Cant drop the rope with upgraded 1140s

[Karl]

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So far this is best wave ive been able to get. This is with about 3200 lbs. and diy shaper. I was finally able to drop the rope for a bit, but pocket is small and very close to the deck. We were running only two in boat tho. Its getting there, but still need more weight....

[Shoebox]

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So far this is best wave ive been able to get. This is with about 3200 lbs. and diy shaper. I was finally able to drop the rope for a bit, but pocket is small and very close to the deck. We were running only two in boat tho. Its getting there, but still need more weight....

I still think you might have the shaper in the wrong place.

Should be about here...

This is my wave with zero water ballast, just 670 lbs lead. Very surfable.

[Karl]

No, thats where im putting it. I did have it lower and can tell an improvement with it higher though.

[Shoebox]

Something is wrong. With that boat, a shaper, and that much weight you should be making a great wave.

[KG's Supra24]

Did you try slowing the boat down any?

I haven't been following recently so may have missed it. From the pic, though, that would be my guess.

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[jason1973]

I agree, something is wrong.. i am far from expert on setting up boats, but have some experience and my MC X2 has a better wake with only 600lbs of ballast, and no wake shaper. My guess would be speed. Going to fast. Should be between 9.5 and 11 somewhere in there depending on the boat.

[Karl]

Yeah, we were running between 10.5 and 11. Got speedo set with gps. When speedo set at 20 with gps it was off on low end, and vice versa when set low. I thk it pretty close now at low end.

[jcredible]

did the 750's per the recommendation from the moomba rep

I have a 2017 Mondo and it surfs great for a 20.5 foot boat. It took lots of playing around all summer...but here is what I ended up at:

1) 1100 lbs bags in the rear
2) 500 lbs lead
3) 1000 lbs up front(hard tank + IBS)
4) 650 lbs bag on the floor infront of the transmission access panel.
5) surf tab at 65(goofy) and 60(regular
6) Goofy I run around 11.2 vs regular at 10.8 to clean it up
7) Goofy requires me to drain ~30% out of the one side to list the boat...but regular rides well equally waited.

If I am only running 2 in the boat...the extra 650lbs makes a difference for wave height and push. I have attached a photo of the regular wave with only 2 people in the boat.


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[Karl]

Man, thats a lot of weight. I was hoping it wouldnt take 4000lbs to surf, but that's kinda how its looking. Hell, my boat weighs about 4000lbs! I guess the USCG rating has to be over looked. Im gonna play around with speed some more, but I really dont want every compartment filled with ballast, need some room for jackets and rope at least. I appreciate all the advice though.

[Shoebox]

You don't need that much weight for a surfable wave. You need that much for the biggest, best wave you can get.