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Nice wave and great info!
Moving my foot forward made a big difference. I was able to surf ropeless all morning. Thanks for the advise!
LOVE IT man! I got a huge smile on my face watching your video and laughed when you threw your arms up in victory.
That ropeless ride is exhilarating and liberating... enjoy! You'll find it easier and easier every time.
I haven't tried the 50% ski locker...should I? We had a munch better wave on Friday with two more adults in the back and a much smoother lake.
I think running light on passengers it would help pitch the boats center of gravity to the back corner. That back surfside corner seems to be the sweet spot for weight. I suggest starting with 50% and bleeding off more from the ski locker I'd you're still not getting it.
That’s a nice curl! What speed were you going? Did you have the center locker full as well? Without the transom bag, I’d put at least one of the adults on the surf side swim platform if not both. You need displacement and list on these boats. Also if you’re going more that 12 mph the surfer won’t be able to keep up.
Both adults were on the surf side, but not on the platform. I will have to have them go further aft next time. I believe the system is set at 11.5mph. Would you suggest taking it down a bit?
I think the consensus for the folks here having the best results is 10.7 (ish). That’s what I’ve found. It really depends on the weight distribution. Faster makes the wave longer and better curl. Slower gives more push but dirty and small wave. Definitely try to work on moving ballast to get to where the surf side corner of the swim deck is under water before you start. If you get that, you’ll have a ropeless wave!
Nice wake!
You shifted two to the back and it lowered the bow? Or two from the back?
That definitely looks like a great wave and speed seemed right on at 10.5-11.0MPH.. As others have noted having all the factory ballast may actually be too much - especially with 5 people on board. I'd suggest trying just the transom bag full and the center locker full, then fine tune if needed with the under seat bags. Generally having too much weight in the back will cause cavitation and max out your motors. Shifting some weigh to the front will even things out and help with additional forward displacement, making the wave bigger.