Newbie Question - What boat will work?

(ship_of_fools) · (ship_of_fools) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 08-18-2008, 2:57 PM

I seen someone wakesurfing this weekend for the first time. I thought it was really cool!!

Can this be done (by a beginner) behind an 21 foot open bow I/O with a waketower? Is it safe behind an I/O?

Thanks

(wakebrdjay) · (wakebrdjay) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 08-18-2008, 2:58 PM

NO!!!!!! enough said!

(wakebrdjay) · (wakebrdjay) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 08-18-2008, 3:01 PM

Check out www.wakeoutlaws.com or www.inlandsurfer.com and read the safety code.

(ship_of_fools) · (ship_of_fools) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 08-18-2008, 3:12 PM

Didn't think so, just thought I'd ask...looks pretty cool though!!

(zack21v) · (zack21v) **Join Date: May 2008** 08-18-2008, 10:08 PM

Glad you asked before you tried it.

Saw an I/O at our local lake with a surfboard in one of the racks. My dad talked to the guy when we pulled our boat out and I guess his daughter surfs behind it and he thought it was safe because they have a larger swim platform. He told the guy next time she wants to surf flag to us down.

(towboat_222) · (towboat_222) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 08-19-2008, 9:25 AM

Saw someone the other day behind i/o before we could stop them . They tried to throw the rope back into the boat. handle went into prop boat stop surfer in back seat. wish I could of got a picture happened to fast.

(underwater) · (underwater) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 08-19-2008, 10:03 AM

How is Wakesurfing off a standard 60' wakeboard rope?

I have a stern drive boat, and recently started wakeskating. I like it more then wakeboarding. I don't do any tricks, just kind of like riding and cutting back an fourth across the wake. The only problem is I fall a lot because of less stability without boots to hold my feet to the board. I was thinking a wakesurf board is larger and would add more stability.

Please note, I would never try real wakesurfing (just off the stern of my boat) with an I/O. With 60' of rope between me and the prop I believe safety isn't an issue. I know I would need to hold the rope the whole time. Just looking for a fun, stable ride.

Let me know

surfdad 08-19-2008, 10:17 AM

Hey Laury,

Back in the day, before free surfing was popular, Shred Stixx introduced their original shape. It's a pintail gun. Folks would shorten the rope up a bit, I think that Jerry recommends something like 20 feet and then you ride at around 20+ mph. It's certainly a fun alternative and later when you get better, the turns feel like you riding double overhead at Jaws. :-)

Not that know what that feels like, but I have a good imagination. :-)

We've done some line riding at wakeboard speeds and it's an enjoyable pasttime - certainly doable. IMO, it does offer more stability than a wakeskate, especially of your riding the board with a tri-fin or thruster configuration, however the down side to that was it was REALLY a chore to turn the board.

The original shred stixx page

(towboat_222) · (towboat_222) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 08-19-2008, 10:53 AM

We ride a surf board all the time on a longer rope lots of fun. wake to wake gets ugly