Wake Size

CWBoarder691 · Criminal Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 88 City: Houston

i have a fishing boat with a 150 hp motor on the back it has a decent wake i mean i can spot 3's and the back roll i tried i could spot it fine i just want a little bigger wake about how many pounds of weight should i put in it with out killing the motor

Scorched_Ice7 · Posted: Sep 05, 2004 7:43 pm Post subject:

We have a fishing boat with a 70 outboard. You may not feel up to doing this but it works well for us. Take the drain plug out for 3-4 min til the bottom fills up a few inches. Plugg it back up nice and tight. Add a few plastic totes of water or fat sacs, a driver, spotter, another person perhaps and the wake actually isnt too bad. I can get it up to about my high shin, knee area. Its not a wakeboard boat wake but it is alot better than the wake we have with no weight at all.

CWBoarder691 · Criminal Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 88 City: Houston

the only problem with that is we have to bypass our bilge pump

ty540 · Addict Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Posts: 603

Flooding your hull (taking the plug out) really isn't a great idea. Although your outboard could probably handle it just fine, there are better ways to make your wake bigger. Sand, waterbed mattresses, lead, cement, etc. You don't want to have 500# of water sloshing around from front to back, side to side, etc. It will make your boat handle like crap.

colefooter · Posted: Sep 06, 2004 8:16 am Post subject:

get like a 500 or more pound fat sac , and stick it in the back, sit the people in the front and your set

CWBoarder691 · Criminal Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 88 City: Houston

alright thanks i will try that and tell you how it works out