I have a 20' mastercraft X-10 it is a wonderful boat and the extra HP (375) is really handy if you have a bigger skier on the back (I am 6'1" 260) the nice thing is the V drive system gives you that nice flat inboard wake but you dont have the engine sitting in the middle of the boat if you don't have anyone that wakeboards look at the maristar and prostar V drives or Inboards...thier Cruise control/Perfect Pass system is great as well keeps consistant boat speed throught an entire run they are a blast to drive plus as far as reliability and resale value it is very hard to beat a mastercraft

your best bet is to figure out what lakes you are going to be going to the most and find a dealership at a marina that stocks parts for your boat...since most of the lakes in IA are river fed you have pretty good odds of breaking something since there is a lot of trees and crap that run downstream in the early part of the season.

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