wakeskate lever years

I believe what you are referring to came out in 2005 and now with the 200 model may be gone. Trick/////////Slalom wake countrol

2006 was the first year of the Hydrogate. Certain Prior years had available trick tanks which held about 200lbs of water ballast.

I know that the 2009's had them. The Orange Crush has a Hydrogate. I saw a 2011 - 200 Model at the Boat Show one Saturday and it had a Hydrogate on the boat.

Donald

Sooo........The Hydrogate, per se, doesn't help a trick wake be rampy-er on a 196 or 206. But, the boats with a hydrogate do not have the hook in the stern keel to lift the stern and flatten the wake. The hull of the boats with the hydrogate are designed to make rampy-er wakes.

The hydrogate when fully engaged returns the hull to it's original flatter wake condition..... which is opposite than other boat manufacturers' whale fin which digs in the stern to create a bigger wake. It actually is a fancy trim tab which elevates the stern for a flatter wake.

Thanks everyone. If any one barefoots also,
1. Does the gate help with the turbulence?
2. And before the hydrogate years, which hull,year has the best barefoot wake?
I slalom, trick and barefoot. I have considered a sanger dxii, some friends are competitors but those boats handle badly and obviously not built as well.

There is no advantage to adding a Correct Craft Hydrogate to boats that didn't have them as an option. It doesn't help flatten the wake any more than what the already "hooked" keel transom lip does. If you extend on below that point, you introduce turbulence into the wake and make the boat handle poorly..... I found that out trying to install a Fresh Air Exhaust on my 2004 206 (hooked keel, no hydrogate). It acted like a dragging obstacle rather than having no effect in the prop wash like designed.

At Footing speeds, in all DD Nautiques and the 91-94 Excels and BFNs (V-drives), the wakes are fine for footing. The V-Drives have a higher, flatter table and more "defined" edges.... Tougher for skiing but great for entry wakeboarding, entry tricks and barefooting. (I am biased towards the 91-94 V-Drives).... but they stink for skiing!

No question, if you really like footin' the DXII is the way to go. I thought my '98 SN had a tolerable table for footing and have not yet come to a conclusion using the hydogate on the '09 SN 206.