how should the boat be?

bteat88 · Newbie Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 38 City: athens

does the motor need to be in any certain spot? like halfway or something. what about speed? and also, the rope that i have is a 75 ft ski rope, it is in about 5 different sections, each section is about 5 feet long. is this rope good?

DavidHoff · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 6:34 pm Post subject:

Alright, To start off: You can wakeboard with a ski rope but for wakeboarding you want a non-stretch rope. Such brands as Accurate Lines and Straight Line both make good wakeboarding ropes and handles. To start your going to want to start riding at 55-60 ft. and as you get better add length to the rope. For speed you should start off at 18-19 and if thats to slow then move up to 20-21. Trim the prop up and down until the wake reaches its biggest and least washiest point.

Chad H · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 8:49 pm Post subject:

the rope should be fine. I always fix mine acoordingly in to my wake. Right now it is at 60 because it is the wake sizes maximum

aloharodeo · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 8:21 am Post subject:

both rope length and trim are dependent on your boat, and where the wake it good.

Numberone_Newbie1 · Criminal Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 73

I like my ride with a 50ft rope (or just close enough to the boat that the prop spray doesn't get in my face), the boat cruising at about 21 mph. And about 500 pounds of extra weight in the back of the boat for that needed extra 1 ft. wake

colefooter · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 1:43 pm Post subject:

Numberone_Newbie1, i would definatly make your rope a bit longer... that short isn't going to get you anywhere air wise.