Mondo Ken
04-22-2020, 07:31 AM
Morning All,
In my opinion, wake boats have come a long way in regards to the advancements of features and options that they now offer compared to 5 years ago.
Below are some of the features I consider to be major developments over the past few years:
Automatic Wake Set-up - All Brands
Touch Screen Dash(s) - All Brands
Power Towers - Premium Brands
Power Telescoping Tower - Nautique (Paragon)
Transom/Sundeck Loungers - Supra, MC, Nautique
SeaDek/Gator Step - All Brands
Integrated Garbage/Recycling - Premium Brands
Sub Floor Ballast - Premium & Some Entry Level Brands
Power & Heated Helm Seats - Premium Brands
Chill Tech Vinyl - Premium Brands
Tower & Transom Cameras - Premium Brands
Integrated GoPro Controls - Premium Brands
Thrusters - MC, BU, Pavati
Toilet - MC (X26)
Swim Platform Step - BU
Surf Locker/Storage - Premium Brands
Bimini Surf Storage - Most Brands
Surf Subs - Nautique (Paragon)
Remote Watch/Fob Surf Controller - Nautique, BU, Pavati
Wireless Charging - All Brands
FAE - All Brands
Programable RGB Led Lighting - Premium Brands
Extreme Pavati Features:
Chilled Cup Holders
Heated Cabin Seats
Surf Screen
Hide-A-Way Bimini
Diesel Motor Option (?)
Remote Start
Remote Battery On/Off
We all know that manufacturers will 'borrow' or improve on ideas from the other manufacturers, and some options from the premium brands do end up on their entry level counterparts. What do you think will be the next game changing feature to be introduced into the wake boat world or what would you as an avid wake boat owner like to see added as an option in future models?
My thoughts for a new feature would be since everyone wants more ballast, I would like to see the ballast be able to fill to equal the total registered combined weight of the boat based on the number (weight) of passengers, gear and ballast.
Example: 2020 Kaiyen - Total allowable weight 5,800 lb (2,100 passengers & gear + 3,700 ballast)
700 lb (4 people) & 200 lb (gear) = 900 lb + 4,900 lb of ballast
1,600 lb (8 people) & 200 lb (gear) = 1,800 lb + 4,000 lb ballast
This would give the opportunity for people who have a smaller crew the ability to still maximize the registered weight without going over and it would avoid having to change bags or add lead. How they were to accomplish this... I don't know as I'm not a Matt Brown... manual input of passengers weights?... sensors?...
I know this if this were it be a possibility, the first hack people would attempt would be to override the weight calculation to achieve full ballast with a full crew.
In my opinion, wake boats have come a long way in regards to the advancements of features and options that they now offer compared to 5 years ago.
Below are some of the features I consider to be major developments over the past few years:
Automatic Wake Set-up - All Brands
Touch Screen Dash(s) - All Brands
Power Towers - Premium Brands
Power Telescoping Tower - Nautique (Paragon)
Transom/Sundeck Loungers - Supra, MC, Nautique
SeaDek/Gator Step - All Brands
Integrated Garbage/Recycling - Premium Brands
Sub Floor Ballast - Premium & Some Entry Level Brands
Power & Heated Helm Seats - Premium Brands
Chill Tech Vinyl - Premium Brands
Tower & Transom Cameras - Premium Brands
Integrated GoPro Controls - Premium Brands
Thrusters - MC, BU, Pavati
Toilet - MC (X26)
Swim Platform Step - BU
Surf Locker/Storage - Premium Brands
Bimini Surf Storage - Most Brands
Surf Subs - Nautique (Paragon)
Remote Watch/Fob Surf Controller - Nautique, BU, Pavati
Wireless Charging - All Brands
FAE - All Brands
Programable RGB Led Lighting - Premium Brands
Extreme Pavati Features:
Chilled Cup Holders
Heated Cabin Seats
Surf Screen
Hide-A-Way Bimini
Diesel Motor Option (?)
Remote Start
Remote Battery On/Off
We all know that manufacturers will 'borrow' or improve on ideas from the other manufacturers, and some options from the premium brands do end up on their entry level counterparts. What do you think will be the next game changing feature to be introduced into the wake boat world or what would you as an avid wake boat owner like to see added as an option in future models?
My thoughts for a new feature would be since everyone wants more ballast, I would like to see the ballast be able to fill to equal the total registered combined weight of the boat based on the number (weight) of passengers, gear and ballast.
Example: 2020 Kaiyen - Total allowable weight 5,800 lb (2,100 passengers & gear + 3,700 ballast)
700 lb (4 people) & 200 lb (gear) = 900 lb + 4,900 lb of ballast
1,600 lb (8 people) & 200 lb (gear) = 1,800 lb + 4,000 lb ballast
This would give the opportunity for people who have a smaller crew the ability to still maximize the registered weight without going over and it would avoid having to change bags or add lead. How they were to accomplish this... I don't know as I'm not a Matt Brown... manual input of passengers weights?... sensors?...
I know this if this were it be a possibility, the first hack people would attempt would be to override the weight calculation to achieve full ballast with a full crew.