With a suck gate you can get a direct drive to surf these days. I have a 98 mb 190. Nice big trunk for a ballast bag. I only have a 500lb one in my trunk and the trunk is only have full when the bag is filled. Would love to try a custom sack w more weight, or at least as much as I could get in the boat. Here are a couple pics with a suckgate, 3 adults, and 5 kids. Actually didn't fill the ballast this day because we were riding low and didn't want to risk anything w small kids on board. It's not a big wave but it has just barely enough push. For $8,000 I got a boat that kinda surfs and has a great slalom wake. Most importantly it got us out on the water as a family 4-5 years sooner than a more expensive boat.