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How to reduce wake?

RonnieWPB

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I have a 2019 212S with a tower, and use it just go on the inter coastal with the family but I find people complaining that I’m going too fast when I’m literally going 4 mph or less.
I don’t use it for wake boarding, and I like the jet option due to safety by not having propellers out the back.
obviously the no wake mode doesn’t help much...
every search result I get is usually about the opposite (how to generate more waves) whereas I want less waves.

is there a way of reducing the amount of wake generated by the Jets ?
Perhaps installing a swimming platform extension ?
There has to be a way of reducing the amount of wake.
i see propellers boat passing by at twice the speed and with like 60 % less wake than my boat.
 

HangOutdoors

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It goes with the Jet boat. I get looks all the time, so I go as slow as possible to maintain control. But in a good chop or a swift wind, it is not possible that I have found. Would definitely be interested in mod that would reduce that in no wake zones.

The admiral just stares at me when both bigger and smaller boats are passing us in the no wake zones, and not putting up much of a wake. I see her out of the corner of my, usually when she has had enough and wants to get back in. I just play it off and start pointing at homes and boats and chatting away....
 

Shookie

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For the amount of small bass boats and other clueless COVID boaters that don’t know what “no wake” means, I say just keep doing what you’re doing man.
 
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