I've been reading the forums for a while and greatly appreciate the information you all provide. I have a few questions I hope you don't mind answering. I'm brand spanking new to boating. I've been wakeboarding once, way back in the olden days of college. I've never driven a boat, never spent much time on a boat, am pretty much totally ignorant to the "lake life". That's about to change. My wife has been begging for a boat for years, and with an upcoming relocation to Oklahoma City, and a variety of lakes within easy driving distance, I'm giong to cave and get us a boat. It will be pretty much a surf only boat with the occasional skiing or wakeboarding if guests are into it. The most important factor for me (other than a surfable wake) is ease of use, ie as close to set and forget surf wake forming as I can get until my aptitude and skill match my ambition. Our budget is $80,000. What are your recommendations on what boats I should be looking at, what surf systems, etc? New or used, it doesn't matter to us, as long as I don't need a maritime ballast listing degree to properly set up a wave.
For reference, I've been researching newer moomba mojo and max, and the supreme s226 mostly due to user reviews, but am totally open to any and all suggestions.
How much (generally speaking) should I budget for the needed accessories, ie vests, boards, anchor, general boating supplies?
Thanks a ton for your input, and again for your already shared wealth of knowledge--getting into this as a total newbie has felt a little overwhelming and intimidating.