XLV Ghetto Gate

[kaneboats]

Are you putting anything between the gate and the hull to keep it from getting damaged?
Looks great!

Like what? A piece of plastic? It's made out of plastic and there are no screw heads on the hull side.

[kaneboats]

looks almost identical to version 1 I made

I liked your version a lot (version 2? in the pic below for you guys who haven't seen it-- tried out Daze's gate and really loved what it did for my wave). However, my cutting boards were only 20" long so I couldn't make that one. Had to modify the plans for the ones Joe and Russ made.

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[5:00]

Something soft like splitting a soft hose down the middle or using Hydro Turf. If it is slammed against the hull like it will be maybe it will be all right?

[kaneboats]

I have tons of hydroturf lying around. Maybe I'll try something.

[parrothd]

Got my first try at a gate done last night. We'll try it out tomorrow.

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Looks good, for future reference you don't need to follow the hull contour..

[moombadaze]

Looks good, for future reference you don't need to follow the hull contour..

why not ?
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[parrothd]

I used some left over hydro between the gate and the hull, it doesn't move or rattle much.

You're gonna love the results, I still only put %50? on the non-surf side, I've also found that I don't need my IBS.

Remember to only turn toward the gate side, use it as an advantage, you'll be able to spin the boat..

I come off the throttle, sharp turn towards gate, causes me to 180 back towards the rider, then head at them, then sharp turn again before running them over causes another 180 and the backend swings around in front of the rider..

[kaneboats]

I spent several days using Daze's gate above. Put it on my boat when we were on vacation and never gave it back till we loaded up to leave. ha ha.

I had never run anything in the opposite locker. Now I have a 540 opposite my 750. I plan to start with the 750 full, the center 400 and mini IBS (about 375) full and about 400 in the 540. I have a 400 under the surf side seats. I anticipate not needing it anymore but intend to try it both ways. The other thing I noticed using Daze's gate is I only needed about 1/3 of the wakeplate I would run without it (from almost all the way up to about 30% up). We'll check on that too.

[parrothd]

[QUOTE=moombadaze;276143]why not ?
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I didn't with my gate, seems like a lot of extra work, doubtful it has much impact on the wave, it's such a small surface area(the curved extra part)..

I could be wrong however you can't reverse the gate and you loose some surface area, I think my gate is 12 x 24...

[parrothd]

I spent several days using Daze's gate above. Put it on my boat when we were on vacation and never gave it back till we loaded up to leave. ha ha.

I had never run anything in the opposite locker. Now I have a 540 opposite my 750. I plan to start with the 750 full, the center 400 and mini IBS (about 375) full and about 400 in the 540. I have a 400 under the surf side seats. I anticipate not needing it anymore but intend to try it both ways. The other thing I noticed using Daze's gate is I only needed about 1/3 of the wakeplate I would run without it (from almost all the way up to about 30% up). We'll check on that too.

I don't use the plate that much anymore it's usually all the way up, just adjust the speed .2 one way or the other or add/remove out the non-surf side. The great thing at least with my gate the wave is always the same, there's really no fussing around anymore. Fill it up, 11mph and it's almost the same as the day before, really consistent even with rive speed changes, fuel weight, etc, etc...