WAKE CHARACTERISTICS

CURL CHARACTERISTICS

 

WAKE EDGE

 

TABLE CHARACTERISTICS

Curl Shape

Curl Water

Feels Like

 

Edge of Wake

Shape

Feels like

 

Table Shape

Table Water
Feels like

Flat

Soft
Makes me feel like I need to go faster

 

Sharp edge or sharp drop off

 

Extremely flat all the way across

Soft


Slight bowl shape

Medium

 

Round edge, sharp enough to feel drop

 



Smooth with slight arc or rise

Medium


Medium bowl

Slightly Hard

 

Round with easy let down

 


Flat with small hump or hard spot in middle

Hard


Deepest Bowl

Hard

 

 

No edge, but up-rise feel

 


Starts off flat but has significant rise in middle

 

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Helmet Cam
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No edge and very little rise

Nearly flat

 


Looks like a second edge, or double wake, but consistent and fairly flat.

Turbulance
Feels Like

Groomed like Powdered Sugar

 Wake Video
From in the Boat

996K file size

 

 

 

 

 


Mostly flat with a slight feel of hole in the middle

Medium Smooth
like
 Sugar

Medium Hard
like
 Coffee Grounds

 

 

 

 

 

 


Up and down, too hard to cross

Inconsistent
like
Coffee Beans

DRIVING CHARACTERICSTICS

Tracking while someone is on the boom.

Poor
Skier pulls boat everywhere

Below Ave
More adjustments needed than expected

Average
Moderate Adjustments

Required

Above Ave
Only one or two adjustments required

Perfect
Can’t feel skier at all

How well does boat hold speed

Poor
Experienced drivers would have problems

Below Ave
More adjustments needed than expected in a tournament Boat

Average
Only Moderate Adjusting Required

Above Average
Only one or two adjustments required
Easy to drive by both beginner and expert

Perfect
Anyone off the street could drive & maintain speed on day 1.

Drivability 
Feels Like

1
Tank on water

2
OK, but needs improvement

3
Good all around

4
Better than Average

5
Can’t Get any better

BOOM INFORMATION AND SET-UP

We recommend
Barefoot International or ECI/Skylon booms

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We recommend
Barefoot International or ECI/Skylon
Extended Pylons

Can the driver see the skier on the boom while doing a back deep on LEFT side.

No

Way

As long as no observer in pass seat

Yes, with partial impairment

Clear view at all times

 

Recommend which side to put the boom on for best Driver/Skier experience.

LEFT

RIGHT

EITHER

 

Recommend type of Boom

Straight

Multi-Bend

EITHER

Ease of boom setup

Poor
 Boat will not accommodate a STD boom

Below Average
 Sets up in one location and height only.  No up/down adjustment

Average
 Sets up easily on one side only.  Limited up/down adjustment

Above Average
 Set’s up on both sides with moderate range of motion.

Perfect
 No obstacles or special pads required. Sets up easily on both sides.  Adjusts up/down easily
SIDE SPRAY CHARACTERISTICS

Side Spray – where does it start

Front of Boat

Windshield Area

Midpoint of Boat

Behind Pylon

Back of Boat

Side Spray – How far out to side

2 Feet

3 Feet

4 Feet

5 Feet

6 Feet

Does the Side Spray touch Skiers inside feet during back Deeps

YES

NO

 

Do you Recommend a Boom Extension

YES

NO

DRIVER ERGONOMICS

Driver seat Comfort

1

2

3

4

5

Can Driver see gauges easily

1

2

3

4

5

Easier to drive looking through
Windshield or over windshield

Looking
Through

Looking
Over

 

Bow rise

1
More than 2 feet
Impaired vision

2
 2 feet

3
 less than 1 ft

4
less than 6”

5
Hardly noticeable

Throttle Sensitivity

Too Much Play
Needs Adjustment

A little Play
Manageable

Just Right

4
A little touchy

Overly Sensitive
No Room for error

Trim Sensitivity
(for Outboards & I/Os only)

Too slow
Needs Adjustment

On the slow side
But Manageable

Just Right

4
A little touchy
but Manageable

Overly Sensitive
Too Fast
FEEL OF PULL BY SKIER

Power felt by skier while skiing

Week Pull
Skier can alter speed as much as 2 mph on toe-ups & wakes.  Skier has to adjust to speed variations

Moderate
Strong at times
Week at times
Who knows why

Strong but forgiving
Skier feels weightless during surface turns

Very Strong
Boat can’t be slowed or altered.  Skiers feel strong pull 100% of time.

 

ROUGH WATER CHARACTERISTICS

Ride in Rough Water

A bucking Bronco

This boat is good for glass water only

Below Average
Best seat is in the back of boat.

Average
Jars you on average size rollers

Above Average
Jars you on only the big rollers

Superb
This baby knocks it all down

How well does boat knock down chop

Forget about it
Stay In the boat

Below Average
Good for only light shop.  Table looses all definition in rough water

Average
Good for moderate chop.  Can still see table definition but you must stay alert

Above Average
Knocks down everything but
white-caps
Best

Knocks down the roughest water
Doesn’t wear you out

Where to ski if you’re in rough water

In the curl

Left of Right of Table Center

Anywhere on Table

 

 

Recommended Rope length for
rough water skiing

Forget it
Stay In the boat

75 feet

85 feet

95 feet

105 feet