I've surfed my parents 03 Centurion Eclipse D-Drive with no weight and 2 people, so it is definately possible. The problem you run into with the smaller d-drives is once you started to add weight the rub rail comes very close to the water line. Just not enough to the boat to sink it much. Definately possible, we've gotten a decent wake with about 8 people in the boat, nothing to brag about though.