Washed Wake problems

Blindside_137 · Posted: Jul 04, 2005 2:15 pm Post subject: Washed Wake problems

Hey guys...

I haven't had a chance to get out too much this summer and today i got out but it was extremely choppy and on top of that we could get the wake working to well. Ive got a Sea Ray 210 i/o with no weight in it, and im just wondering what i can do to get a nice angled slope instead of the washed one i have now.

BTW its washed at all speeds so speeding up doesnt help. i usually ride around 21 MPH

thanks for your help

Chuter · Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 27 City: London

Have you tried trimming the drive up, or using a shorter rope. Thats works for my boat.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 5:06 am Post subject:

the whole wake is washed so length wont help, ill try the trim but my dad doesnt like it cuz trimming up pushes the bow up and its hard to drive

MIWakeboarder · Newbie Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 24 City: Saginaw

TRIM TRIM TRIM, if its choppy, you wont be able to trim to much without porpusing, but if take your rope to 60' max you should have a crisp kicker. gR.

Blindside_137 · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 10:27 am Post subject:

thanks to Ballywho in another topic i read that trimming up makes the wake steep ( which is why i never liked trimming up) but trimming up and weighting the bow makes a nice wake, so i think my problem is solved for now.

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

You're not supposed to drive with the trim all the way down. It's harder on the engine anyway.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Jul 05, 2005 12:26 pm Post subject:

Trim it to 3/4 and ride a bit faster and you will be fine.

minnesotawake · Criminal Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Posts: 68 City: Long Lake

if you don't want to have the bow in the air move ppl to the front

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

minnesotawake you want a cookie? Laughing

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Blindside_137 · Posted: Jul 06, 2005 12:33 pm Post subject:

well the bow cant hold 5 people, so maybe a couple people and some weights under the seats and ill be good to go

fergie23 · Posted: Jul 07, 2005 12:28 pm Post subject:

trim 3/4, fat sacs in ski locker, shorter rope and as many friends in the bow as possible all seem to help the wake and work best in smooth water with my I/O

does anyone else with an I/O have a really, really wide wake? I have pulled the rope into 55-60' but it's still really wide...

username:* · Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 18 City: the bay

i have an i/o and my wake isent that wide but i don't even know how long my line is, i just went behind the boat and tied a knot where it was perfect. how wide is your boat?

fergie23 · Posted: Jul 08, 2005 7:27 am Post subject:

I have a 19' Maxum...not sure of width, would have to look @ specs, but it's not as wide as a lot of boats. When I compare mine to other wakes, the size is pretty good (with trim up slightly and fat sacs) but it jets out quickly and is therefore very wide at any point you ride (55'+). Any way to make it more narrow (aside from going really fast?) here's a comparison:

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fergie23 · Posted: Jul 08, 2005 7:28 am Post subject:

I guess drawing it didn't work. I was trying to say others stay narrow for awhile and then widen vs. mine that jets out and gets wide quickly.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

i/o's will have a wider wake than wake-specific boats or ski boats. i dont know why this happens but the wake is also wide on my parent's reinell i/o.

on my parents 19 foot runabout we have two fat sacs. one in the ski locker and one on the floor in the bow. it makes a decent wake but still nothing that can compare to a ski boat. the whole idea is to get as much weight as far forward as possible so you can trim up and still keep the nose down. this will drive more of the boat into the water and in theory make a bigger wake. now the only problem is getting a good shape out of that wake, and i/o's sometimes dont have the best shape.

Snoop108 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 59 City: iola

i have the same problem and i trimmed up and now my wake is huge. i bet my wake is bigger than most wakeboard boats but it still has white wash and it is shaped that well.

surfersarah · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject:

im boardin behind a formula so im sharin ur pain lol, all i can say is trims down n a couple of ballast sacks in for good measure

Goobster · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 31

I have a 20 foot bayliner i/o and with the right trim the right length rope and the right speed the wake is perfect

shortened my rope from 70ft to 55-60 that helped me get w2w

trim up 3/4 sounds about right

the wake gets wider as the boat goes slower..faster = thiner,

find the comfortable speed, trim, rope length Very Happy

ckligor · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Posts: 454 City: A-town

scott a, Damn man where where you when I asked the question on how to weight an I/O