it. If you're going to do much of it in a day the outboard does get
in the way. Besides you'll never get the hole shot of a big i/o or inboard
with anything less than a $15k outboard. See any real ski boats with an
outboard?


I never said a small outboard was the best choice...I simply said I
learned to ski behind one, as did many others. I have no recollection of
the outboard "being in the way" of any waterski activities.

Have I seen any "real" ski boats with outboards. I sure have, in
Florida. Now, I appreciate the fact that "competitive" waterskiers these
days use mostly inboards, but I don't give a damn about them, and I
never did. Those flat-bottomed ski boats would be next to useless where
I like to boat.

I like straight inboards, but I'd never buy one as a "ski" boat, or a
"Wakeboard" boat. As for an I/O...nah.