Wakeskate or surfer
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Topic: Wakeskate or surfer
Posted By: duffnit
Subject: Wakeskate or surfer
Date Posted: March-05-2007 at 8:08pm
Can someone help me understand the difference between a wakeskate and a wakesurfer board?
How do you determine which board size to purchase?
Now clearly I am assuming, but the wake surfer would be the board to ride free line at the stern? That looks cool, but anything that could confirm or deny my understanding would be helpful. Thanks d
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Danny
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Posted By: 05 210
Date Posted: March-05-2007 at 9:04pm
Wakeskates are more like a large skateboard.The motions are similar to wakeboarding,but it's more technical.Normally ridden on a long line,you don't need much of a wake to have fun on one.
Wakesurfers are more like a big skimboard/small surfboard.You get up on a shortline and throw it into the boat once you're surfing.Usually you would heavily weight one side of the boat for a nice wave,which side depends on which way you surf and how your boat reacts to weight on that side due to prop rotation,etc.If you understand the mechanics of surfing,you could seemingly ride an endless wave across the lake.
I haven't tried wakesurfing yet,but I've seen friends do it and it looks like fun.
The size/style needed would depend on your size and ability,just like skis or a wakeboard. The manufactures websites usually explain that stuff pretty well.Take a look at CWB Wakeboards or Liquid Forces' site as they sell both surfers and skates.May be some info there that will help.
Mike
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Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: March-05-2007 at 9:05pm
A ride a wakeskate just like a wakeboard, but there's no bindings to attach you to the board. A wakesurfer, you first ride holding the rope close to the boat and let go and surf the wake behind the boat. Very good for carbon monoxide. The wakesurf board is a lot wider for the slow speed and no pulling with a rope.
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Tim D
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Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: March-05-2007 at 9:07pm
we were typing at the same time.
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Tim D
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Posted By: MaddMarxx
Date Posted: March-10-2007 at 5:49pm
Has anyone ever seen http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3APIC&viewitem=&item=150094995322&rd=1&rd=1 - these ?
They look pretty fun!
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March-10-2007 at 6:21pm
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those look very dangerous...so short of a shi and your locked in......im sure theres been someone whos tore an acl broke a leg etc with those things!
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Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: March-10-2007 at 7:01pm
They don't appear much different than good old fashioned trick skis. BKH
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Posted By: duffnit
Date Posted: March-10-2007 at 11:28pm
Those look like similar to the trick skis we used 20 years ago and are collecting dust in the boat house now. d
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Danny
"no offense- but the rate at which you spread bad information is very impressive"
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