I really want stand-up bolsters and a boat I can take from Detroit into Lake Erie and Huron for weekend trips. I might reconsider a 232 again.

NA man, i had 2 differnt props, and its not a matter of power, the hull just does not sit on top of the water below 20, hell at 20 your still not where it SHOULD be but its technically on plane.

the hull is meant to cut the water (to much V, for slow speeds on top of the water), make the boat ride good in the chop (for a 25 foot boat), but it also means it does not sit on top of the water like a flatter bottom boat would.

If you are buying a boat to pull you need to probably look to something else man. Just my .02 love the boat but in 5-6 years pulled knee board ONCE, for less than 10 min, casue it just sucked. always boarded behind my buddys mastercraft, that is until he bought a donzi. haha.

have a 2000 252 islander with a 454 mag.63.3 is best i've seen on gps(3 adults @half tank of fuel)pull kids on tubes @20-21 mph.cannot go any slower or boat comes off plain.speed is fine for tubing (kids from 7-13 yrs old)DO NOT BUY ANY LESS THAN A 385 MAG OR YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED!i'm gonna try wakeboarding this weekend but speed seems a little high for that.will know more monday.absolutely love the boat though.rides great good storage(just not fast enough,but what is)

same speeds out of my 252 with a 454 mag.

wake boarding at 20-22 mph works but with that much surface area you will be on top of thw water to mucha nd it will seam very bouncy, slippery, and no fun.. just my experience though.

So I'm back to looking for either a 232 or 252. But the boat has to have a windshield.

I'd also prefer a 454 Mag MPI for power.

the 232, and 252 are pretty rare to find with a wind screen. so a windshield should not be a problem.

It seems like 1/2 of the them for sale right now have windscreens.

Anyone know this boat in TX?

http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/boa/3143375531.html

Far away from me, but looks like a nice setup with that 500 EFI. If it has more than a few hundred hours on it it is probably due for valve springs and maybe a top end rebuild.

Not to pile on, but my '05 245 is for sale. Very similar to the 23 that you are looking at. We have a 3 month old and I need to purge until we find time to get back out on the water.

http://bajaboatsforsale.com/premiumc...ieds00853.html

I am right down the road in CLE. The bottom left photo on the ad is at PIB on Lake Erie.

Price is negotiable.

I saw that boat for sale yesterday and thought about this thread right away. That 500 would rock for sure. I wonder what the hours are on it though.