[Rich]

We overnight every weekend.

You want something with some room. Also, give the kids room to grow, so don't just think that "they can fit in this" today, but in a year or two it will be very cramped.

Could be anything from about a 27 ft on up. There is just two of us, and we started with a 27 ft "Sport Cruiser" which was TIGHT for us two, and now we have a 38 ft which is just enough room and we love it. Two can sleep in the back and two in the bow with some privacy and room to move around.

I'd suggest that you visit other boaters that spend weekends on their boat and see what they like and dislike about their boat for overnighting. Look at their boat and see if the same issues would bother or work for you.

It's expensive to buy a boat that won't work for you as then you won't like it and it will cost a lot to change things (new boat, aka 2 foot-itis).

Almost any boat can pull a tube, I'm not sure if you need anything special for skiing as some boats will through a big wake, but maybe people can get behind it for skiing (we don't ski so I'm not the one to know about this).

If you're in our area, you're welcome to stop by and see how we do things.