Hey everyone,<br /><br />Long time reader, first time poster. I love boats. I grew up with boats. Just never owned a boat before. My wife and I have been talking about getting a new ski/sport boat for a little while and we have been looking at different manufacturers. We don't have any particular loyalty to one boat maker or another. We are looking fro something new and a good bang for the buck. We are looking for something around the 18' to 20' range that might hold up to 7 people or so. I do like the Four Winns Horizon line as it seems to offer a lot for the money. I want something that I can learn with and eventually move on to something a little bigger or expensive/feature rich. We also like the look and features on the Glastron 195 SX. One downside that I have read about the glastron 195 is that because of it's light weight, it can be a problem on a lake with anything more than glass-like surface. I wanted to see if there are any opinions for a boat of this size so I might add them to our research list.<br /><br />Just a little more info, we have a Mitsubishi Montero sport for a towing vehicle (though we haven't towed anything with it yet). It has a 5000 lb towing capacity so we want to make sure whatever we get fits within that range. The boat would be used mostly on lakes and delta-like rivers throughout the summer. Fishing is an afterthought and towing a skier is preferable.<br /><br />I hope this gives a little information on what we are looking for.<br /><br />Thanks!<br /><br />H
