The MAX is a wonderful boat and preforms even better. Surf and wake you will love the boat, skiing is a little harder. Storage is the one thing I think the MAX beats any boat in it's class. Rear bins are worth the money so you can have gear over your bags without worry. Add the over the engine storage tray and sub floor nose and you can bring everything you don't need. The boat sits very high out of the water so the worry about bow shots are long gone. The Moomba Launch is the key to having the 400 motor and still getting on plane with a lot of weight. The 2019 options really puts this boat on a lot of people radar.