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Fabrice ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: April-06-2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4 |
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Hello, I have a Sport Nautique from 1990 (I think same hull than the Ski Nautique) and would like to make wakesurfing with it.
does somebody already succeed : what was the load configuration in the boat? People seats where in the boat ? Ballast how much ? Where? So far I didn't succed with some guys siting on the back side: the wake isn't powerfull enough (too much foam) thanks
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Wilhelm Hertzog ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: June-14-2014 Location: Cape Town Status: Offline Points: 334 |
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Get yourself a wake shaper. You can buy or build. I put one together for my boat recently, and it makes all the difference. The posts in this thread may help:
https://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=49276 (Apologies about not posting a proper clickable link, but I'm posting from my phone, and creating clickable links on CCF from a phone seems to be a no can do.) |
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1982 Ski Nautique PCM351W RR II Velvet Drive 10-17-003 1:1 II PerfectPass Stargazer
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Donald80SN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: January-12-2009 Location: Denver, NC Status: Offline Points: 3896 |
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I have a friend with a 216 ( 21 foot 6") boat that is very similar too my sport. He surfs about every weekend, but he has a lot of weight in the boat. He also uses a device called a suck gate. It is a home made device to put on the hull to shape the wake. It made a huge difference. Google Suck Gate and you will find them. Seems like the master craft forum had a lot of info on them.
You can now buy them with a built on float that helps you keep it if it comes loose. Seems like the one fat sac beside the engine had 800 lbs in it and he had several other sacs too in the boat lockers.
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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Fabrice ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: April-06-2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 4 |
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He put the 800 lbs fatsac on the same side of the rider I guess?
I thought we have to put either suck gate or ballast
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Wilhelm Hertzog ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: June-14-2014 Location: Cape Town Status: Offline Points: 334 |
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Use both a wake shaper and ballast. With a wake shaper you can weight the boat pretty evenly and still get a good surf wave. |
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1982 Ski Nautique PCM351W RR II Velvet Drive 10-17-003 1:1 II PerfectPass Stargazer
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. |
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Donald80SN ![]() Grand Poobah ![]() Joined: January-12-2009 Location: Denver, NC Status: Offline Points: 3896 |
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Yes, use both for best results. You have to experiment and play around with it. The guys on www.planetnautique.com might be able to give you better advice on surfing than this group. These guys are mostly skiers and closet tubers.
I do have another friend named Quinner who is into the larger ladies. He places them in the back set and then he rides the waves. Brings new meaning to the word FACE PLANT !!!!!!!
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1980 Ski Nautique SOLD Back to Cypress Gardens
2002 Sport Nautique, GT-40, FCT2, Cover Sports, Tower Bimini, Inc., Wet Sounds Audio System, Star Gazer Wake Edition S. 1968 Ski Nautique, Project. |
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Faceplant ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July-27-2013 Location: Otter Lake , Mi Status: Offline Points: 413 |
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Say what ? And how did I get dragged into this conversation ?
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Feels like I am hanging 10 but in reality - probably hanging 6.
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