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Check you pump sealing first. This was almost as big of a deal as the L13 was and was a fraction of the cost.
I have the new JBP TVW on my boat. It's ok but not super impressed. I am adding an L13 too. I spoke with Jerry from Green Hulk - pwcperformancestore@gmail.com and he is willing to give JB.net a $40 dollar discount. If you purchase write in the comments sections $40 discount per Jerry from JP.net he will refund you $40.00. You could always email him too if you want further info.
I too had the TVW and was running a Lucky 13 cone. The additional thrust from the Lucky 13 cone caused the bolts to bend on the TVW which resulted in my reverse gate catching and posing a major safety issue. I spoke with Will over the phone and they have done no testing with the TVW and the Lucky 13 and admitted over the phone that they are not compatible.
Something seems odd or scary here. Based upon people's reports, the L13 provides only a moderate increase in thrust. For the TVW, no well designed piece of equipment should be operating that close to it's failure point. Especially on a new installation. Maybe that's the problem, there may not be engineering behind the TVW.
That disappointing. I am surprised the bolts are that weak. Maybe upgrade the bolts? Are you sure that’s what caused the problem? Did it happen all at once or over the course of time? What did you do to fix the problem? The TVW seems to do the job but it’s ok but not great in my boat. I was hoping to do something to make it great.
I received the first round of TVW, the issue was the system was not test very well prior to production. To resolve the issue Will determined the gauge included placed the up stops to low. It was on my second trip out I figured out the bolts had been bent. I returned my system. The way to resolve the issue per Will was to raise the deflector reducing the overall purpose of the product. To be honest I’m very disappointed in how this product was developed and rushed to production. The return process and customer service was a bit of a nightmare as well which resulted in 5 separate calls over the course of 3 weeks and I’m still waiting on a portion on my return. This whole experience with JBP was horrible and I will not do business with them again. All right rant over.
That stinks. So what are you going to do to get s good surf wake?
To be honest the TVW has very little impact on the 19' wake as it's already clean. I mainly purchased the TVW for the purpose of reducing the jet spray while my daughter is tubing.
I only had one video of you I could grab still shots from! You did great Alex @AJACHIM , but your dismounts were among the most iconic of the day!
Nauti-Nurse, I am new here and found this thread to be super helpful/encouraging as we are picking up our 2018 AR190 this weekend. I was trying to follow along with the thread, but I want to make sure I understand your setup. Sounds like you went ahead with the L13 cone, pump sealing, and added a couple ballast bags to the transom? Thanks again!
At the time of the pics I had the lucky13 and we used 2 ballast bags, one on the rear deck and one in the ski locker... also had one of my big boned friends out with us for a total of 4 in the boat and one on the board. I had not and have not yet done the pump seal.
Man that looks great and sounds like exactly what I am looking for. Would you mind posting links to the filter and 90 that you ordered?
I love the picture of you getting up on the board with the kid. I want to do this with my 6 year old daughter - what's your advice on how to do a deep water start? I was planning on having her between my legs and telling her to just lean back on me as we get pulled up?
