SWELL Wake Shapers

[YamahaCC]

Is anyone using a SWELL Wake Shaper on here.....or a competitor product? Just picked up a wake surf board the other day. Will end up picking up a bag at some point but curious if anyone is running one of these and if it helps with or without the bag as well.

Given how they want it a few inches below the water on the aft side and these boats don't have a lot under I'm wondering if they will even work. They make a 'Slim' version which I think would be the only option to mount as low as possible on the SR210.

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Any feedback would be great. I found a thread from '16 but a lot has changed with their product is 4 years.

 

[Scottintexas]

It doesn't work on our boats, it's been posted about before

 

[3 green tornados]

This question will continue to come up because there is a blog on Swell’s website that pops up if you google “wake surfing behind a jet boat” or something similar. They even have a video of it on a 212x.

How To Surf Behind A Jet Boat

Jet boats are getting more and more popular every day and we are getting frequent calls about how to set them up for surfing. Yamaha recently came out with a jet boat wake shaper designed for their 2018 and newer boats, and of course they are backordered! The question we always get is: “Will...

www.swellwake.com

Unfortunately they don’t really work. Swell understands that and don’t list jet boats in their fitment tool. They do sell the wake wedge though

 

[YamahaCC]

I had a feeling that would be the response, especially since I did not see Yamaha's listed on their fitment page as stated above. I was not sure if that 'slim' model could fit somewhere the larger suction cup models could not allowing it to get lower and be more effective.

I tossed out my old 8'6" surfboard last year and have fun wakesurfing it, and had a great deal on a wakesurf board recently and picked it up. Just looking to play around a bit but not go 'full out'. I am not interested in spending 1k on a wedge at this moment. A couple hundred to improve the wake a bit, easy on and off, sure.

I guess my question is do they not work at all, meaning it is a total waste of money, or do they work, but not as good as they will on a true wakesurf boat?

Even a moderate improvement to the wave would be worth the $200, but if I will not even see that there is no point.

 

[Scottintexas]

Buy a wedge or booster, it will be better use of your money,

 

[jacoviii]

I had a feeling that would be the response, especially since I did not see Yamaha's listed on their fitment page as stated above. I was not sure if that 'slim' model could fit somewhere the larger suction cup models could not allowing it to get lower and be more effective.

I tossed out my old 8'6" surfboard last year and have fun wakesurfing it, and had a great deal on a wakesurf board recently and picked it up. Just looking to play around a bit but not go 'full out'. I am not interested in spending 1k on a wedge at this moment. A couple hundred to improve the wake a bit, easy on and off, sure.

I guess my question is do they not work at all, meaning it is a total waste of money, or do they work, but not as good as they will on a true wakesurf boat?

Even a moderate improvement to the wave would be worth the $200, but if I will not even see that there is no point.

It adds drag to the side of the boat. This drag turns the boat and adds the need to counter steer and put the jet thrust into the surfing area of the wave.