Can I use this boat?

peach1 · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

Hiya, I heard from some snowboarding friends that wakeboarding is really awesome, so I looked up what it is, and it's all about jumping over the waves that your boat makes right?

So my nephew has got this old 130bhp speed boat, that is equipped for waterskiing, but it doesn't have a tower or anything and it's also a pretty slick boat so I'm not sure if it creates alotta wake?

Do you guys think it could still be used to wakeboard? Or do you really need a wakeboarding boat?

Thanks,
peach

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

if you are a beginner, you can pretty much use any type of boat that will get you up to wakeboard, but.....as you progress and want to start jumping big, the size of the wake will make a huge difference.

peach1 · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

when i first started out, i learned behind my dad's 19 foot i/o and my buddy's parent's jet boat. neither kicked up a whole lot of wake. jumping wasn't that great, but i learned the basics. i have a mobius ls now and the wake isn't bad when you fill up the ballast tanks. i can at least clear wake to wake jumps. but my boat doesn't compare to some of the v-drive boats out there. oh, don't even waste your time with wakeboarding behind a jet ski unless that is your only resort and you are desperate for a pull. not sure if i answered your question, but i hope it helped.

i'm attaching a pic to give you and idea of the wake size my boat kicks out. the rope length is 60 feet from the tower.

peach1 · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

cool, thanks for the info.

I'm not by any means qualified to judge it but the wake looks pretty good to me.
But I think the speedboat can make more wake when you up the speed some more. I read the normally waker go between 30 and 40 km/h but I think the speedboat can easily hit 70 or something, but that's probably a bad idea for a beginner.

opcruzer · Newbie Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 11

Keep the speed between 18-22 mph, not sure what that converts to but you shouldn't go any faster than that, especially with a beginner in the water.

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

i pull people at 18 or 19 mph when they just start out. i go at 22 mph - seems the wake is biggest for my boat at that speed. i'm not sure what the conversions to km are either - sorry

peach1 · Newbie Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

gilbert · Criminal Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 56

if you get good at crossing the wake and stuff load the boat up and get some fat sacks(ballasts)

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

that speed boat will work hey i was looking in to a mobius are they good boats there farely cheap on the website

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

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

yea i really like them alot if i were to get one i would get a v-drive and all of the ballast and of course perfect pass id probably buy one used to i don't need a monster wake either do u have any pics of the wake and the boat???

tprkolbas · Outlaw Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 184 City: white lake

the first pic hopefully gives you a good idea of the wake with a '65 rope.
the second is the boat when i was dropping it in the water - sorry i don't have a better pic just yet. the third is a zoomed in photo of the wake size, same rope length.

Robert Harp · Guest

hey man, there is no "can this boat work?" cuz and boat with an engine will do the job. I used a pontoon for 2 years, between that and our nautique an 11 foot fishing boat with a 15 horse engine on it (no joke) it took like a whole minute to get up but it worked. you can use jetskis too.

LFevo138 · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Posts: 147 City: Grand Rapids

i wouldnt try to go anything much lower than 15 hsp cause i tryed a 6.5 hsp, and it didnt even come close lol

Oasis137 · Addict Joined: 21 Aug 2005 Posts: 687 City: J-Town

lol yea dont try to do 6.5 hp. We didnt even come close. With nine you could probably do it. Might want to try a dock start with it though.

KduB11 · Criminal Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 56

hahahaha 6.5 that just makes me laugh

KduB11 · Criminal Joined: 01 Aug 2006 Posts: 56

yeah my boat broke and now im goin behind a pontoon boat and my friends 25 footer the wake is sooooo wide i can barely jump it

thekpan · Outlaw Joined: 11 Jun 2006 Posts: 168 City: Dallas

my boat has 265 hp..... i cant imagine nine thats hillarious

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

I used to ski behind a 15hp all the time.

My family had a canoe, so I would sit on the front of it and tow along behind the 15hp. Once we got to max speed I would put my feet down and leave the canoe behind!

acpoweradapter · Newbie Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 15 City: Fairhope

[quote="tprkolbas"]oh, don't even waste your time with wakeboarding behind a jet ski unless that is your only resort and you are desperate for a pull. [quote]
Actually, the jetski wake isnt that bad for beginners and such, I learned a 360 behind mine last week because its all I have to go behind right now because of gas and all.