Hey all. New member and new to boating with some ?'s.

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

Hey.

I just bought a boat with the intention of spending more quality time with my kids (I have 13, 12 and 6 year olds). The boat I bought is a late 70's twin tunnel hull ski boat with a 200HP Merc Black Max, stainless prop at 20* pitch. Will do over 60MPH without trouble. It has the ski tower already, and comes with some skis, ropes etc. I was really just thinking about riding around, pulling tubes and kneeboarding. Then I saw something about wakeboarding on the net. Since my kids all snoboard I figured this might be better. Sure looks cool. Anyhow, I am wondering about what sizes are right for different height/weight, if a certain type of prop or attachment would produce a better wake for wakeboarding. Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks,
JD

WannabeSS · Posted: Mar 01, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject:

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=30417

The boat probably wont be so hot for making wake, you could try to weigh it down to see how it reacts.

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

Well, I have two 15 gallon fuel tanks and a buttload of big fat friends. Think that'll do it?

WannabeSS · Posted: Mar 02, 2006 8:52 am Post subject:

Only one way to find out Wink

joe navy · Criminal Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 90 City: Camden, N.C.

WakeUpDead,
Congrats on the boat, I am sure you will enjoy it very much.
If your kids haven't wakeboarded before, you won't need to worry too much about the wake size right away anyway. There is a board sizer on the homepage here and if you google it it will come up as well. 200 horses will do you guys just fine, a high5 prop is good and I run a 4 blade aluminum at 18 degrees which is good on my boat.
I think when you first get them out on it, trial and error will give you the best idea of what you want. Try and find a shop that will let your kids demo the boards if possible, it could save you some cash and some headache.
Good Lcuk to you and enjoy!!
Joe

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

Thanks guys. I will check out the boardsizer and we wil work from there. Cool thing about living in WA state: there is always some water close by to go play in.

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

I know there are attachments that will allow me to pick up speed. Are there attachments that will give me a better wake? I am not too concerned now as I am just learning and probably won't be doing any flips or anything anyway, lol. But my kids are going to want to get hard after it, and probably in a hurry.

vette74 · Posted: Mar 03, 2006 10:17 am Post subject:

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

Dude, that's so awesome. Thanks for the help guys. I have not even really seen anyone wakeboard. Is the wake just to make it more fun, and let you do tricks? Or is a wake necessary for even staying up on a wakeboard?

WannabeSS · Posted: Mar 03, 2006 12:12 pm Post subject:

The wake is to make it fun, otherwise you have nothing to jump, you'd just be riding around doing ollies and jumping over obstacles.

Mackr0s · Criminal Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 84 City: Plano, TX

Check out the Photo section of this website to see some vid's of people wakeboarding. This one is prolly my favorite.

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/showphoto.php?photo=9599&cat=508

joe navy · Criminal Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 90 City: Camden, N.C.

WakeUpDead, I highly recommend the DVD set called "The Book" It is one of the best if not the very best instructional DVDs out there for wakeboarding. It will take a lot of the guesswork out of it for you and your youngsters who want to wakeboard.. Just a thought . Good luck!
Joe

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

That is frickin awesome. I am in awe.

mr.bubbles · Posted: Mar 13, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

can i have a link to the board sizer?
i can't seem to find it

marcuskg · Posted: Mar 13, 2006 2:15 pm Post subject:

mr.bubbles, here it is http://www.boardstop.com/boardfinder.php?ref=14

Its on the home page in the top left corner by the way.

QNev · Posted: Mar 13, 2006 3:29 pm Post subject:

Mackr0s, the clips in that brought tears to my eyes.. NO JOKE! That guy's style is so TIGHT!

Catch This Wake · Addict Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 590 City: Miami

WakeUpDead, I completely agree with joe navy. I just recently bought the book. It is just amazing. I cover pretty much everything you'll ever need to know about wakeboarding. It tells you how it originated and setting up a wakeboard setup, all the way to landing crow mobes and other inverts. Well worth the time and money to buy it.

waterdork88 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Oct 2004 Posts: 221 City: lake placid

nice video i have never seen a no handed raley done so well Shocked

...i did a double take on that trick...

WakeUpDead · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2006 Posts: 29 City: Yakima

Heya Gang.

I decided to revive this old dead thread rather than making a new one. Thanks for all your help back when I was getting started. I have learned that my Stiletto is a great ski-boat but doesn't make a fun wake at all. My wife and kids have picked up the sport and I have pulled some friends too, but I decided it was time to take it up a notch. I recently bought a 97 Celebrity 200. The first time I took it out and cruised it around looking at the wake I practically shat myself. Seriously. So now I want to buy a Wakeboard Tower. Can some of you give me your opinions about the best kind to get and why?

Thanks again,

Wake Up Dead

inter · Addict Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 539 City: BC

http://www.monstertower.com/
they're great.

HHI Dave · Posted: Sep 07, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:

Hey, congrats on getting into the sport and congrats on the new boat. You'll get lots of different responses regarding towers, but its unlikely you'll find anyone who actually owns a Monster Tower that doesn't love it. I love my Monster. Great price, great quality, easy to install, and fantastic customer service.

Rock on!! Cool