Hey guys, I have essentially the same question. My brother bought one last year and we are still not thrilled with the setup as of yet. Our kids who weigh 100lbs fly around without the rope with ease, but my bro and I weight 175 and 165 respectively and while we can certainly surf, we have a 400lb fat sac on the rear bench and have to physically move it side to side as we surf opposite sides. And of course it takes up seating not to mention its a pita. So much he called me and said he was looking at trading it for a Centurion. He wants to jump in the boat and just hit the buttons, fill the tanks and surf. We have the resources to either mod the Moomba or buy a different boat but that seems a bit drastic. Must be some way to get this thing a little more dialed in. To the OP, we have a cabin on CDA so we are neighbors. : )