How much HP do I need?

Notorious · Criminal Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 52 City: England

Whats the smallest no. of horse power you need to get you up on a wakeboard? Cheers

Nephilim-777 · Posted: Jul 12, 2005 8:28 am Post subject:

60-75 HP?

I guess anything that can run 17-25 mph.

madtekniques · Outlaw Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 156 City: Toronto

Depends on your experience. We used to have a 14ft aluminum boat with a 25 HP and I got up behind that, you plow through water for a long time before it gets you up and each time you cut the whole boat slows down. All you can really do are surface tricks.

If your Question is what is the minimum you would want to ride behind it's really as simple as what can get you up and let you cut without an impact on the boat. I would say very loosely 15ft+ boat with 60HP+

Notorious · Criminal Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 52 City: England

Thanks guys

ballywho · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1725

I got up behind a 13' Whaler with a 40hp Yamaha1 It was a bitch but i could do it.
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vision135 · Posted: Jul 12, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject:

ballywho, Had the same thing basically. I learned behind a 13' Dauntless Boston Whaler with 50hp Yamaha.

Kewlboarder27r · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 497 City: Mound

over 75 hp i preberabaly like over 250 but thats justa me

cheesewizz · Outlaw Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 231

me and my brother use to wakeboard behind a 14ft 9.9hp when i was 11yrs old
it wasn't that hard to get up it was just when you are carving the boat would tilt side to side and almost roll it.

cpolaris502 · Newbie Joined: 09 Jul 2005 Posts: 10 City: Rogers

you guys must have been pretty light then.

Yesterday i was behind my friends boat with 65hp. It got me up ok but there was no wake cuz it was just a small aluminum boat. So i practiced switch riding and got better.

Wallrat · Posted: Jul 13, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject:

Another thing to consider is how many people are in the boat. 120HP will pull up a rider no problem, add 4 people to the boat and you're gonna need some skills.

777 · Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 23 City: decatur

i prefer a nautique 330 but thats me ! u could use 150

Deaner · Newbie Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Posts: 5

ive got like 175 with a 19 pitch prop and that seems to be doing the job

pnw1n · Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 8

is a 112 good im working off a 19 foot wellcraft and the engine is a 112 johnsons i normally have 2 people in boat and 1 rider sometimes 1 in boat 1 rider

stan · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 33

I learned it behind a 30 hp it took me one hour to get up but one you get use to it and pop out of the water by your self it is good for all kinds of surface tricks.

Beaver · Posted: Aug 23, 2005 11:42 am Post subject:

I have gotten up behind a 9.9 all you an do is surface tricks and if you cut out to hard the boat ether tips or the motor would cut out.

GuitsBoy · Posted: Aug 23, 2005 1:18 pm Post subject:

Weve got 190HP w/ 19 pitch prop.... Cant pull it off plane, but weve come close a couple of times. The wake becomes noticably wider when we cut hard early. I think I could ride off a lot less, but I think Im at the minimum where I dont have to be jonesing for anything more than what ive got, if you know what i mean... Its no wake boat, but its plenty for me and my friends and family.

GuitsBoy · Posted: Aug 23, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

Mottie · Newbie Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 21

I use 40hp and it works okay. I don't think you could get away with anything lower than that though. Btw i'm only a teenager might not support an adult

Reindeer · Newbie Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2

I ride behind a 12 feet plastic boat with a 30hp, it gets me up fine and its no problem with edging and jumping Cool

the wake sucks though..

wake_quake · Posted: Sep 22, 2005 9:29 pm Post subject:

and i thought i had it tough Rolling Eyes