my wake is soft, how do i make it firmer?

Dip_Krew

i started messing around again with my wake set up,

im now running 700lb fat sacs in the rear of my malibu and a double air matress about 1/2 full of water in the bow.

its an i/o

putting the sacs in the rear has made the wake huge (for an i/o) but its made it pretty soft,

how can i make it hard like it was before?

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

Go faster.

You want more weight in the front though because all the weight in an I/O is in the back... I run an extra 500lbs in the bow and nothing in the back (besides people).

From the pics I've seen though, your wake is fine for learning unless you're trying mobes or something.

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jul 20, 2006 11:54 am Post subject:

well i rode an air nautique 2 days ago with waist high wake, and pretty much my whole season got progressed in 1 night. i felt i trippled my abilities behind a big wake. so now im in search of a bigger wake Smile

RD · Addict Joined: 22 Apr 2003 Posts: 626 City: Discovery Bay

Grind off the hooks in the hull where the bottom transitions to the sides in the rear 1/3rd of the boat.

That hook wiped out the lip on the 01 Sunsetter I had.

(just don't go to far!)

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

Dip_Krew, to make your wake harder you want to put more weight in the front of the boat.

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jul 20, 2006 1:06 pm Post subject:

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

Waist high? uuummmmm.....tell me where i can get one of those boats.... Rolling Eyes

Seriously though....you got spoiled behind the S.A.N. Unforturnately your not going to get your wake that big

Dip_Krew · Posted: Jul 20, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject:

Robert Harp · Guest

ya, you DO get spoiled behind S.A.N.'s.. we have one and I went out behind a friends' mastercraft and it was not the same...

Chad H · Posted: Jul 20, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject:

Robert Harp,
How does the glock ammunition do for weight?

ontrider · Ladies Man Joined: 30 Jul 2003 Posts: 16491 City: Russia

WakeboardDrumma, dude... STFU. He's a really nice guy. I rode with him the other day and forgot my gas money, so he let me pay him with a box of bullets!

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

wesgardner · Posted: Jul 21, 2006 6:24 am Post subject:

Here's what I've heard/know - I've ridden behind my friend's 205V - we don't have the weight quite dialed in but it's a nice wake with a bit more lip than mine (my wake is VERY big but a smooth ramp Maristar 240 with 3000 lbs.), from what I understand , the SAN has more of a "hitting a wall" affect (steeper) which might be a good thing for young knees...

Dip - keep experimenting with weight placement - the fine tuning can take some time.

I know my wake gets truley huge but only at certain speeds/weight placement/water depth. etc. otherwise it's just big

beau_bushnell · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 185 City: GP

Wow I wish I had a wake like that. so you use an air matress for a fat SAC.

beau_bushnell · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 185 City: GP

I guess it a cheap easy way to get a fat sac.

aceofdymondz · Posted: Jul 22, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject:

buy it some viagra... or just go a bit faster...