vid of me/boat.what do you guys think of my wake or lack of

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

background:

i ride behind a tritoon pontoon boat.... with a big dual opposing blade prop... it has an i/o 350 horsepower corvette engine.. Twisted Evil

it holds about 40 gallons of gas also in the rear along with the engine its pretty weighed down in the rear for that.
there is a like a mini bilge (metal compartment under the boat) where the engine is so there isn't just 3 pontoons straight up and down.. so im thinking if i get a single fatsac and stick it on the swimplatform that it will sink the ass of the boat and make a bigger wake...

i know my progressive eding sucks and im not good yet.. this is my first year of actually getting up everytime..last year was 50/50. Razz

also the rope i have ive been told is too long for the wake im using now.. i got it at the shortest cuff.. its a straight line thermal line.

well sorry for rambling.. please watch the video and tell me what you guys think... ive learnt a lot from the forums so far. Wink

http://rapidshare.de/files/23185034/MVI_0056_agk.avi.html

theres the video.

PMart · Outlaw Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 113

Well there is no wake...u might have troubles clearing it.

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

well im getting some air.. so im inspired.. to build a wake.
is it a lost cause to try to make this boat make a nice wake..
im thinking one 750lb fat sac in the rear but who knows.

PMart · Outlaw Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 113

on a pontoon? good luck bro

Ian_82 · Addict Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 803 City: Longview, WA

first of all, that site sucks for vid hosting. try a better free site, like putfile.com, youtube.com, or even myspace.

couldnt play it...

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

youtube and myspace re-encode it and makes it look like crap.
but heres an older youtube video.. same basic idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vfp9XPQdzQ

at 12-15mph there is a sick wake... bigger then most ski boats. but once we go like 18-20 it dies out.
so i know it can be achieved... its not a normal pontoon boat. Twisted Evil

PMart · Outlaw Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 113

dude still theres no wake....any ski boat can top that, my jet ski could top that

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

dude the video is going at 20mph.. like i said its almost flat at that speed...
and i can still get like 3ft of air... even with my crappy technique. Razz

i know the wake is never going to be as good as a decent wakeboard boat..

i guess no1s ever tried to make a wake from this type of boat.
ill have to be the first guinea pig. Laughing

and see if i can make it produce something.

w2w motive · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 105

its cool that your trying to get a nice wake, but a fat sack in the back wont do anything. the boat sits on pontoons, so no matter how low you get the back it wont do anything for the wake. i hate to say its a lost cause, but i wouldnt go the fat sack route... keep tryin though, you look like you have a knack for the sport, just try and get yourself behind a speed boat. if not, hey, why not try a wakeskate? Very Happy

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

heh damn you! im going to get a wake or die trying!

Evil or Very Mad

that pic was taken behind a pontoon boat... with 20 ppl on it. Rolling Eyes

w2w motive · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 105

haha, do to it kind! prove me wrong

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

w2w motive, you bring up good issues and i thank you.
i was going to buy a fatsac or 2 and see what it got me but i think ill just mess around till i can get a buttload of fat people on the boat to see if that makes a difference..

no sense in buying fatsacs unless i know for sure it will make a difference.
other then that im having a blast behind it. Very Happy

_Jason_ · Soul Rider Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Posts: 275

hey as long as your having fun.. thats what its about.

w2w motive · Outlaw Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 105

i agree with _Jason_, but hey, mess around with the wake, see if you can create yourself a wall of water to launch off of.

bjr · Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2005 Posts: 35 City: St. Louis

that is the most boring video ever.

Sinkoumn · Posted: Jun 17, 2006 12:05 pm Post subject:

Linky no worky Sad

kind · Outlaw Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 118

bjr, thanks for your insight... very helpful.

Sinkoumn, both links work fine....just tried them both...¿

hco · Posted: Jun 18, 2006 8:20 am Post subject:

You did not get 3 feet of air at any point of that video. Also, I can understand your dilema, you have NO wake. Also, putting weight into a pontoon will not help, unless you want to put about 1000lbs of ballast/fat sack and then put it at it's maximum amount of people. I HIGHLY reccomend that if you want to become serious about wakeboarding that you sell your pontoon and then get a ski boat.