speed/length/weight

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

i now there is already a topic on line length but i want to see what boat speed and weight you are using too, i just got like 1000 lbs in my boat and am thinking about letting the rope out more and going a little faster. im also unsure whether or not to by line extenxions my rope is only70 plus handle.

Brian B. · Posted: Jun 08, 2003 2:53 pm Post subject:

i ride at 70 and at about 23.....i like to go a little faster so i can edge better, it feels to me that everything is so sluggish riding at slower speeds and it cleans up the wake

wake_playa · Criminal Joined: 08 Jun 2003 Posts: 57 City: az

i ride at between 60-70 depending on the wake......if the wake is lipping around 70 then i will shorten it up.....i ride about 21-23 somewhere around there....hope u find ur perfect spot... Wink

wakehype · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 460 City: Fresno

Usually around 2k in my malibu + wedge and people - ride 22.5-23.5 at 82 feet

Sportster4Tec · Posted: Jun 08, 2003 8:23 pm Post subject:

Man wakehype you have a pretty nice set-up... and you ride a long way back.

BoardinDan · Posted: Jun 08, 2003 8:40 pm Post subject:

ive got bout 200 in my john deere john boat and i ride bout 5 feet back Smile

Josh R · Posted: Jun 08, 2003 9:06 pm Post subject:

I ride a bit faster now, but last time I knew all the variables, I had about 2000lbs in the Sportster + 6 people, about 24mph and 85ft.

bluefish86 · Posted: Jun 09, 2003 1:35 pm Post subject:

I ride at 20-22, at 75 ft with no ballast Crying or Very sad

89comp · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 5:50 am Post subject: huh....

I have about 400 lbs in the boat and board @ 55ft. I'm about 10 ft above the washout. I seem to be a lot closer than other people so I'm wondering if this is bad....

BigTimer · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 9:32 am Post subject:

2800 lbs, 80 feet, 25 mph on P.P.

calair03 · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 9:56 am Post subject:

1300lbs average day, sometimes 2700lbs, 70ft plus handle @23mph.

spenyo · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 10:04 am Post subject:

I ride behing a bass boat with no weight...cuz if you add weight...it will just sink! I usually ride about 22mph and I donno maybe 60 ft

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 10:26 am Post subject:

89comp, that's a little short. Ride back farther and go faster.

WakeRock · Newbie Joined: 09 Jun 2003 Posts: 35 City: Ozark, Mo

I ride with 600lbs in the boat and usually about 3-4 people. I usually go about 23-24 mph. My rope length is only set at 60 ft.

I have noticed that a lot of you ride with more rope than that and I know that the pros use long lengths. I have been reluctant to lengthen it because it doesnt seem like its holding me back at all. I think i am gettin as much height out the wake as I am gonna get. Another reason is that I ride behind a 22ft Cobalt and it is wider than a wakeboard boat.

So do you think lengthening the rope would help......or should i stay with the setup that I have now?

KG

bluefish86 · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 4:54 pm Post subject:

WakeRock, I used to ride at 60ft, but then tried at 75ft and liked it a lot better. You should try it and see how it feels, but keep in mind that the ideal rope length also has to do with wake shape and width (you should be as far back as you can without hitting the wash on the wake, and you should only go far enough back that the wake is still thin enough that you can comfortably go wake to wake).

Josh R · Posted: Jun 10, 2003 5:30 pm Post subject:

Good to see lot's of people embracing the long rope revolution.

For I/O, sometimes a shorter rope is still better. Generally past 70 foot the wake will start to crumble and be way too soft. Riding faster may help this a little.

Taylor · Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 31

80 feet out, 1600 pounds in fat sacks, around 20.5 mph to 23

byerly2003 · Criminal Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 82 City: Nashville

75 feet out, 2000lbs, 21 to 23mph

rollin · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 8:43 am Post subject:

I had issues with this recently and I figured that 23 mph with the sacks full + three people and a wedge I like sixtyfive plus the handle, the wake dosnt seem to pop quite as much if I move farther back.

anti-shoobies · Posted: Jun 16, 2003 1:21 pm Post subject:

900-1000 lbs, 2-3 people, 60-65 feet, 22.5 mph.

With more weight I ride at 65. I used to always ride at 65-70 and then I moved it in one day and the wake was much better. It give me a much higher flight path instead of a longer lower path. I don't have to cut as hard, which resuslts in less line tension which results in easier spinning and handle passes.