Increasing Wake?

ScoJo · Posted: Jul 13, 2006 7:07 am Post subject: Increasing Wake?

I have a hurricane deckboat that is not the greatest at producing big wake im guessing because of its hull.... I just wondered if there was anyway to increase wake on a boat... im guessing that if u mess with the trim or go faster the wake will change... any tips that could help with this would be appreciated

ehud · Newbie Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 7

you can load the back of the boat with bags of sand or other things to create a bigger wake

rockinguitar876 · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 129 City: h-town

fat sacs or just put people sittin in teh back of the boat the more weight the better

gilbert · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 56

dont just put weight in the back of the boat, fill the whole boat up with people and fat sacks under the seats but yeah put the heaviest people in the back

wakeboarder 13 · Newbie Joined: 07 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 City: Georgetown

hey, i have that same problem, my familie's 21 year old boat has a really crappy wake, make sure you're not trimmed all the way down because that makes the wake smaller, other than that, just add people and fool around with the speed to see what works

Rhawn · Posted: Jul 19, 2006 7:43 am Post subject:

Not sure on a deckboat, but on a normal I/O or Outboard you want to weigh the front more than the back, then trim the boat up until the wake smooths out. Dumping all the weight in the back will end up in a washed out, wide wake.