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Dang! 36 gallon tank must be nice. It’s wild how truck prices have gotten crazy expensive... just like wake boats. I should probably find a cheaper hobby
I can get supplier pricing from any of the Big 3. Seems like that might be clutch this year if I decide to go new. The limited inventory (both new and used) means there aren’t any deals to be had right now.
Love all the features of maxtow. Make sure the integrated trailer brake, and trailer assist are there as well. You may not use it, but it's great for resale. Also has the locking rear axle. Supplier pricing is going to be clutch this year. Pre covid you could get 10k off sticker without even trying. Hell you could get 14k off MSRP if you negotiated a little bit. I bought my truck pre covid and got it for 34k OTD with 40k miles on it. They started at 38k. I can trade my truck in right now for more than I paid last year.
Just ordered a set of Chaos Large Flares fins in quad setup for the Neo. Can't wait to try them out! I went with the smoke color since he doesn't have red. Should still match pretty good but more importantly I can't wait to feel the difference compared to the Futures. Anyone else running Chaos fins? Nick was really helpful in what I should get based off my skill, size and board. I was going to get some Blackstix but they are sold out everywhere and these have pretty good reputation based off reviews I've read. These were slightly cheaper than the Blackstix as well by $10 so I'll take it!
Just ordered a set of Chaos Large Flares fins in quad setup for the Neo. Can't wait to try them out! I went with the smoke color since he doesn't have red. Should still match pretty good but more importantly I can't wait to feel the difference compared to the Futures. Anyone else running Chaos fins? Nick was really helpful in what I should get based off my skill, size and board. I was going to get some Blackstix but they are sold out everywhere and these have pretty good reputation based off reviews I've read. These were slightly cheaper than the Blackstix as well by $10 so I'll take it!
Just ordered a set of Chaos Large Flares fins in quad setup for the Neo. Can't wait to try them out! I went with the smoke color since he doesn't have red. Should still match pretty good but more importantly I can't wait to feel the difference compared to the Futures. Anyone else running Chaos fins? Nick was really helpful in what I should get based off my skill, size and board. I was going to get some Blackstix but they are sold out everywhere and these have pretty good reputation based off reviews I've read. These were slightly cheaper than the Blackstix as well by $10 so I'll take it!
You’re going to need to be sure your 3D printed parts have the flex and “spring” you want which is a big ingredient on the drive and overall performance. There is a lot that goes into a fun, not only the geometry but the materials and weight to consider.
Well after speaking with another Max owner who has added additional overflow venting for his ballast setup I decided to make some changes to my upcoming overflow vent for the ballast system, which of course meant spending yet more $$ with Wakemakers this morning (B.O.A.T. ). New plumbing schematic I'm going to try below. Not shown but I'm also going to move my ballast water sensor to in between the check valve and the Tee fitting so the system will shutoff the pumps only when water is literally about to pour out the overflow through hull fitting.
Also verified which direction of flow is on the check valves by blowing air in them. I realized after the fact that I could have just stuck my finger in there to feel which way the flapper inside moves...or just looked at the bulge or large side of the housing and realize it's larger to allow for the flapper to rotate and fold over. I marked the flow direction on the check valves so I won't forget or make a mistake while installing inside the boat next week .
Finally was brave enough to get in the water. Was 48 last time we were out. This weekend was 60 degree temps and 80 air temp.
First attempt Saturday was a bust, wife was going wot from the hit and I was just superman flying off. Got super windy and I got tired of eating water so we called it and let the kids tube.
This morning I wasn’t going to give up. Tried moving my feet a little bit was still flying off. Got tired and she wanted to try. I tried easing into the throttle but waited to long to hit it. Third try I got the timing right and she was up.
Knowing that she was able to get me up the first time when I jumped back in. I need to move the lead around as the wave as mine was much smaller than hers and she kept saying auto wake was telling her can’t hit amplitude. Guess I should have taught her some of the screens before jumping in.
Good deal. I have a 2021 Mojo as well and waiting on 500#s of lead to be delivered. We usually have a light crew and need the extra weight to get the amp up.
If you have a light crew or not enough lead to compensate then you won’t hit 100% amplitude or pitch for AutoWake. When Autowake can’t achieve the set pitch and roll it will try and compensate by dumping ballast to achieve those number. You end up with less ballast in the boat which means less displacement. AutoWake it mainly a tool to use and try to consistently achieve the same wave every time. The trick though is that it #1 needs weight on the boat first for the system to be used properly. Wether that weight comes from people onboard (medium to large crew) or comes from lead is the same as what the system sees.
For your boat the recipe is probably the same as most others. I would probably start with some bias towards the bow than the stern. That will help you hit the 8.5-9 degree pitch. For instance I bought 500 lbs of lead by 300 of it is in the bow and 200 is in the stern under the rear bags. I’ll fine tune placement of the lead once we get on the water but from everything I’ve read they like to have a little bow weight bias as you already have more rear bias in the factory system. The running attitude of the boat will already add a little pitch so it makes sense adding lead to bring the front down.
At the end of the day what you want is running 100% or near full ballast all around and use your lead (or people) to fine tune the pitch. The roll usually takes care of itself once the surf tab is deployed so I’d focus on pitch as you’re likely already hitting your roll numbers. Your amplitude gauge probably shows your actual is below the 100% set point. In order to hit 100% amplitude (actual) you will need a heavy boat (full crew or way more than stock ballast).
We don’t use Autowake much as we run a light crew and even with the upgraded Wakemakers kit last year I could not consistently hit the pitch I wanted without it trying to dump rear ballast which effectively means less displacement and thus smaller less powerful wave. Took me a good while of tinkering and watching some Wake9 videos on Autowake and loading up a boat to understand how to use the system for the time being. I only use it for a second to check my pitch and roll sometimes. Now that I’ve added more lead I’m hoping I can begin to use the system more since I’ll have more weight in the bow. We will see. I’ve since learned how to manukau setup the wave so it’s not as needed but it will be nice to use it once I have enough weight that it can keep most water in the bags.
