Wake problem!!!! Help!!!!

bighitbiker3 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 386 City: Seattle

Ok I have a 1983 cobalt and the wake is pretty big but it is kind of washing. I have searched and couldn't find anything. The wake is about to crash so there is a real soft lip but there is no visible crashing until about 6 inches later. How should i add weight for an i/o I dont think it would be the 60/40 rul but please help me.

TxStateWake · Criminal Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Posts: 75 City: San Marcos

trial and error my friend...every boat is diff...just try weighting in diff parts of the boat and experiment

SouthWaker · Posted: Jul 09, 2005 3:47 pm Post subject:

Get some concret block and move them around, or shorten your rope.

bighitbiker3 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 386 City: Seattle

I cant shorten the rope because there is like one section that is not wash

joedirt00 · Posted: Jul 09, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:

how fast are you going? You could try speeding up a bit.

elyse · Posted: Jul 09, 2005 4:30 pm Post subject:

joedirt00, ah you beat me to it. That is often the problem though. Try speeding up a bit and the wake should harden up. It may take some time to get used to it, but then its a lot better.

bighitbiker3 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 386 City: Seattle

The problem is i go faster but my friends then tell me to slow down. Then if i dont slow down they get all pissy and say im a bad driver. What should I do? And yes if i do speed up the wake is fine.

Wallrat · Posted: Jul 09, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject:

I've got an i/o with a washy wake anywhere between 17-25 mph. I dunno if its clean faster or slower than this because...well who really cares if it is. I noticed though when I had alot of people in the boat that I could get it to clean up pretty good by messing with the trim and moving people around. I've since bought some ballast so that I don't always need 6 people to make my wake decent. Usually with i/o's you want 60 up front and 40 in the rear. Then adjust the trim to fine tune everything.

bighitbiker3 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 386 City: Seattle

Thanks thats just what i needed.

bhamglassman · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 338 City: Bellingham

What's the 'trim'? I'm always hearing this term when referring to ballast and stuff... what's it mean?

dmb · Posted: Jul 09, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject:

The trim is the angle/pitch/height at which the propellor is