Help w/ my wake

wknebraskaweber · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 111

i have a bayliner I/O w/ a tower and a 900lb fat sac in the back...i tried puttin the trim up..and it works makin the wake bigger but the boat starts to go up and down..like rocking...what am i doing wrong? thanx

baggyman · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 331 City: Vegas

not too sure about this since i am so new to the boarding way of life. but a buddy of mine was explaining it to me the other day. he said that the whole boat has to be weighted not jsut the back. so maybe try and place the fat sack foreward in the boat and see if that helps... should also help with the porpiseing of the boat when the trim tab is up

SB_Boarder · Posted: Aug 25, 2004 8:19 am Post subject:

you need a lot more weight in front. What you are referring to is called "dolphining"(SP) but with 900lbs in back and none in front, you're boat will do that. Throw at least 500-600lbs in front, and you should be golden

Buggoth · Newbie Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5

yea i bet ur boat looks pretty awesome with that tower but ya seriously u can't throw a 900 pounder in the back of bayliner its gonna cause some problems u need to get the front down too get a nicer wake so the front of the boat is cutting into the water

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Aug 26, 2004 1:14 pm Post subject:

I own a bayliner too......but i use people for my weight , I had like 14 people on my boat the other day and I had to arrange them evenly from front to back , when I finally got everyone arranged I had a big ass wake to ride with........and i didn't have to pay for any fat sacs or anything

Buggoth · Newbie Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 5

ok dude u can't fit 14 people in a bayliner... i got ski centurion and it only holds about 10 people i don't think they even think that bayliner makes a boat that big and if u are holding 14 people in a boat its not for wakeboarding serioulsy bayliners are not wakeboard boats don't lie to make freinds lol

wknebraskaweber · Outlaw Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 111

ok..thanx every1..ill try the weight thing..and yea the tower and that stuff is pretty sweet...the boat is pimped out as much as i can get it for it not being a "true inboard" wakeboard boat..got the tower speakers and everything...and u could put 14 in the bayliner..but the turning would suck,it would take forever to plane out, and u would have to have ppl sit on the carpet..cuz of no room

salmon_tacos · Posted: Aug 27, 2004 8:07 am Post subject:

Play with your weight distribution but just FYI, a "hydrofoil" stabilizer thingy on the outdrive is GREAT for decreasing or eliminating porpoising.

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

when a boat starts porpoising, means your trim is to high...
put your trim a bit lower till it stops
(but not sure if your wake will be that good...)

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