Need Help!!! Ronix Koal Power Tail???

[5bison]

Ok Guys I need help. I have never surfed before and we are looking to start. Everybody in my family ether skis or wakeboards so I am not too concerned that we will be able to pick it up quickly. With that said I am really only thinking that we will surf when the wakeboarding and skiing conditions are bad, or if we are looking for something relaxing to do for the day. I am working with a 1998 Air Nautique… #1100 of balest in the back and #600 in the ski locker. I know this is not the optimal Surf Boat, but it is what I have and I am not switching boats anytime soon. With all of that my local wake store has the Ronix Koal Power Tail on sale for $300 and I am thinking of picking it up. My Questions are 1. Will this be a good surf board for me and my boat, I know the surf wave will be smallish. 2. Will we be able to progress on the board, Not looking to go pro, but also don’t just want to stand behind the boat and ride straight. 3. Will this work as a “boat” board? I am about 220, other riders will be my kids and wife 100-130. 4. What size I was thinking of the smaller size I think 4’11” or should I go 5’6”. %. Is the Koal Power Tale a surf board That I should even be looking at? My options are limited here in ND so please keep that in mind. My only other thoughts were a HL Broadcast. Thanks for the help.

[swankster]

I start out everybody on the Broadcast. It's easier to pop the board up and figure out how weight shifts move the board; but anyone with abilities on the water and good balance leave it behind quickly. I cannot speak to the Power Tail but I have an older 2011 Koal swallow tail with the foam core. It is a nice riding board and if I was only buying one it would be a choice for a general boat board. The biggest problem I had with it was it would damage easily. I have made several repairs on it and a few still use it. If you can find a good price on one that gives you options to easily change the fins, I would head that direction. The fin setup makes a big difference on the way the board performs. I like Inland, one screw to change each fin and there are a lot of fin choices, but they are pricy.