where do you run your wakeplate???

[saskyrider]

Hey... i finally got my boat out again last night and was pulling some buddies behind it. I had my ballast all filled up and was playing around with the wakeplate, it seemed like once i got past a certain point it didn't really help the boat produce a bigger wake... (this was for wakeboarding), so i'm wondering where you all run your wakeplates at?

thanks

geoff

[mmandley]

Generally wake boarding we run it all the way down, doesn't matter if its 0 or full 2500 ballast.

Yesterday we were out and had 2500 ballast and i moved it to a 1/4 up mostly i use it to help clean the wake up a bit when loaded. Other wise its always 100% down.

[jester]

For me it really depends on the weather, chop and the wake. If there is glass I will run it all the way up. If there is chop i will start moving it down to sink the bow into the waves a bit more and it helps with the chop. It also depends on where the wake starts washing out and you can move the wakeplate up or down to change where the wake washout is.

[you da man]

The wakeplate doesn't necessarily add much size, it shapes. By shaping it will let you tune the wake to eliminate wash on the lip

[saskyrider]

ok... several diff. awnsers.. lol! i found that last night because it was choppy out that having it about 30% down helped clean up the wake, but i was just curious.

thanks

geoff

[lewisb13]

When you say "up" are you referring to the needle being all the way to the right or all the way to the left on the gauge?

[cab13367]

it seemed like once i got past a certain point it didn't really help the boat produce a bigger wake

"Wakeplate" is a misnomer - deploying the wakeplate (i.e., putting it down) does not create a bigger wake - in fact, it's the opposite. Running with no or little ballast, putting the wakeplate down forces the rear of the boat to ride a little higher and pushes the bow of the boat down, thus displacing less water and creating a smaller wake. I do think that the more ballast you run, the less effective the wakeplate becomes at the same speed and it is used more to tweak the shape of the wake.

So when wakeboarding, I always run with the wakeplate 100% up to maximize the size of the wake. I will only engage it (put it down) if the bow is porposing too much or if I am pulling a skier or new boarder and they don't necessarily want a big wake.

[lewisb13]

Im thoroughly confused. If I were to put the needle all the way to the LEFT at any point in time, my LSV would start bouncing like crazy.

[cab13367]

Im thoroughly confused. If I were to put the needle all the way to the LEFT at any point in time, my LSV would start bouncing like crazy.

My 06 is a different hull - it's longer and deeper - so I don't have that issue to the same degree you do. It porpoises mostly if we are in rougher water.

Do you have everyone sitting in the back? If so, that is part of the problem. Try distrubuting the weight more evenly front to back.

[sandm]

Do you have everyone sitting in the back? If so, that is part of the problem. Try distrubuting the weight more evenly front to back.

or adjust your wakeplate to stop the porpoising