raley / off-axis grabs behind a small wake

(hyule) · (hyule) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 01-14-2007, 1:47 PM

is it possible to do brief, tiny raley-type grabs (or slightly off-axis grabs) behind a sea-doo? For example, a tilted indy or a miniature batwing.

you dont get alot of air but i can envision doing the trick if i had some instruction. thanks for any thoughts on this issue.

(mjmurphy53711) · (mjmurphy53711) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 01-14-2007, 1:58 PM

Not trying to give you grief, but sell the seadoo and spend that money on a used (cheap) i/o, youll get a wake to work with.

(blind) · (blind) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 01-14-2007, 3:02 PM

if your good you don't need a wake at all. air roll,bel air,tweety bird,air air raley. OK I've watched detention to many times

(mjmurphy53711) · (mjmurphy53711) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 01-14-2007, 3:06 PM

^ can those be done with no tower?

(blind) · (blind) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 01-14-2007, 3:22 PM

I would think it's possible, I have landed a bel air with no rope in hand.

murrayair 01-14-2007, 3:34 PM

I've seen it done, but anything more than just a slight tweek is gonna be really really difficult. It seems like there would be pretty much no room at all for error.

(zuka666) · (zuka666) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 01-15-2007, 5:31 PM

I've landed plenty o'raley's, rolls and spins behind footin outboards without extended pylons or towers...practice,practice,practice!!

increase the edge, load the line, and don't look back.
Work with what you've got for the love of it.

(zuka666) · (zuka666) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 01-15-2007, 5:33 PM

Cheap I/O's are nice too!

(cadethockey10) · (cadethockey10) **Join Date: May 2006** 01-15-2007, 9:48 PM

H Yule,
I have the same situation that you do, and it is possible to do things like a titled indy, but theres not alot of air to work with obviously. Last summer I remember someone had a forum about doing tantrums behind a seadoo and they were able to do it. It also helps if you have someone with some weight sitting on the back of the seadoo (call it "ballast" hahaha) to make somewhat of a bigger wake. When your riding behind a seadoo, any kind of weight helps.

(longhornfan) · (longhornfan) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 01-17-2007, 12:37 PM

I saw a video on youtube yesterday of a guy doin' tantrums behind what looked like a john boat. Had an outboard motor with the handle slash throttle attached. Looked for it later to show my wife and was unable to find it again.

(jon_m) · (jon_m) **Join Date: Mar 2006** 01-17-2007, 12:54 PM

if you are darin shapiro you can do raleys in the flats with the stanford rowing team towing you.

i guess what i'm trying to say is load that line and anything is possible.