I made these last winter and used them all this last season .They will easily pull 5 40 tru-trips with very little lag behind the boat,you can't hardly wind them in ,you pretty much have to drive to them while someone winds up the line. The key to getting the boards to pull hard is they have to set low in the water.I have a piece of 1/4 x 1 x 24" long S.S bar stock attached to the inside edge of each piece of Azek close to the bottom edge,this not only makes them sit low in the water but keeps they from rolling over. I can toss them in the air and they always right themselves in the water [like a cat] .I think I have approx. $60 in them. I believe I bought the material from Lowes .Depending on how many lines your pulling and how rough the water is will determine which hole to pull from ,90% of the time I use the center hole

PS no cats were harmed in the developement of this boards