boat speed?

blits · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6 City: Grafton

What is the best boat speed? I've heard anywhere between 19 and 22? Is this right? Hard to clear wake at these speeds! I must be doing something wrong Shocked

bigdill · Newbie Joined: 07 Jul 2004 Posts: 22 City: arab

Hey blits,
I pretty new myself. I began riding anywhere between 19-22 in the beginning and now I have found that about 24-26 and with good pendalem effect edge towards the wake will get the wake to wake your looking for. build your speed and confidence over time work up to it, i have progressed much faster that way than just taking a stab at it. after my first W2W i was so excited that i did it i ended up face planted not paying attention. seen ya

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jul 18, 2004 3:22 am Post subject:

It really depends on the boat, but usually between 21 and 23 mph is a good speed...

Zito · Criminal Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Posts: 58

it really depends on the boat, since i dont have a speedometer on mine, I just check the RPMs once the rider is getting up and is up...For my boat, right at about planing speed is where the rider gets up, and about 1K RPM over planing speed is the comfortable riding speed...hope this helps

Blindside_137 · Posted: Jul 18, 2004 3:23 pm Post subject:

i cant stand my boat, its a Sea Ray 210

i usually go about 19 but it can never keep a steady speed like whenever we turn around it will drop down to 15 or 14 even 12

and what really sux is that the wake curls over around 18...

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

man, you always have to adjust ur throttle for any boat, cept maybe the really effing awesome wakeboard boats...

colefooter · Posted: Jul 18, 2004 8:13 pm Post subject:

Just go the speed where the wake looks nice for the rider , all boats are different

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

yeh
but even 26 is a little fast pros ride at 24/25 and they are useing like the wakesetter with 2000lbs of ballast and also they use longer ropes i ride at 22 and i land in the flats if i really cut hard.

blits · Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 6 City: Grafton

Thanks for everyones help! The boat we are using is the new Mobius XLV. Sweet boat but trying to figure it out. It seems to be differn't for each rider. Out this last weekend and trying some of the suggestions and cleared the wak no problem! Thanks agian!

HatzicMotive140 · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Jul 2004 Posts: 261 City: abbotsford

yeh the speed depends on the riders wiehgt and their hieght also their skil level.

show_boy08 · Criminal Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 93 City: Cedar Falls

19-22 is fine. if you want to clear the wake easier then shorten up your rope

DBudman · Posted: Jul 23, 2004 8:36 am Post subject:

Hey show_boy08, you passed me up.....in less than 24 hours.

You go !!!! Someday when your famous.....remember me will ya?

colefooter · Posted: Jul 23, 2004 8:50 am Post subject:

DBudman, haha thats funny!! Laughing

he posts amasingly fast lol

blits, so what speed/length you riding?

DBudman · Posted: Jul 23, 2004 10:05 am Post subject:

colefooter, Funny you say that...yes he does. Just look at all the recent posts....his name is by almost every one.

Soon show boy will be up to you too!

Brad.

show_boy08 · Criminal Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Posts: 93 City: Cedar Falls

haha funny. i type fast when i have nothing to do

vision135 · Posted: Jul 25, 2004 1:40 pm Post subject:

with my 21 foot boat 18 is about right

DRAGON88 · Posted: Jul 25, 2004 2:37 pm Post subject:

theres a really good article in the new WBM about boat speed, by Kyle Schmidit, I highly recomend reading it...

colefooter · Posted: Jul 25, 2004 5:31 pm Post subject:

start out slower id say, untill you get more comfy with doing small 1 wake jumps, then kick it up to a higher speed and go w2w

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Jul 29, 2004 9:04 am Post subject:

i ride at like 24/ 25 with the trim up a bit and it works fine on a 65 foot rope.