Wake

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

Does this wake look pretty small. Going around 23 mph.
http://photobucket.com/albums/b33/Waterskiier166/?action=view&current=IMG_5436.jpg

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

it's hard to tell the size because there's not much to compare it to. It's nice and clean but not very vert.

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

What do you mean by not very vert?

Schmo · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

He means not very steep... very rampy/mellow.

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

How would you go about getting it steep then. Would fat sacs help it out

SouthWaker · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 3:44 pm Post subject:

Yeah they will just load them towards the back. If it is to steep move them little by little towards the front and it will take the peak off untill your liking.

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

I was thinking just putting 1 600lb fat sac in the back. Is that to much weight in the back

SouthWaker · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 4:08 pm Post subject:

No you can do that, I was just saying if it is to steep with that one in the back move her up a little bit. Steep wake will shoot you straight up in the air and will cause you to get off balance. You will also have a hard time going wake to wake. If this happens to you move the sac up some and it will take the lip off causing you to jump father and not as high.

Everyone has there on perferance to how steep they like their wake.

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

Ya, Some people were trying to tell me that i couldnt have that much weight in the back.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Wakeboarder166, first of all what kind of boat is it?

600 in the back shouldn't be a problem. I run my boat with only a 750 in the back sometimes and just have the passengers sit up front.

People have different preferences in wakes. Some wakes are very vertical and will shoot you straight up in the air while others are more rampy and will shoot you more out than up. I personally like more vert wakes better because it's easier to take big cuts into the wake and still land on the downside of the other side of the wake... it's easier on the knees.

Your wake is on the very very rampy side. Most people would like more vert on their wake. I would toss that 600 across the back and see what it looks like. If it's too vert for you then move it up to the middle of your boat. It's all about what you like.

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

The boat is a 89 Ski Supreme Inboard of course. I have a couple different ideas here is the 580lbs bag for the back
http://www.wakeside.com/page/W/PROD/wakeboard_boat_ballast_bags/skylon_fatboy_hd
And then i was thinking about bags for the sides but not right away. Id put these on the sides of the motor.
http://www.wakeside.com/page/W/PROD/wakeboard_boat_ballast_bags/launch_pad_twin_v_drive_coverless

Where did you get your 750 at and what kinda boat do you have?

SouthWaker · Posted: Jul 21, 2005 6:43 am Post subject:

Wakeboarder166, i invested in the fat sac lounges. You can run 1200 lbs with these and not take up any of you storage, and you actually gain two seats. I run both of mine beside the motor box. Reason i suggest these are because they are so easy to figure out your preferance on ballast. I can run mine with the front of the sac level with the front of the motor box and have more of a rampy wake, or i can run it with the end of the sac level with the back of the motor box and get a rampy wake. If you want ever more vert turn it up side down where the back rest is out of the way and put it in the back just like you would any round sac.

Wakeboarder166 · Outlaw Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Posts: 112 City: Sioux Falls

Thanks for all the advice people

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I have a '92 Sport Nautique and the 750# came with the boat. So I don't know where he got it. It fits perfectly in front of the backseat though.

With an inboard you should be fine with putting a 600 in the back. If it was an i/o you'd probably want to put more up front.

If 600 isn't enough you can always get another and put it up front. That should even out your weight better. But I would try it this way first. The side sacks are good too if you want to start out with 1200#s.

Check out http://www.cheapwakeboards.com at the bottom of the main page. They have some pretty good deals on 600# sacs.