Nautique 226 > weighting

Just picked one up (226) and am curious on how others are weighting em'. Is the starboard side better than the port? What speed are you running?

We tried it briefly with the rear tank full on one side and the center tank roughly 1/2 full with minimal success. Maybe we were to much used to my old tige 21v, or something, but none of us could really get really slashn' without the rope for any real length of time. Maybe more weight in the rear corner??

Jim.

We ride behind a 236, which is a bit longer but similar to your boat. The best wave is on the left/port/regular side based on the prop-spin direction. I believe Nautique changed the prop spin on all their boats for the '07 models except the 210 which will keep the '06 direction (which is better for goofy-foot riders/starboard wave).
So, if you have an '06 then your starboard wave will be solid with the right weight & speed, or an '07 the port side is better.

We fill all internal ballast on the left side and Center ski locker, plus we use SkyHigh sacs under every seat along the left side, in the ski locker and in the rear locker for a total of about 3000-3500 lbs of water ballast. If you like those spaces you can always use alternatives like lead weights or sandbags but we have the sacs hard-piped so they fill/empty with a switch (which is super convenient if you surf & wakeboard/skate or ski or tube or whatever).

As for speed, we run around 12.5 mph with the perfectpass but that's something you can just play with depending on what type of wave you like... typically slower speeds will give you a taller height & shorter length wave while faster speeds will shorten (h) and lengthen (l) the wave. Typically, surfers ride anywhere between 10-14 mph depending on the boat's set-up and their preferred riding style (skim vs. surf).

cool....i think I definately require more weight.
How much are you driving in a circle? if at all?? I know in our tige we used to prolly do about a 100' diameter.
I have a couple extra sacks so I'll just have to play with it for a bit....then maybe plumb some in during the winter....Do you put any weight up front at all???or is it from the middle to the back corner, surf side?

Never measured it out but we just turn a little to the left until the wave looks right... smooth, glassy curl with a solid lip and as long of a wave as you can get.

The only thing up front is usually the boards and some bow candy if available, most of our weight is in the center ski locker, down the side and esp. in the rear corner locker. If you can get the rub rails to touch the water then you're prolly good.