I live in the Orlando area and love wakeboarding but have never owned a boat before. I have started looking for one but could use some advice on what to buy and where. I like the Mastercraft & Correct Craft boats but don't know if I should go new, or used. It doesn't have to be huge - just something that will allow me and a few friends to get out on the water and catch some air at a reasonable price.

Can anyone offer some advice?

If you want something newer I would probably check out some boats that are only a year or two old, and then you won't have to pay a bunch of depreciation on a new boat but can still get it with all the new features you want.  Oh, and make sure you keep a budget for things like maintenance and insurance as well when you price it out, all the little costs can creep up.

Where do you recommend looking besides the local boat dealers?

boattrader.com and onlyinboards.com

You can also check out correctcraftfan.com Happy hunting.