boat width for running a course on a private lake

[trayson]

so there's a private lake that's within a 4 hour drive of home that has weekday rental rates that seem crazy reasonable. it's 2250 feet long and 5 to 10' deep. they do have a "no wake enhancing devices" rule that I can certainly understand.

as far as the type of boats they allow, they wanted inboard tournament style boats and when I asked for clarification about whether my 23' XLV would be okay, I got this response:

The boat guides for the course center section are 6'9" spacings. Doubt your boat can pass through them.

Any thoughts on this? Honestly, I would be interested in renting the lake because it would be straight up FUN to have a private lake for a few days. I love to slalom ski, although I only really freeski and I'm not into carving buoys. And I think it'd still be fun to wakeboard, even if it was with no ballast.

But I'm not sure about the whole 6'9 thing. I've run my boat through the course at a lake in central OR and it didn't seem to be too wide for the buoys.

Of course I know the lake was DESIGNED for running a course in a DD, but I'm still wondering if I could have fun with it on my Vdrive, or if they're going to say it's not really feasible.

[jmvotto]

Yeah that won't fit the xlv is 8 ft 6 inches wide.
Most course me are 7.5 ft. For the boat guides

[trayson]

Yeah that won't fit the xlv is 8 ft 6 inches wide.
Most course me are 7.5 ft. For the boat guides

I wonder how wide they were at the course I ran my boat though before... of course, maybe I was just knocking guides with my hull without knowing it?

[BensonWdby]

Probably - but you should have heard that. One thing that can happen is the pressure in front of the boat can sometimes spread the guides naturally.
Honestly I am surprised that V-drive survived the experience - I would have expected the slalom gods to burst it into flames before you hit the entry gates...

[sandm]

I would have expected the slalom gods to burst it into flames before you hit the entry gates...

now that's funny right there.....

there's a course at the upper end of the river. I typically stay away as I know they want good water. always a lot of fun to watch a good skiier doing a run..

[kaneboats]

If you are not going to run the course you will be bored in about 30 min. and wishing you were back on your river.

[trayson]

If you are not going to run the course you will be bored in about 30 min. and wishing you were back on your river.

Yeah, perfectly smooth water all day long with the lake all to myself?

Gosh, I can't think of anything I'd do with myself on that...

[Pound]

I think the bored comment relates to this.... at 2250' assume 50' each end for turn around... even at moderate wakeboarding speeds, you'd reach the other end in just about a minute. and at slalom speeds, around 45 secs or less. I think you'd feel like your turning around constantly. At 5-10' depths, and no wake enhancing ballast, not likely to be surfing. If you were into running the course and only the course, it would be fun as hell tho. What's the width of the lake?

[sandm]

assume 50' each end for turn around...

talk about a power turn

[trayson]

I think the bored comment relates to this.... at 2250' assume 50' each end for turn around... even at moderate wakeboarding speeds, you'd reach the other end in just about a minute. and at slalom speeds, around 45 secs or less. I think you'd feel like your turning around constantly. At 5-10' depths, and no wake enhancing ballast, not likely to be surfing. If you were into running the course and only the course, it would be fun as hell tho. What's the width of the lake?