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What was your speed?
That has always been my feeling too, a well sealed pump and OEM impeller in good shape provides for a great hole shot in a 190.
Was at 10 mph. Without a gps speed control It took a bit to get a consistent speed but was able to stay between 9.8 and 10.2 with cruise assist.
I was pretty shocked on my first couple rides as to how much noise from rattles and vibrations I could hear. I already spent about 1.5 hours tightening down hatches (engine hatch already has foam and a seal) and loose screws as well as covering the steering cable and throttle cable with pipe foam insulation to keep it from vibrating on the hull and various other spots. There were a few things behind the helm vibrating as well and I addressed those. It all made a tremendous difference and I now love the boat. I'm OCD about rattles and was seriously considering whether I would like it or not. With that little bit of my time and effort and less than 5 bucks, I'm now loving how quiet it is. My family even mentioned how quiet it was from the first trip, and I didn't say anything about what I had done so I could get an honest reaction from them. Problem solved.
I remember how much help you were to me last year. Even tho I had tons of experience on boards this is diff. You told me the same thing. Stay still, find the push, slow the boat down lol. All that was great advice as I can pretty easily go ropeless if I'm under 185 lbs. When I'm over that it gets iffy. But TBH once you are comfortable on your board you'll want a new one. Prob in the 4'6" range. Maybe a quad or thruster fin set up. Then throw the stock fins in the lake and buy future blackstix fins. Now this board will be prob $500 plus. Buy a bag for it and don't put it in your wakeboard rack.
So fins are the driving force of your board. They make different type of fins to do different things. Some shed speed. Some are all around fins. Some gain some speed. This is all caused by where the fin is flat and where it's rounded. The height and rake of the fin also have to do with it. So does the material. For instance carbon fiber and bamboo will be faster. They are stiff with less side to side flex. Also how many you use will give you a different ride. If you wanna try spins maybe don't use fins. For speed and airs maybe use two or even four. Can you show me the base of your fins now? If so we can determine if future fins will fit.
I've got a 4'8" Cobra Cat that I was SUPER impressed with! So quick and easy to keep on the wake with. I'm going to say it was nearly on par with the Coaster, but more aggressive in its performance.
