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Guess it’s time for a new month of awesome pics and boats!
Yesterday I finally got my break-in hours done with but as my luck would have it I had to take the sisters kids and my daughter out for tubing instead of surfing. We still had a blast and it was good to visit and spend time with family on the beautiful waters of Lake Martin.
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Hell of a sunset on the drive back home!
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Another good day on Falls Lake. Spotted at least 6 other moombas/supras out there
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Back through the gate and into hiding until next time...
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Every time I see your boat I'm reminded of Darth Vader. You even have a storm trooper tow vehicle to pilot him :D
Love it! Looks like you have some nice land too. Wave looks real nice and I need to add some midship ballast love to mine. I'm just concerned with losing space as we like to keep out hard cooler in there.
How well does your truck tow the max? Are you able to get it out of the water without 4x4? The barn looks like it has 9' doors? Ive got a 9' door but the opening is 106" from what I've gathered it wouldn't fit a max w the tower down.Quote:
Originally Posted by z28ke
Added some rollers to the prop guard for the driveway and campground issues. Going to upgrade to some better casters in a bit, but these definitely help from tearing up the driveway and the trailer.
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Put these in the May thread but they were actually taken June 1st.
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Daydreaming about next time ....
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We really could use a rating / Like system on here. Nice pics guys!
My pride and joy. My 9 year old boy on his first rides of the 2019 season!
My 9 year old boy getting a bit of airand his beautiful 4 year old sister waiting her turn. She likes to eat strawberries
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That is impressive for a 9 year old. What speed and length rope?
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Thanks bro, he's at probably 50 - 55ft, GPS zero off at 19mph, about 60% of Max ballast in all 3 bagsQuote:
Originally Posted by csm
Now if he can only duplicate it on his toeside
Went out both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday started at 9am, but the water wasn't all that smooth, so we jumped straight to the foil. Took a few runs and then filled up just the Port 1100 bag and started working on my surf foiling. Only about 1/3 of the ballast I typically run for surf. I'm making progress. I might need a bigger wing though.
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Then we docked on the Portland waterfront and had lunch out on the patio of Portland Sports Bar and Grill. Love that we can dock the boat up downtown and have access to great restaurants.
Picked up the afternoon crew at the restaurant, and it was just me and the girls. By early afternoon the river in front of downtown Portland was a hot mess. Rough, crowded, breezy. So we went to the lagoon and chilled for a while. There were a lot of crazy tieups, including one with a couple Supra's where the booze was flowing, asses were twerking and some of the girls on those boats were buck ass naked. Damn, Portland, you crazy!!!!
We didn't need any of that. Just kickin' it with a few of us soaking in the sunshine.
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Then we tucked away the truck and the boat (it's rad we can fit them both behind the fence still hitched up with the boat still completely under the carport) and were ready to go out the next day.
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The next day I was in the truck as I launched my wife in the boat... she drifted back toward the ramp and tried to pivot out. Didn't work so well as she told me she heard something scrape. Uh-oh. Since we were already in the water, I tested the boat up to 25mph and didn't feel any nasty vibrations... so we made a day of it. When we pulled it out of the water, we saw that a prop repair was definitely in order. Luckily there's a TON of places in Portland that repair props and prices are pretty competitive with quick turnaround and no sales tax. Plus, I have an identical spare in perfect condition, so it'll be an lesson learned for a price.
Looks like a great day Trayson.
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My 9 year old boy getting a bit of airand his beautiful 4 year old sister waiting her turn. She likes to eat strawberries
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Yaayyy!! Pics uploaded, all I had to do was sign up for yet another web service thing!
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Thank you for the compliments! Did you order yours with the rear side compartment storage bins? If so you can fit a couple soft coolers in one side and go ahead and add some midship bags. If not then you might as well fill all that extra space with some bigger rear bags and likely get the same effect while keeping room under the side benches. Either way you will not regret adding ballast. My wife hasn’t complained at all about the lost storage because she can see how much more fun I have surfing this year. I’m 6’4” 225lbs and can recover from WAY BACK, even when it’s just her in the boat.Quote:
Originally Posted by haknslash
It tows it like a boss with the 6.2L (my wife’s new suburban does even better with the 6.2 and 10 speed auto) and pulls it up the ramp in 2wd no problem. I’ll measure the height of my door and let you know.Quote:
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End of last season I forgot to fold the tower down and nailed the top frame. Didn’t hurt the boat, just my pride and it bent in the metal header beam enough to interfere with the door rolling up. I had to remove it, heat it with a torch, put each end up on some boards and jump on it/take a BFH to it to straighten out lol.
Hmm I didn’t think about just upgrading the rear bags to 1200 lbs or whatever WM uses for the Max. Then I could use a couple hundred lbs of lead weight for midship to retain storage there. I didn’t order mine with the side storage since they didn’t look removable once you install them. The engine cover tray is a major pain in the ass to lift up much less remove (I still haven’t figured that out short of removing one of the gas struts). To check my oil I’ve been removing the side access panel rather than try to muscle that huge ass engine tray lol.Quote:
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I wonder if the side panels can hold that much weight?
I run 1280s from Wakemakers in the rear lockers and have had no issues with the side panels. They are already reinforced.Quote:
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Looks good I need something like this on my trailer to be able to park it into my drive wayQuote:
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This was an interesting day. Apparently we have a group that does the "Wasatch Challenge" and this year my dealer was part of it. From what I got this group of 30+ people started the day with 9 holes of golf. Next was the slopes and took some rips on the melting show. Event 3 was mountain biking then moved to wakesurfing. These poor people were wrecked by the time they got to us. We had 2 Supra SA's and I got the 2019 Mojo to play with. Almost all new to surfing and we got everybody up and had a blast. They all skinned it in 58' water :twisted:
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Ok- how did you start out in the water? I need to try this with my granddaughter.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcredible
Used to do this all the time. Have her between your knees, feet on the board and reaching around your legs to hold on. She stands up with you. Once you are surfing the pocket you lift her up in front of you and place her on your shoulders.
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That's exactly it...here feet on the board in between yours and get started surfing together.Quote:
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Once you are stable in the pocket...just lift up and over. They think it is awesome! It is really fun to carve the wake with them and get them to feel what surfing is like too!
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Oh...and how is it that your Mondo seems to have a longer pocket than my Max!??!
First wave of the summer got a new surfer up. Always a good time spreading the joy ....
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Refused to bring the tube.....so middle child got up on double trainers first time (despite my lovely knotted line!)
First time surfer never wakeboarder buddy up on his first try (never been THAT successful until then)
Busted out the slalom ski collecting dust in the front locker.....forgot to lower the rope.
Beat the rain and had an excellent day in the water. June started solidly :)
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I did a LOT of tinkering last year to get it working! I run was running the following on Sunday:Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmsch
1) 3000lbs ballast
2) 500 lbs lead
3) 4 adults in the boat +2 kids.
4) Goofy side I have to list it by draining the opposite rear by ~400 lbs and run almost all the lead on surf side midship.
5) Surfing regular is almost equal weight but just move people over.
If I am running only 1-3 adults in the boat + surfer...I fill up a 650 lbs sack and run it infront of my back seat on the floor. I like my wave pretty steep...so that works...but if you throw 200-300 lbs of lead up front it softens and lengthens it better.
Hope that kinda helps....there are guys that have their Max dialed on here...so i would follow their advice!
Yep, that helps, thanks jc.
Can't resist but post another video in the picture thread...this was last year so the boy was 8 at the time and riding behind a Regal bowrider with no ballast, just an ordinary bowrider with a volvo penta i/o pulling an 8 year old
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Hurry up weekend!!
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Little sunset run from Friday, water was still trash.
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Thursday evening boat session. Just the wife and I and one friend that was our spotter and photog. Low wind, smooth water, and an all around great evening. I even got a slalom ski in. Loving that new vinyl.
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foiled a few miles on the way back to the launch.
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Excellent night.
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Also, the secret to the 360 is obviously to "RELAX"
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NICE! I need some of this in my life. Still haven't really figured it out.Quote:
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New flag mounts and rotating poles made for the tower! Ordering some 12x18” flags to go with them!
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