What's your boat speed and why?

Darin · Guest

What has been your experience with different speeds and rider abilities? My daughter really likes to be pulled at about 18 to 20. My wife says I settle in at about 22. The wake get washy futher farward the slower I go, so I'm running my rope pretty short. But the wake gets taller though.

jpk · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 215 City: Redmond

I am learning that it will vary depending on how your boat is weighted and how many people are in it.

In my boat, I can get a clean wake at around 18-20 with no ballast. When it gets loaded down, I have to speed up well over 21 to make the wake firm, at slower speeds it is not firm and a rider can cut through it.

Another thing to keep in mind is that boat speedos are not accurate unless you have calibrated them recently. So 18 on one persons boat could be 22 in real life.

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

I ride at 19 with no ballast and 21-22 with full ballast(2000) It also depends on the lake and water conditions if its butter I will ride faster and if it is choop I will ride slower

Beaver · Posted: Jun 16, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

on my boat 25 the wake is nice and firm back there. On any good inboard 23 just because that's where i like it..

Darin · Guest

How does boat speed effect your riding/jumping/cutting?

hco · Posted: Jun 16, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject:

Well, if you go too slow, you tend to sink a bit in the water, making cuts a bit slower. Also, at certain speeds, the wake might not be fully formed/shaped to its full potential. There are lots of reasons, and I only touched on two of them. If I had a bit more time I would provide more details and analysis.

nfn · Soul Rider Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 388 City: Sioux City

24-25 because my boats wake is really wide.

pilot_ryder · Posted: Jun 16, 2006 5:09 pm Post subject:

i board at around 20.5 when there is no weight and taps is trimmed, i also ride pretty short because at that speed its the best shape

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

22.5-24.5 depending on the boat.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

23.5-24.5 depending on the boat.

K-dub · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 14760

pretty much the same as jumalian...

Darin · Guest

Yep, we setteled in on about 22 today. Seems to be just right for my Bayliner.

BIGMAC · Posted: Jun 17, 2006 7:14 am Post subject:

Sinkoumn · Posted: Jun 17, 2006 10:07 am Post subject:

jamesriver-rider · Posted: Jun 17, 2006 12:48 pm Post subject:

21.8 with the wind and 20.8 into the wind lol im pretty picky, but I hate going into the wind, feeling like im going 90 mph (aka going into the wind) throws me off lol....

AndyDeeJay · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 239 City: Belfast

22 on PP and 21 on speedo. Could be 20 for all I know.

NorthwestRider · Posted: Jun 17, 2006 1:44 pm Post subject:

23 on my boat with more people in it I speed it up to 24. I rode a SAN 212 yesterday and I had to ride at 27 cause the wake was not firm. I didn't even feel fast though.

kyle · Guest

i ride at 23.7-24.5 depending on how much weight we have in the boat at either 80 or 85

goinbig143 · Addict Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 659 City: Wonder lake

I run at 23 mph, 75 feet out.
It is nice and firm at 23, and still gives a kick.
With more than 3 people, I usually go up about .5 mph per 2 extra people.

thane_dogg · Outlaw Joined: 24 Jan 2003 Posts: 187 City: Corona

23-25, I'll take a medium height firm wake over a tall mushy wake any day.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

25-28 that is just what I have been most comfortable at since I started, our boat might read about 2 mph higher though. For sliders I like to go slower, but I don't really hit many sliders.

siuski · Posted: Jun 19, 2006 5:21 am Post subject:

I like 23 behind my 21V with full bags..wake is nice and hard and I can ride at longer line length and go W2W instead of out in the flats (i'm getting old) from both sides with out a huge cut. Behind my old 93 SN, I like a shorter line at 21-22...that put me in it's sweet spot.

ap1 · Criminal Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 79 City: FFX

23mph with full ballast behind our 06 X-30.

WakeBoarder44 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 1107

my wake is best around 22 and keeps that speed best with no perfect pass

jkeubanks · Outlaw Joined: 02 Sep 2004 Posts: 104 City: Dallas

Can someone compare the Malibu LSV wake width with the VLX? I ride at 23mph and 70' mostly behind our LSV. I haven't ridden behind a VLX lately but I bet that would be over 75' for an equal wake width. I'll ride at 75 sometimes behind our LSV and that is super wide.

Chad H · Posted: Jun 21, 2006 8:43 am Post subject:

35-39
because i'm the mothafvckin sh1t

ap1 · Criminal Joined: 21 Feb 2006 Posts: 79 City: FFX

^ lol.

Darin · Guest