Wake 2 Wake

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

i just want to ask if my wake is too small and how i could make it bigger.

ray4man · Newbie Joined: 23 Jun 2009 Posts: 45 City: Joplin

I'm no pro but the wake seems to have a lot of bubbles. Try trimming up and adding some weight. Good luck, I can't wait to be on the water again.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Mar 24, 2010 6:57 am Post subject:

yeah trim up. and maybe even shorten the rope 5'

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

pet575 · Posted: Mar 24, 2010 12:29 pm Post subject:

True, but you will also have a shorter distance to cover because the wake is narrower when you are closer to the boat. They will offset one another.

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

what would be the ideal length if i wanted to go as big as i could behind my boat in the future?

dalderman · Soul Rider Joined: 08 Aug 2008 Posts: 356 City: Carlsbad

That wake is way too washed out. How fast are you going?

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

the_dude · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 201 City: Long Beach

He didn't ask how fast your motor was turning but your speed :p

The wake is to washed out. You are only going to improve it through speed and trim.

If you are needing a longer rope in hopes of having more time to cut and therefore build speed then you don't understand the basic dynamics of line tension and pop. Do some searches on here on the subject.

A good boarder can wake to wake with only a few feet of distance to cut.

isuckatwakin · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Posts: 185 City: Pompano Beach

It's probably around21 mph. And the Dude are you saying I should shorten the rope?

pet575 · Posted: Mar 25, 2010 8:04 am Post subject:

I'd try to slow it down to something like 17-18 MPH and see what that does to the wake. Before you play with the speed too much, trim the motor up some. That should help clean some of the rolling foam off of the wake and give you an actual "lip" on the tip of the wake.

Shortening the rope or lengthening the rope should only be done after you've adjusted speed/trim to where you can get some sort of lip on the wake. Then, adjust the length so that you are riding at the best part of that lip, which is usually just in front of (closer to the boat) the foam on the wake.

actionmama · Outlaw Joined: 21 Jul 2007 Posts: 140 City: Mountain Home

When I used my waverunner to tow, a 55 ft rope then the 5 ft handle was perfect. Try something like that.

ryan351w · Addict Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 532

A little wake worked for this "slacker" lol

http://www.wakeboardreport.com/archives/2008/02/exclusive_footage_of_a_young_s.html
Laughing

tweeder_21 · Newbie Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 14 City: weatherford

yeah man trim your boat and slow your speed up some that out board should push the ass of the boat down in the water forcing a much better wake then what you have probably give you close to a foot more and like stang said you need to shorten up some your sweet spot is about 5' in front of where your at your edge out distance will shorten but if you edge hard and charge your line you'll clear it easy enough...

Christobull · Addict Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Posts: 898 City: Tulsa

The biggest problem you'll run into is wake shape. A crisp wake is preferable to overall size. Weight, even if it's just people, in the front will likely help as well. To me that looks a lot slower than 21, but I could be wrong.