Board value ?

[jrvs23]

Borrowed my buddies board and suck gate last Friday to try it out on my ‘01 vlx, no ballast and no one else in boat. Got a decent little wave that should be “surfable”. Mainly doing this to get my son behind the boat more. Looking for a single board for the boat that anyone could use. Read a few other posts and it sounds like the Hyperlite Broadcast would be a good place to start. They are $360 new and I found one 2 years old in good shape for $220. What do you guys think?

 

[Fffrank]

Seems like a fair price! You're going to have issues without ballast but it's still fun to play around with a rope for beginners.

 

How big is your son and what size is that board?

[jrvs23]

My son is 5’4” 110lbs. Board is 5’4”   I’ll probably be adding ballast if he wants to keep going with it. Here a pic of him. Wave was getting washed out with wife moving all around getting pics not understanding that affects the wave. 
  

[Fffrank]

Cool! It's all about getting on the water.  That broadcast is a great "utility" board that will be good for beginners of all sizes. But.... Your son is going to be pretty light for it. 

Check out a Connelly dash. They are made for riders up to 125lbs and are under $200.

[jrvs23]

Board sold before I made up my mind. On the hunt!