others have commented in general, I can give you specifics about that hull
(I owned an '87 prostar for 11 years, same hull).

First, the boat was fantastic in its day for wake, but it is NOTHING
compared to today's wakes on true ski boats. I looked back to that wake
compared to my current BU Response LX, and it is a monster.

The hull is respectable for wakeboarding, if you add a Fly-High (or similar
pole) and ballast. We used to do 500 lbs in the rear, another 300 or so
under the bow. Not sure what one person said about the low sides and water
over the bow, but the MC has MUCH higher sides than my response, and also my
MC was closed bow (which I am pretty sure they all were that year), as
opposed to the response LX, which is very low sided in the front. I had 2
fairly light teenagers in the bow yesterday, and was constantly taking water
over the front (not used to passengers in the front, we are die hard skiers
normally).

My opinion (and I am not trying to start any wars here) is that particular
MC hull weighted correctly, throws a better wake than my BU Response LX with
a wedge and ballast (about 300 pds in the bow). I am sure that if I was
more into boarding and wanted to really weight down the BU, I could probably
get a bigger wake. But this boat is designed for NO WAKE. So was the MC,
but the hull technology is 16 years old. Now if you want to talk about
spending some bucks and getting a "real" wakeboard boat, then some of the
Wakeboard specific BUs are incredible.


"Mark" wrote in message
om...
I have a chance to buy a 1988 MasterCraft ProStar 190 (excellent
condition, excellent price). I understand it was a fantastic *ski*
boat in its day (tiny wake at slalom speeds), but I want it for
wakeboarding.

Does this boat make a decent wake at slower speeds? With or w/o extra
weight in the back? Can it do an adequate job, or is it hopelessly
always a "ski" boat?

I have a beat-up 1980 Nautique which makes a fine wake, but the cost
to get it running again is only slightly less than this newer
MasterCraft.
Wondering if I should make the switch, and if anyone can recommend the
best ballast system or other wake-adjustment technology for it...

Many thanks,

mj