Putting a wake in cable riding!

How about this....
Only Remove the prop (drag) and rudder. heavily harness the boat so it can't move forward, backward, side, side in10 ft depth water. The only thing that can be adjusted is the depth in which how low the boat will sit in the water. Have this set up in a large canal where you can control the speed of the water flow. Let's say.. 24 mph flowing water in the canal river etc. rider is then holding handle at desired rope length that's connected to boats tower. Canals water speed increases, rider gets up, boat and rider stays in place while water rushes by to make wake and give the ride a feel as if he's being towed and wakeboarding.
Expensive, dangerous but... Cool i think

Originally Posted by durty_curt

How about this....
Only Remove the prop (drag) and rudder. heavily harness the boat so it can't move forward, backward, side, side in10 ft depth water. The only thing that can be adjusted is the depth in which how low the boat will sit in the water. Have this set up in a large canal where you can control the speed of the water flow. Let's say.. 24 mph flowing water in the canal river etc. rider is then holding handle at desired rope length that's connected to boats tower. Canals water speed increases, rider gets up, boat and rider stays in place while water rushes by to make wake and give the ride a feel as if he's being towed and wakeboarding.
Expensive, dangerous but... Cool i think

Like a wake boarding flow rider.

Originally Posted by durty_curt

How about this....
Only Remove the prop (drag) and rudder. heavily harness the boat so it can't move forward, backward, side, side in10 ft depth water. The only thing that can be adjusted is the depth in which how low the boat will sit in the water. Have this set up in a large canal where you can control the speed of the water flow. Let's say.. 24 mph flowing water in the canal river etc. rider is then holding handle at desired rope length that's connected to boats tower. Canals water speed increases, rider gets up, boat and rider stays in place while water rushes by to make wake and give the ride a feel as if he's being towed and wakeboarding.
Expensive, dangerous but... Cool i think

^^^^^
This is what I had posted in another thread somewhere on here. The issue that I have not figured out is the moving water when you crash. With normal boat riding when you crash or let go of the rope you slow down but with the moving water it just keeps going. This would create some crazy falls and an interesting swim out with a board on your feet. Reminds me of that thread about the delta and the pumps sucking the rider toward it.