RideSteady question RE: cavitation

[Ribs77]

Hey all,

I'm looking at adding RideSteady for next season as I'm still in search of a reliable surf wave.

I do plan on loading the boat down heavily with ballast as I've done before, and I noticed that - when I had a less experienced driver at the helm - the boat was cavitating a little bit trying to tow me up to speed. It was able to achieve the speed I wanted without cavitation, but it took a little careful feathering along the way.

If I have RideSteady installed, I'm hoping that less experienced drivers will be able to just push the throttle forward without worrying about possible cavitation, but is that something I'd need the auto-launch feature for?

If, for example, I got the version without auto-launch, and the driver pushed the throttle all the way forward right away, will the boat simply cavitate even with RideSteady installed? Or does the base version account for that type of throttle behavior by default?

Thanks in advance!

 

[2kwik4u]

You want to fix the cavitation problem. Beyond just drivability, it has some wear and equipment longevity implications as well. Seal the intake tunnel and smooth the leading edge of the impellers to start. It'll take you an afternoon and $20 or so if you're handy.

Here's where I sealed my intake tunnel. Single best effort for reducing cavitation.

From there, in terms of RideSteady; we should let them respond. They're users here @Ridesteady

 

[Ribs77]

Here's where I sealed my intake tunnel. Single best effort for reducing cavitation.

Is there meant to be a pic? Not showing up for me for some reason.

So, the cavitation only occurs under very hard acceleration and/or heavy loads. Like, I probably was exceeding the recommended max load and the dude driving the boat was punching it.

With general use I don't usually get cavitation - do you think it's likely that I have some sealing issues anyway?

Like, for example, should I be able to fully punch it and not experience any cavitation? If so, then maybe I have a problem because I do feel like I can't do a FULL SEND on each launch without that "peeling out" sound/feeling. (For what it's worth, when that happens I always back off immediately.)