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tyybo
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2003 7:15 am    Post subject: air time Reply with quote

I need some help with my airtime, I can go wake to wake but its like 4 feet in the air then i watch these pros and all these other rides and they get like 12 feet+ off the wake, This next coming season i am switching to a board with a 3 stage rocker, does anyone have advice for me thanks
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2003 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

without knowing your skill level or setup I can at least point out the obvious. Weight the boat and read the progressive edge tips on the front page.
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2003 8:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's all about rope tension, progressive edge, and pop. A big wake and a tower help too
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2003 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fat chicks in the boat
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2003 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hehehe fat chicks i always laugh when people recommend them for ballast, but thats kinda hard on milage when you put in a ton of weight, my set up is a HL permier, straightline 0 stretch rope, 7 foot big air pylon, 1989 thundercraft(kinda like a bayliner)
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PostPosted: Mar 24, 2003 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

2 hot chicks weigh more than most fat chicks, plus they don't cramp your style Cool
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PostPosted: Mar 25, 2003 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah and you can spread them out evenly across the bow, thats a scary thought with 1 fat chick
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PostPosted: Mar 27, 2003 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey for all of you that weigh your boat, ive never tried it but doesnt that like kill your gas milage?
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PostPosted: Mar 27, 2003 12:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Never tried it aahhhh!! Yes it guzzles gas and tends to send water over the bow, but hey it's just more weight in the boat. But the benefits far outweigh the negative aspects. I mean how much does it really change the gas usage, not enough to notice and if you have beef with it then you empty it out after you finish riding. How do you ride without weight? Poorly I guess.
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PostPosted: Mar 27, 2003 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

if your like me then you probably cut like a girl(its just an expression/no harm meant). I thought I was going huge cause I was going into the flats (barely) yeah well I finally filmed myself and I wept repeatedly for the next week cause I discovered that Im really a pansy who cuts about as hard as a butter knife. Sad Sad
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PostPosted: Mar 28, 2003 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

haha maybe when the ice thaws ill have to experiment with weight
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PostPosted: Mar 28, 2003 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Definitely see what you can to add some weight. Weighing the boat is the key to getting a desired wake shape, you need a good transitional wake or you won't have a good ramp to jump. It can get sketchy once its loaded down with a lot of lbs, it won't be nearly as bad in a I/O b/c the bow has that natural rise.

We don't fill the sacs until we are settled at our riding spot, its not good on the prop or on the engine to travel too far w/ a loaded down boat. It only takes about 8 minutes to fill 2 700lb sacs and we use that time to get the rope set up and get our gear ready. Then we drain them when the day is over, and just take it easy driving back to the loading dock.
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PostPosted: Apr 25, 2003 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

but other then weight, does anyone have advice for me to get more air
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PostPosted: Apr 25, 2003 11:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

like I said, progressive edge
that's what gives you air

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PostPosted: Apr 27, 2003 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A longer rope and higher speed doesn't hurt either Wink
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PostPosted: May 02, 2003 12:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Higher speed will hurt your height if you don't have your edging/release down.
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PostPosted: May 14, 2003 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i learned to ride for 2 summers just behind an outboard with almost no wake at all. I learned to get respectable air with it and learned how to pop as much as i could- my first day behind a real wakeboard boat was crazy! but once i got used to the size of the bigger wakes, it was on and I'm getting good air these days. Just get your technique and timing down no matter what wake size is, and you will go off when on a big wake. later, sean
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PostPosted: May 14, 2003 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Longer rope length will help..... but your boat might not have a good wake passed a certain point... you need to mess around with it a bit to find how far you can go out with out the wake washing out on you....

Progressive edge is the main thing to work on....

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