wake on 87 MC Prostar 190

Anyone have any experience with 87-90 prostar 190? I have put 600-700 lbs in it and it is okay, but would like it to get HUGE. Any Help?

Ben, My friend has one....funny I was just calling him for a pull when I saw your post!
He has 500-600 up in the nose, plus a 1200 pound fat seat in the back. It throws a really nice wake!

Jarrod, Thanks for the reply, does his boat not sink??? I have no idea on capacity, the Coast Gaurd Plate MIA. Does it handle all that weight okay???

It handles the weight just fine. Plenty of power. I 'think' my friends' boat might be an 89 actually. I'm not sure how different the two years are, if at all. There's a guy selling a phat seat in the classifieds right now. If your rear seat pulls out, you might want to try it. You will probably be over your weight capacity.

Im not really a fan of the Fat Seat if they are not completly full the water sways alot in the back of the boat also dont they hold around 1800 pounds which is way to much for a boat that size almost capsizing style to dangerious in my opinion.

the seat we have is 1200 pounds. It's not the one that wraps around the engine box. The boat still performed great for us.

just be carefull going back over the rollers to pick up the rider once they have fallen w/all off that weight in that small of a boat.

i had an 85. it sucks. i had to weight it so much the back was just a few inches out of the water. extremely dangerous and still a crappy wake even with about 2500 lbs in the boat. you would be better off with a i/o than that boat.

Interesting. Are 85s and 89s that much different? The 89 with about 1800 pounds threw a nice wake. Could have been bigger. But nicely shaped. Performance wasn't an issue at all. The boat handled it fine.

I think 87-90 have same hull, don't know about 85. I tried about 800lbs in the back and 300lbs in the front yesterday. Wake seemed nice, I was only one riding. I was getting 3-4 feet, and even landed a double up for the first time at about 6 feet. Trying to figure out how much has to do with technique and how much with wake. Thanks for the help.

Technique is the first step to going big. Apply that same technique to a bigger wake and you'll really fly.

I have a 89 PS190. I took out the back seat and replaced it with a Lanch Pad Lounge (540lbs I think). The Fat Seat would have been too much. I also have 350lbs in the bow with a Launch Pad Locker/Bow sac. With 3-5 people the wake is good enough for me. A lot of people put another 250-350 on each side of the motor box.

-gvb

We ran a 88 Prostar 190 and the plate said max weight 1140lbs yet you guys are putting double that weight in before you even get any people onboard.
Are the manufacturers really so cautious with these weight limits that you can afford to triple them

Before my X2, I shared an 86 Pro Star 190 with a buddy. We built a custom ballast system that was over 1900lbs spread throughout the boat. The wake will never be "huge" on this boat, but it was big enough for me to learn several inverts.

The guy above who says the wake "sucks" probably didn't have it weighted properly. You need a good 65/35 rear/front ratio.

With 1900lbs, you have to pay close attention to rollers, and you also need to build a vent tube for the fuel tank so that water doesn't go directly down the vent every time you let off the gas.

That 86 Pro Star 190 with 1900lbs was comparable to an X2 with only the center 400lb ballast full. It's not pro level, but it will be enough to keep 90% of riders entertained for a few years.