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Old    tkdhav            08-02-2004, 1:40 PM Reply   
I have been playing around with boat speed trying to find what the best is and for my boat it seems to be around 22 mph on rough days and around 20 on smooth days. There was some trick info the other day that I read "speed up to 12 to 14 mph" I was wondering how slow they were going if that was speeding up!
Old     (dbjts)      Join Date: Nov 2003       08-02-2004, 1:43 PM Reply   
At 12mph I become a submarine
Old     (jarrod)      Join Date: May 2003       08-02-2004, 1:43 PM Reply   
I like 24. Most guys are riding between 22 and 25 I think.
Old     (thane_dogg)      Join Date: Jun 2002       08-02-2004, 1:45 PM Reply   
25 behind a sacked super air
24 behind a sacked vlx
Old     (mango)      Join Date: Mar 2004       08-02-2004, 1:46 PM Reply   
I ride mostly 24 as well. Usually the bigger you are the faster you need to go.
Old    walt            08-02-2004, 1:46 PM Reply   
23 to 24
Old    tkdhav            08-02-2004, 1:48 PM Reply   
I hear that about the bigger you are I weigh in alittle over 200 lbs. it takes some effort to get my ass in the air :-)
Old     (wakestar8878)      Join Date: Oct 2003       08-02-2004, 2:00 PM Reply   
23.7 @ 75 feet
Old    austnjpr            08-02-2004, 2:07 PM Reply   
I find that speed and rope length seem to go hand in hand. On a shorter rope I can pull at slower speeds (18-20), more rope and I need more speed (22-24). This is why I try and use a shorter rope and less boat speed for learning spinning and surface tricks. Once I have the dialed I will return to my typical rope length and boat speed.
Old    shanday            08-02-2004, 2:07 PM Reply   
if I only knew
Speedometer is broken
I have to use the TAC - 2900-3100 rmp
Old     (jarrod)      Join Date: May 2003       08-02-2004, 2:32 PM Reply   
Same hear Shanda. I had no idea how fast I was going until I went on another boat that had PP.

Thane. Faster behind the SAN? Why is that? Are you adding rope too? The SAN wake seems narrower to begin with.
Old     (tommyc)      Join Date: Nov 2003       08-02-2004, 2:43 PM Reply   
24.7 - 80 ft.
Old     (peter_c)      Join Date: Sep 2001       08-02-2004, 3:01 PM Reply   
You can not trust any speedometer until it has been dialed with a GPS unit. We found PP to be out by 4 MPH. With that said I usually ride at 24 MPH by GPS, which is faster than most, slower than some.
Old    color_pros            08-02-2004, 3:14 PM Reply   
24.5
Old     (thane_dogg)      Join Date: Jun 2002       08-02-2004, 4:07 PM Reply   
J-rod - The SAN I usually ride behind is weighted crazy and needs that much speed to get the wake clean at 80 ft. I could ride 85 I guess. I think I'm a weirdo. I ride 80 feet behind the VLX too.

Both boats have been dialed with GPS.
Old    boardline23            08-02-2004, 6:09 PM Reply   
20 mph

no gps dial i don't even have a tower, i am ghetto
Old    essy            08-02-2004, 8:14 PM Reply   
23mph - 65ft...working on 70ft.
Old     (malibuboarder75)      Join Date: Jan 2004       08-02-2004, 8:19 PM Reply   
22mph and whatever my rope is (the long section plus a 5ft extension and handle, so maybe 65ft?)
Old    saltydogg00            08-02-2004, 9:02 PM Reply   
23mph@70 feet
Old     (mango)      Join Date: Mar 2004       08-02-2004, 9:05 PM Reply   
i think next time im out on the water im going to see how fast i can go. see if i can do 50 MPH and still hold on!
Old     (malibuboarder75)      Join Date: Jan 2004       08-02-2004, 9:14 PM Reply   
someone bet greg necrason to go 45 mph at OWC. He did one lap and won $100.
Old     (dadthedriver)      Join Date: Jul 2004       08-02-2004, 9:15 PM Reply   
Tony rides 80 at 24.5 to 25 depending on the weight.
Old     (blabel)      Join Date: Jul 2001       08-02-2004, 9:24 PM Reply   
No set speed. I like to go at the speed where the wake just begins to crumble, then have the driver click it up one or two on the PP. Works like a champ with any boat. The more weight you have in the boat, the faster you have to go.
Old    tkdhav            08-02-2004, 9:26 PM Reply   
45 mph! Now thats "Sick"
Old    tclagggym            08-02-2004, 9:59 PM Reply   
1st Guy weighs 135lbs,2nd Guy weighs 210, all things the same who gets more air ?
Old     (blabel)      Join Date: Jul 2001       08-02-2004, 10:00 PM Reply   
The guy who rides better.
Old    tclagggym            08-02-2004, 10:04 PM Reply   
All things the same ? Try again.
Old     (blabel)      Join Date: Jul 2001       08-02-2004, 10:05 PM Reply   
Depends a little on the speed but not entirely. I know at least two people heavier than me that ride at slower speeds.
Old    saxosham            08-02-2004, 10:41 PM Reply   
75ft @ 23.5 mph
Old    absolutofft            08-02-2004, 11:55 PM Reply   
Gareth don't you mean 22.5 mph :-)
Old    grampawakerider            08-03-2004, 5:29 PM Reply   
22 @ 60ft. Considering going to 23.
Old     (fly135)      Join Date: Jun 2004       08-03-2004, 5:32 PM Reply   
I think the boat could barely get up to 45mph on that tiny OWC lake. And if you are talking about the cable it's top speed is 36mph.
Old     (malibuboarder75)      Join Date: Jan 2004       08-03-2004, 5:42 PM Reply   
sorry john...thats what people were saying at TSR. Not really sure how true it was, maybe it was only 36.
Old    codsmack            08-03-2004, 9:00 PM Reply   
We ride a MasterCraft and both speedometers suck ass. Get stopped up all the time. Any clue how to fix that? But we use a GPS when we think it matters. Aslong as I can keep this 231lbs on top of the water Im good.
Old     (airwarrior04)      Join Date: Aug 2004       08-16-2004, 10:47 PM Reply   
ballast up air warrior elete v at 65' usually 21-23
Old     (hypedrider7)      Join Date: Jun 2004       08-17-2004, 7:42 AM Reply   
Every boat, amount of weight, rope length and your comfort level will vary the speed.

Loaded Supra Launch, 80' rope, around 23-24 mph.
Old    gobiggrom54            08-17-2004, 9:07 AM Reply   
22 MPH, 60ft, X2
Old    foobysmacker            08-17-2004, 1:12 PM Reply   
23mph, 70ft, Sanger V210 w/1100 lbs.
Old    kryft            08-17-2004, 2:13 PM Reply   
20mph, I think... we've got a crappy speedometer... sometimes I slow down if I'm working on something...
Old     (adelzee)      Join Date: Aug 2004       08-17-2004, 2:33 PM Reply   
based on reading everyones posting, seems like you gotta experiment btwn 21-24 mph, to find the sweet spot.
don't know about you, but it's hard to keep the speed steady, especially if you gotta follow a turn!
Old    jdavis4            08-17-2004, 2:38 PM Reply   
SAN 23.5 at 65'
Old     (hyperlink)      Join Date: Nov 2003       08-17-2004, 3:29 PM Reply   
22V 22.5@70 full ballast
Old     (malibuboarder75)      Join Date: Jan 2004       08-17-2004, 6:18 PM Reply   
21.7 @ 60ft or 65ft???
Old    wakelvr            08-17-2004, 6:42 PM Reply   
23-24 depending on conditions and weight displacement.
Old     (dannyg)      Join Date: Jul 2004       08-17-2004, 7:42 PM Reply   
I ride behind a SAN 75ft at 23-24 mph, ballast full and usually 6 or 7 people in the boat.
Old    txwkbrdr06            08-17-2004, 7:52 PM Reply   
dayamn! y'all ride fast.. I go a meesly 20 mph haha <sheepish>
Old     (cdm)      Join Date: Aug 2003       08-17-2004, 9:03 PM Reply   
03' X-Star w/ ~2800lbs ballast + 2 lead headz + 2 people and full tank of gas.
My friend rides at 23.1 mph calibrated to my GPS @ 70 ft. Im alittle faster @ 23.7 - 24.1 mph @ 75ft running @ ~3700 - 3800 rpms.

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