'86 Ski Nautique 2001 Surf Gate

Got the Starboard Gate Made Gonna test her out tonight!

Working on plans for the surf gate... starting with the hinge plate.

Nice looking port side wave for sure!   I've been having a hell of a time getting the wave to clean up on that side for regular foot riders, speeding up to about 11mph (I ride at 9 for goofy side and it is nearly perfectly clean) helps but by then the wave size really starts to dissipate,, tried a little steeper angle on the gate and that seems to make a bit of a difference too,, If I remember correctly you (thaddeus) had raised your swim platform a bit, did that make a difference? any other tips for getting rid of the wash on the port side wave?

Thanks for the link. That's an impressive wake for a 2001!!!

SNobsessed wrote: I give in - Where was that camera mounted? Way cool wake, esp for port side. BTW, a thick rope is much safer than a ski rope for surfing.

I have a GoPro mounted on a 4ft PCV Pipe in my right hand.

I totally agree, I'll switch to a different rope.

I can't view the video, just coming up as a blank box for me. Could you post a link?

Terrible Quality Video... But this is my set up as of last night with my Aluminum Surfgate.

HD Video to come when I get home....

UPDATED (HD VIDEO NOW)

Pretty impressive wake for a 2001! Nice work on the design.

I hate to be the guy mentioning safety stuff, but I'd like to see that edge and corner of the aluminum plate covered with something. Maybe cut a slot in some PVC pipe and push it onto the edge. It might seem unlikely but if anyone hit that corner there would be a lot of stitches involved.

finally got some footage of it in action,,, about 1800 lbs including ballast and people, definitely over marked capacity but still felt stable and safe,'89 ski nautique 2001 homebrew surfgate

WaveControl - should double the value of your boat.

I havent had much of desire to surf behind my boats but i[ve been following this thread a bit because alot of my friends talk about it. I'm surprised noone here has mentioned or tried the low pro style trim tabs. seems like they would do the same as the newer nautique gates are. (the slid out style)
but its would be a complete bolt on system, low profile and from what i can gather it would accomplish the same thing as this design would.


I installed these on a 37 Duffy with my captain a couple years ago and it made a world of difference and they are a nice piece.
We are usually loaded up with 3000# of ice another 600# of bait 500 gals of #2 under the deck and with a 100Gal fuel bladder on the back deck for lack of anyplace else to put it. I could have just said we were heavy but now you get the idea of how heavy. On our steam out she would sit real low in the back and as soon as we installed these tabs (2 per side) we would run them on the way out and the bow would sit lower and we went from 20-21 gallons an hour steam down to 19. point is they work amazing and don't need as much purchase on the hull as a lot of the designs ive seen.
We've run these for 3-4 seasons now and we run them fully extended at 19 knts for 8-10 hours at a time. I wouldBe inclined to mount these to my nautique before i went building some big offensive gate that i had to lug around.(no offense to those who have)

here is a short version of them(ours are the 18" ones)


http://www.volvopenta.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/Penta/Parts%20brochures/QL%20-%20Boat%20Trim%20System%20-%20Eng.pdf
The only thing that is extrememly important when mounting these things is they have to be mounted on a FLAT suface. We glassed in a piece of FRP bolted to some angle iron to keep the surface flat while the epoxy set.
Would like to see someone try a set of these. I bet they work.

Its a 4' I don't know what that breaks down to in cm?   48 inches its pretty short my buddy can't ride it I think he is too heavy.   but I love it.   I am about 170 lbs and I have a couple other friends that ride behind the boat that love it and weigh anywhere from 150 to 180.   

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one of my friends shot this a couple weeks ago... you can see how far away you can get

xarmypilot wrote: Judging from the angle of the wake from the transom, it appears to be that the boat was in a left hand turn then turned right. These would be normal conditions where you'd see a bit of a list.

Spot On! I missed that.

I didn't, because it is just a google pic, so I checked back and ding ding ding, we have a winner.

http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/18-year-old-pulled-from-Candlewood-Lake-581827.php