Newbie Jetski/Wakeboard question - Please Help!

seminoledorothy · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 1

I'm hoping that all of you wakeboarding experts out there can help me. I need to know what the minimum jet ski requirements are for pulling a wakeboarder. By that I mean what's the optimum brand, horsepower, etc, to pull someone up to 6'2, 200lbs?

numbfoot · Posted: Jul 26, 2005 8:21 am Post subject:

Most if not any jetskis should pull you. People have ridden behind 50 hp. I can ride easily behind my Seadoo GTX DI. I think it's got around... meh... 120 hp? They even make wakeboarding/wakeskating editions of the GTX 4-TEC. I love my seadoo.

madtekniques · Outlaw Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 156 City: Toronto

I know that in Canada you need to have a 3 seater, 2 seaters are illegal for towing. You need a seat for the driver, spotter, and yourself if you get hurt. For power, you should be able to get up behing any recent year 2000+ however the higer power machines are obviously going to do a better job of getting you up quick.

Kampus-slide · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 527 City: Tucson

last weekend i tried behind my friends Polaris 1050 2-stroke, it was difficult but it worked,bearly Cool

NavyDiver · Newbie Joined: 03 Jul 2005 Posts: 4 City: Manhattan

I am currently wakeboarding behind a 1996 Kawasaki Jetski 1100 ZXI. It has plenty of power but makes no wake.

numbfoot · Posted: Jul 26, 2005 11:46 pm Post subject:

Johny_WA · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 231 City: Longview, Wa

We ride behind a 2004 yamaha 800 3 seater with 2 180lb+ guys on the boat, and 1 180lb+ guy on the board and it puts up a little more than a foot of wake and pops us right out of the water..

do with what you can I say ;P

jpk · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 215 City: Redmond

On a related subject, do you know where to get a wakeboard rack for the Sea Doo GTX? I tried ordering the one from Sea Doo for the GTX Wake, but apparently it has been discontinued this year as an accessory. Sad

I need to carry two boards on a Sea Doo and it's really uncomfortable riding around without a rack.

numbfoot · Posted: Aug 08, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:

check ebay?

jpk · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 215 City: Redmond

Yeah, I searched eBay and found nothing. I've tried several on-line stores that still have the Sea Doo 2004 catalog. But when I place the order I then get a response that it has been discontinued.

Do you guys have racks on your PWCs, or do you just carry the board? I have to haul two boards at a time and it's kinda a pain without a rack on a little Sea Doo.

numbfoot · Posted: Aug 09, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject:

i don't have a rack. haha sounds funny. i just put the boards in the foot wells toeside down w/ the bindings facing out. i mean oviously i wouldn't just go out for a ride w/ them there but it works for wakeboarding since i'm not riding long w/ out a wakeboarder.

shawno · Newbie Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 12 City: St. John's

I got up this weekend for the first time behind our polaris 650. I'm 6', 170 lbs, dad was driving, he's about 6'2", 220lbs. it's not about power, it's all technique

jpk · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 215 City: Redmond

I actually found it easier to get up and ride behind my Sea Doo. I failed miserably behind a boat, but the Sea Doo had a nice easy pull and a novice driver can easily work the throttle. The smaller wake is actually way easier to ride to learn on too, becuase you're not constantly bailing when you traverse the wake.

marcuskg · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 3:05 pm Post subject:

i ride behind a seadoo aswell but when you can actually cross the wake and want to pop off the wake and get some air its almost impossible.

surfersarah · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 3:19 pm Post subject:

hello marcus!

numbfoot · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:

marcuskg · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject:

i ride in the atlantic ocean with waves and chop, that nearly destroys my wake completely. so in my case hmm.... so much... your probably lucky and get to ride in a lake where its glass constantly, wel i dont. so when i want better thn a 6inch wake i have to put 3 big heavy people on my ski. so...our situations are different and i make the most of what iv got.

numbfoot · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 7:56 pm Post subject:

actually i ride on the biggest freshwater lake west of the mississippi.... and it gets quite choppy. i get 2-3 ft waves sometimes. but still in my case.... hmm, not so much.