Just sold my first boat 92 Prostar.
We kept 200lbs in the front behind the seat up near the nose and still had plenty of room for a 12" sub, life jackets, a couple of amp's mounted on the inner wall.
The wake on these boats for a begginer is good, and when weighted down with a couple of 700lbs bags beside the motor you can have a pretty good time.
I learned to ride for the past 2 years behind the boat and landed my first invert last summer and since i got it figured out Tantrum backrolls are no big thing.