the wake off the boat i usually ride..

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

thas the wake i normally ride with. and thats about as clean as i can get it.

whats your opinion on the wake?

BoarderX · Posted: Jun 22, 2006 11:28 am Post subject:

Eww washy.. but it looks like a decent shape is hidden under that. What speed you running in that shot?

raptorschild · Newbie Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 43 City: Pasco

No one seems to be replying to your post....and thats no fun, so i'll give it a go.

Just by looking at the wake and not knowing what kind of boat it is, i would say, get as many people in the boat as is legal, and move them around until the wake at least cleans up a bit. If that fixes things a bit, then go out and spend the cash on some 250 lb sacks and mess around with that.

I would definately try putting some weight on the drivers side and see if that clears the wash out.

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

Put some weight in the bow and trim up the motor.

Also, make sure you get a non-stretch rope!!!

Craig-R · Guest

judging by the picture im 90% sure that you have an outboard, probably around 25 ft...am i right? i have a 26' scarab sportster outboard and the wake looks almost identical but there are ways to make do, trust me. if its like my boat though, ballast just makes the wake more washed out..

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

BoarderX, about 20. at least im pretty sure bout that.

raptorschild, yeah, the next time i go out im bringing some more people. its not my boat tho, like my dad is in this club thing where we can take out w/e boat we want so i can prolly only get bout 6 people on.

jkeubanks, yeahh this picture is from last year, i bought a new non-stretch rope in the beginning of this season and its 100 times better Very Happy

Craig-R, accctually its a i/o and i think its 23. lol thanks tho, ill try and get a bunch of people on it before i go spend a bunch on the ballast

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

Yeah, you need to get some people in the front of that boat. That wake looks like the one I learned on.

Good luck!

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

okay thannnks. im goin out this weekend and ill get some more pics of the wake or w/e n see how it works

dirtysparks · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 2428

Looks more like you're going 15...how far out are you riding? Even though it's a stretchy rope, it's sagging an awful lot to be cruising at 20 mph.

Speed that thing up (don't trust a speedo - they're often wrong), then trim, get some weight up front and it'll be better.

billm · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 476 City: TX

put 500lbs in the nose a few friends and adjust the speed while adjusting the outdrive until it cleans up..

freerider4 · Posted: Jun 22, 2006 3:11 pm Post subject:

There is only one thing you can do about a crappy wake. Screw all the ballast stuff and start wakeskating. You'll thank me once you start skating.

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

ionno i might be goin slower but this season ive been goin 20-23. and im bout 70 ft back too.

freerider4, haha i wanna try wakeskating but i jus spent 240 on a new setup and now im brokkkkke. when i start workin this summer im gonna eventually buy a wakeskate but until then im stuck

LFADAM · Posted: Jun 22, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject:

speed up 2 mph...trim the outdrive 1/3 to 1/2.

LiQuiDFoI2ce · Newbie Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 38

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Wakeboarder700 · Outlaw Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 249 City: Sarasota

like craig said, his wake (in my opinion) looks like that and him and david-d still manage to get HUGE air, so i think you will be ok.

WickedClimber · Outlaw Joined: 26 May 2005 Posts: 157 City: Annapolis

aright cool thanks.