Some help on speed.

Marshall_Series · Criminal Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 57 City: Las Vegas

I ride behind a 06 Malibu 23 LSV. I ride at 20 with the rope at 70-75 feet on average. I have noticed the Pro's I ride with have the rope all the way out but are going faster..

I can make it to the flats with that setup (20 mph/75 ft rope), but when I take the rope all the way out I case it pretty bad, and with the wake the new Bu's throw up, it kidna hurts.

Any speed recomendations from the experienced?

I have seen 22-25 on some other topics, is that accurate?

phantom268 · Posted: Aug 03, 2006 4:49 am Post subject:

I would recommend stepping up your speed by 1-2mph and see how that feels. I generally ride in the 22-24mph range depending on how much weight is in the boat. Sometimes need to go a bit faster to clean up the wakes. Give it a shot see how you ride at about 22mph.

jpminter · Posted: Aug 03, 2006 4:55 am Post subject:

Yeah, you don't want to be casing the wake every time. If you are doing so either speed up or shorten the rope. I prefer 23mph.

Marshall_Series · Criminal Joined: 29 Jul 2006 Posts: 57 City: Las Vegas

Alright, thanks guys.

I am fine with the rope at 70-75 ft, but I wanna go to about 80 or 85...

Thank you Smile