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Any tips on how this works?I launch and return off the swim step every time. I teach people that way because it's easier than a deep water start. Stock ar230 with no ballast or wave modifiers.
I watched a buddy's son do it, and thought he was crazy. The best part, is the boat is already going, and the wave is formed, you don't have to wait for it on your butt. Lay the tip of the board on the swimdeck, and put enough weight on your forward foot to hold it there while you lower yourself back with the rope. As soon as your foot hits the rear of the board, the weigh transfer will suck the board off the swimdeck directly in the pocket!Any tips on how this works?
Only down side to this is that it will scuff up your gelcoat pretty bad when first timers are learning. That happened to my boat.I watched a buddy's son do it, and thought he was crazy. The best part, is the boat is already going, and the wave is formed, you don't have to wait for it on your butt. Lay the tip of the board on the swimdeck, and put enough weight on your forward foot to hold it there while you lower yourself back with the rope. As soon as your foot hits the rear of the board, the weigh transfer will suck the board off the swimdeck directly in the pocket!
Sorry for the bad timing on the edit, but at the 10 second mark, George steps off our swimdeck onto the board. And even on the wrong side with no issues! He was actually testing height, as my daughter had yet taken off.
We lay a wet towel down and trap it under the ballast bag on the deck. Still have put a couple nicks in the hydro turf though. It is way nicer when the water is cold to step off, but the downside is if you crash boy is that a shock!Only down side to this is that it will scuff up your gelcoat pretty bad when first timers are learning. That happened to my boat.
Lol, for real! Need to get a wetsuit!!!We lay a wet towel down and trap it under the ballast bag on the deck. Still have put a couple nicks in the hydro turf though. It is way nicer when the water is cold to step off, but the downside is if you crash boy is that a shock!
what about a layer of blue tape covered with a layer of Gorrilla Tape in that area Will. (I am not volunteering you but maybe you know someone in Florida who is willing for the sake of the members of the forum give it a try??????)Only down side to this is that it will scuff up your gelcoat pretty bad when first timers are learning. That happened to my boat.