crumbling wake

macgiver · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 4

I have a old imp boat that has been totally redone with a sweet air boom tower. my wake is huge and crests beautifully except when I cut hard the hole boat twist making the wake crumble. How can I get the boat more stable . It is an i/o and weights 5000lbs any help would be great. the other prob is that the wake crumbles when Im trying to landlock

brinks · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 566 City: Orlando

You know you shouldn't be wakesurfing behind an I/O or outboard.

macgiver · Newbie Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 4

the wake is huge I just need to stablize the boat a bit

wilki911 · Posted: Jun 17, 2004 6:18 am Post subject:

it's not the wake that he's worried about, it's the prop spinning about 2 feet from you. if you fall towards the boat, that is the end of you my friend. you should really have an inboard for wakesurfing, the prop is nice and out of the way.

MrDave · Outlaw Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 116

scary stuff...blood and guts..and pieces of board

colefooter · Posted: Jun 17, 2004 8:04 am Post subject:

ouch that sounds painful, chop chop chop

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crossfire190 · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2004 Posts: 1

I used to have an 18' I/O... It had a "dolphin fin" (i think that is what it was called) - attached to the I/O - i believe that you can purchase one with additional fins to help with the tracking of the boat.

Check out www.overtons.com

Look under Boating - Parts - Performance - Hydrofoils

The shape of the hydrofoil may help resist the pull of the boat as you make your cut

pcm2a · Soul Rider Joined: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 318 City: LaVergne

Thats an awfully short rope. My rope is about 60 feet.

Am I missing something here?

Brit Rider · Posted: Jun 18, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject:

Did he say he is wakesurfing? i thought he meant wakeboarding.. like edging in hard....

colefooter · Posted: Jun 18, 2004 7:20 pm Post subject:

im confused? 60 foot line for wakesurfing? uh..

deathflamingo · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 177 City: Yankton

yea.....um llamas......i quess 60 feet out keeps you from becoming the blood and guts and such...uhhh yea

colefooter · Posted: Jun 18, 2004 8:18 pm Post subject:

yes but doesnt it make the wake much much smaller for surfin?

tWaker2 · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jul 2003 Posts: 375 City: Gilroy, CA

I think pcm2a just read about the prop spinning about 2 feet from you and didn't realize they were discussing wakesurfing as opposed to wakeboarding. Hope that clears things up.

savage3221 · Posted: Jun 18, 2004 10:43 pm Post subject:

tracking fins for the boat would help with at least some of you pulling the boat with your cut

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Drive faster and put more weight in the bow of the boat.

Tyler~Moore · Posted: Jun 19, 2004 12:12 pm Post subject:

I have wakesurf behind an I/O. I never got close to the prop. Even if you fall forward, the boat is still driving away. So your say 2 feet from the boat, the boat is going 9 or 10 mph. you would have to actually JUMP pretty far forward to ge the the prop. with a board and water under you, the board would give way, taking away your jump, hard to hit the prop id say...

colefooter · Posted: Jun 19, 2004 1:28 pm Post subject:

Tyler~Moore, that is true... i never thought of it like that. Ill try to jump into the prop if i ever go behind one, ill tell ya all how it goes Rolling Eyes

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Tyler~Moore, remember that the rider is going the same speed as the boat, so it is possible. Not likely, but possible.[/quote]

WakeBoarder44 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107

try it and let me know how it was...
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