Working on the Outback surf wake

[kaneboats]

Just looked at p.59 of your owners manual. It looks like your boat has the back seat that goes into the "up" position and you can put a bag underneath the seat. On mine, the seat cannot be moved up and the fuel tank sits under the seat. But, the rear locker is huge. I can store my 3 empty ballast bags, 2 pumps and a wakeboard in there all at once. It's like a trunk.

[Sled491]

Got it! I would love to have the best of both worlds though. The bag under the raised rear seat still spills out onto the walkway and looks and is kind of sloppy. IMHO

[kaneboats]

Well, my seat is wide open but the bag takes up the entire walkway. Still, because I can get 3 bags total in there I can make a big ole wake. I think I just need to add another one somewhere, probably forward a little.

[Sled491]

My guess would be right on the floor of the bow where it is glass only and no carpet. But watch out for the water over the bow that's for sure

[mmandley]

Water over the bow? OMG i had 2 people sitting in my Bow a few weeks about probably pushing the 250 each area lol. If we turned the boat and a roller came we took huge amounts of water over the bow unless we powered threw it lol.

My bilge pump was working over time that day lol.

[Waynes345]

Water over the bow? OMG i had 2 people sitting in my Bow a few weeks about probably pushing the 250 each area lol. If we turned the boat and a roller came we took huge amounts of water over the bow unless we powered threw it lol.

My bilge pump was working over time that day lol.

You'll learn how to avoid it after a while. On the other hand, if somebody is bugging you, you can seat them in the right place and learn to drench them as well.

[Sled491]

Yep water over the bow prevention should be taught as a 1/2credit college course I'm proud to say I have passed that class with flyiing colors!

[mmandley]

Ohh i learned pretty fast to hit the power just as we crossed the first roller. Claudia on the other had didnt learn so fast and she was soaking the people and the boat. Good thing nothing in storage was needing to stay dry LOL

She took a wave so big over the bow she actualy thought she was going to sink the boat. I laughed at her but then said you sink my boat and im kicking your arse. More then once...

[kaneboats]

Good reason to mount that amp up high.

Had my sister and my ("my hair can't get wet") cousin sunbathing in the bow one day. All day I tried so hard to keep them dry but then the inevitable moment came -- and you know when it's inevitable it's because it's the tidal wave type of roller -- and it practically washed them off their seats. They turned on me like a pair of cornered lionesses. They had no idea the effort I had put in all day to look out for them.

Anyway, I'm thinking of putting a bag up there right about at the windshield to see if that's far enough forward to lenghten the wave a bit.

[moombadaze]

Yep water over the bow prevention should be taught as a 1/2credit college course I'm proud to say I have passed that class with flyiing colors!

Hey I passed that class
oops, guess not the reading class--missed that word "prevention"