any good guides on what to look at when buying a used wakeboard boat?

[Fish209]

Thanks so much for searching for me shawndoggy!!!

I was excited when I saw that one and contacted them. They sent me a bunch more pictures showing all kinds of issues. The pictures in the ad look great, but the pics I received show most of the seats have some tears or stitching coming apart. The bow is really sun baked so it's weird to see the picture in the ad of the bow seating. They also show damage to the gel coat (most superficial, but some appear deep). The whole underside is all scuffed up pretty good as well.

 

The pictures in the ad look very different then the additional pictures I received of the same boat.

 

I would defnitely love to find a good Wakesetter LSV as the wave will be better and the additional room would be nice. The problem is my budget. Within my budget, I'm finding some Wakesetter VLX's, but very few LSV's. The one that came up in my area that looked nice was a 2005 and it was sold within a could days of the ad being posted.

 

[Gavin17]

This guide from the Mastercraft guys helped me a lot when shopping.  It applies to all inboard brands.  

http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/showpost.php?p=257514&postcount=47

Hopefully I don't get banned for posting a Team talk link.  Obviously I read the guide and bought a Malibu.