Quote Originally Posted by benny32 View Post
I'll try moving some lead back to the front and try to get the pitch around 9-9.5. I'll also try bumping the speed to 11.2 and going up from there see if there's any difference.

Everyone we have ride is regular and we run about -1 to -2 roll.
First question is have you checked the calibration on your inclinometer? Make sure that is good first.

Next have you watched this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt8VVwwEwn4&t=1s
If not check it out and look at the numbers Robert is using with the Flow 3.0 Setup. Also note his speeds. As others have stated you need to bump your speed up. It seemed counter intuitive to me but it really woke our wave up when I bumped ours up to 11.3 mph.

On the water when you fill your bags make sure that you burp them and get all the air out. If you are not doing this you are missing out on several hundred pounds of ballast. Make those changes and see what your results are. I try to change one thing at a time and then test to make sure I know what impact each one has and so I can repeat it.

As you are setup now you are 1,200 # above stock ballast plus 500-600 in passengers (which is a light crew) plus gear. With this setup you should be able to make a decent wave with decent push but most people with great waves on a Makai are running the 1350s in the rear and anywhere from 1k-1700# in lead depending on their crew. I am currently running 1k in lead and am able to make a fun wave, but I have had times where I had 12 adults on my boat and the wave was awesome. So that being said I want an awesome wave and have the 1350s sitting waiting to be installed I just need to find some time. My point in all that is to say that depending on your expectations you might need more ballast in whatever form that is (lead or water). As far as your lead placement goes check out Robert's videos on that here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKiSpHn1hug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRX6v9QpycI
(reason I am sharing all the videos is that most of us have watched them so sometimes we assume others have and know what we are talking about)

Another point as others have stated your center plate should stay between 0 and 20 when surfing. Anything beyond 20% deployed really starts to counteract your ballast.

The Makai has the potential to make an amazing wave it just takes a little more tweaking than the premium brands to get it dialed in.