Took off the Training Wheels

[chpthril]

Dam I am STOKED With the boat finally weighted right and enough ride time this weekend, I am finally able to surf with out the rope.

Yesterday I rode a good 1/2 mile stretch w/o the rope. Today, we went out early, water was flat and traffic was light I was able to ride about a mile before loosing the pocket.

The next step is to work on lengthening the pocket/wake......any suggestions guys?

22Ve
500#'s in the bow
700# surf sac along post side
400# sac on port sat (will go in port console when permanently plumbed)
TAPS on 3-4
Speed = 10 - 10.5

[Timmy!]

Awesome!!!! Congrats! Isn't that the best feeling, when you throw in the rope and ride, and ride, and ride!!!

[mtnsmith]

Very nice, we too tried our first surfing in July 4th. We all got to where we could ride without the rope that day, it is a great feeling. What board are riding in the pic??? We were using a straight surfboard that was a fish design that was 6'4" long. I think that helped us be able to ride so easy. Downside to that board is we really can't play with it. I want some ideas of what other people are riding with to see if we can get something more universal to cruise and play on. I posted some shots and our boat setup in this section the other day if you are interested.

[CP3]

haha very nice chp. maybe slow it down a lil and you def need to pull down those shorts. Ill be in rock hill again wednesday and thursday. hopefully my boat will be ready. I can get ya a good surf wake

I really surprised that is all the wake you are getting with that much wieght. I get about that with a 400 up front and a 400 in the rear. must be the difference between the v and the ve?

[da.bell]

Have you tried putting more weight in the bow? That is what I need to do with my wakesurf wake right now. Good job. It is a mother trying to get a boat dialed in with a wakesurf.

[sparky216]

hmmm....we pretty much always surf at 8-8.5 and have TAPS at 5-7, but playing with it till you find out what works for you is the best. But if your looking for FYI, I'd say slow it down a bit

[chpthril]

Very nice, we too tried our first surfing in July 4th. We all got to where we could ride without the rope that day, it is a great feeling. What board are riding in the pic??? We were using a straight surfboard that was a fish design that was 6'4" long. I think that helped us be able to ride so easy. Downside to that board is we really can't play with it. I want some ideas of what other people are riding with to see if we can get something more universal to cruise and play on. I posted some shots and our boat setup in this section the other day if you are interested.

LF Venture 5.0. Wont buy another, poorly built. Lost 2 fins last summer because the bolts are too short, only about 2 threads into the fin. Thanks, I'll check out your post.

haha very nice chp. maybe slow it down a lil and you def need to pull down those shorts. Ill be in rock hill again wednesday and thursday. hopefully my boat will be ready. I can get ya a good surf wake

I really surprised that is all the wake you are getting with that much weight. I get about that with a 400 up front and a 400 in the rear. must be the difference between the v and the ve?

Don't worry, no chance of anything falling out Call me if you come up. My boat is in a slip right now as Wakewilson's boat is on my trailer for a ballast install and may still be down there.

Have you tried putting more weight in the bow? That is what I need to do with my wakesurf wake right now. Good job. It is a mother trying to get a boat dialed in with a wakesurf.

I've got a 280# fatbuddy I will throw up front and see.

hmmm....we pretty much always surf at 8-8.5 and have TAPS at 5-7, but playing with it till you find out what works for you is the best. But if your looking for FYI, I'd say slow it down a bit

Wake washes out below 10 although I have not actually tried to surf it. Would moving weight or adding some clean that up at slower speeds?

[dogbert]

Looks like your wake is falling over a bit. Try bumping the speed up to 10.7 or even 11. Then play with the TAPS until you get it right. If you want a longer wake, then put more weight in the bow. Use TAPS to clean up your wake.

[wakeboarder247]

I agree with dog. If your wake is washing out I would bump the speed up. In our 22Ve with the factory ballast and about 800lb of people weight on one side we usually surf anywhere from 10.4 to 11.8 but anywhere below 10 is too slow and washy.

[Timmy!]

That list of sac's that you put down, is that what you are running right now?

[chpthril]

That list of sac's that you put down, is that what you are running right now?

Yes sir! with just 2 of us out.

22Ve
500#'s in the bow
700# surf sac along post side
400# sac on port sat (will go in port console when permanently plumbed)
TAPS on 3-4
Speed = 10 - 10.5

[Timmy!]

I would think you would have a much larger wave than that, of course pictures don't always do it justice. Have you tried the taps between 6 and 8 and just a little more speed?

[chpthril]

Faster and I have trouble keeping up with the boat At my current speed, the wake will wash out with TAPS higher, but I dont know if I have tried 11-11.5 with the TAPS higher. I'll try some different combo's next time out.

[da.bell]

Faster and I have trouble keeping up with the boat At my current speed, the wake will wash out with TAPS higher, but I dont know if I have tried 11-11.5 with the TAPS higher. I'll try some different combo's next time out.

See, you ask a question here and go away with more ideas to solve a problem. Good luck, you might want to write the solutions down so you don't forget. I have senior mements a lot already and don't want you to encounter them yet....

[Timmy!]

It's tough to fine tune and then every boat is different. We are at 10.8 to 11.2 with taps at a solid 6. Even with no ballast the taps was never below 6, usually it was at 8, just depended on the # of people on board.