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Advice on wake surfing with a 203 Vortex VRX

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sandra

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I am brand new to boating and wake surfing. Any advice on wake surfing with a 203 Vortex VRX?
 

jcyamaharider

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What are some of your issues? Getting good wake surfing takes time. Finding the pocket takes time. Also you may have to add more ballast. Lets see some pics of your wave.....
 

ar240owner

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The main key is having fun trying !!!! Let's see some pics !!!
 

Skymonkey

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Any luck on the 203 surfing? Just got mine and can't wait to surf behind it.
 

jcyamaharider

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How much ballast do these boats come from the factory with and where is it at in the boat? I had a guy from Ronix tell me that their wedge thingy did work on chaparral boats but not the Yamahas.
 

Brian Long

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A jet drive will cancel out most of the benefit of an aftermarket Ronix or any other wedge
 

jcyamaharider

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A jet drive will cancel out most of the benefit of an aftermarket Ronix or any other wedge
Tested and proven on my Ronix thread. I did purchase one and it didn't work at all. It might work on a single engine Yamaha.
 

DesertVortex

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Just played with different settings this weekend on my 243 vrx with factory balst and ASP. Got a really good surfable wave with all factory balast filled and 450 bag add to the bow foot area and an 850 bag more to the surf side along the back cockpit seat so part was blocking the walk through and the pelican cooler keeping it from rolling off and a flex wake shaper surf gate as far back as it can go. https://nauticurl.com/products/wakesurfing-flex-wake-shaper-surf-gate.
 
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