Wakeboat Pics

[bzubke1]

When you went to brostock were you even able to get any good riding in. I want to make the trip this summer but I want to actually be able to get a few good sets it too. You think it's possible or are there wakeboats everywhere.

[thesack]

Dang that Liquid Force boat is slammed, bet it's putting out a great wake.

[KG's Supra24]

When you went to brostock were you even able to get any good riding in. I want to make the trip this summer but I want to actually be able to get a few good sets it too. You think it's possible or are there wakeboats everywhere.

There are alot of wakeboats out there but we got some of the best water we had all summer there. I can't tell you how awesome Bull Shoals is. It is up in the mountains so there isn't a ton of local traffic. We actually talked to a local and he said on a 4th of July weekend they can hit a cove in the lake and not see another person all day.

The pic of the Moomba Gravity Games is what it looked like in the middle of the day. You can see some of the boats lining the cove. I'm sure at that point 1 or 2 other boats were running up and down as well.

Here are a couple glass shots ...

[KG's Supra24]

Dang that Liquid Force boat is slammed, bet it's putting out a great wake.

Of course that is the boat they used for the double up competition.

The bow had a 750 sac laying in it. I talked to the driver and a couple of the riders but none of them were certain of the set up. My assumption based on what i saw:

Bow: stock 1200 +750 that was out = 1950
Lockers: probably two 750's = 1500

There was no ballast laying out in the boat other than the bow and that is about the ratio the Supra's like.

[thesack]

That is what I was thinking they would be running. I've been trying to decide if I wanted to add lead weight or add the integrated bow sac to my boat this year. Currently running the 1200 in the center and the 750s in the rear with about 100 lbs of lead in the bow, but still need some extra weight when there is only 3 of us out. Wish I could just use a 750 in the bow, but can't have it visible due to the no ballast law we have. Thinking I'm gonna add the IBS here soon.

[KG's Supra24]

My buddy has a 21v. The red one towards the end of the pics. He has an ibs and I think runs close to 1700 up front and then the 1500 in the rear.

I'd have to double check on his bow weight to be certain but his wake is beautiful. I can't fill my rear 750s without needing more than 1200 bow.

Are ballast laws common? Never heard of that.

[sandm]

seems that I remember reading part of the columbia is a no-ballast zone?

[thesack]

I haven't heard of any area of the Columbia being a no ballast zone, but since I never ride there I haven't paid attention to it though. But there area of the Willamette that I ride in is where the 19 mile stretch of no ballast zone is. Well its not really no ballast because the law says that you can not use ballast to ride artifically bow high. But its still best to keep it all hidden even though the Sheriff knows we ride with ballast and doesn't care because we do not go down to the area of the no ballast that has the private docks.

[cmtaylor777]

I'm still unclear why they care if anyone runs ballasts or not. Doesn't house boats have bath tubs?
Now bath tubs would be some good weighting. Think I can replace my back locker with one.

[newty]

Great pics! Thanks for the posts. Really itching for summer now.