wake plate center placement ?

(otown_dave) · (otown_dave) **Join Date: Dec 2007** 02-02-2008, 2:54 PM

Bennett & Lenco show placement for tabs on the side but nothing for a center mount. So if I make sure the leading edge is even with the hull & the trailing edge of the plate is 3/4" above at full up it should be fine?

(rallyart) · (rallyart) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 02-02-2008, 7:41 PM

Leading edge is even with the hull. You want smooth water flow.
Trailing edge is down only 1/4" at most. Just having the extra length back there gives you lift. Up then becomes about 1". If the trailing edge is down only 3/16" that's fine. Set the travel at full down, when you go to mount the pistons.

(otown_dave) · (otown_dave) **Join Date: Dec 2007** 02-02-2008, 8:06 PM

The 3/4" up # was Bennett's & I think lenco says 5/8" full up,Then all the travel downward for the side mounted tabs.

(rallyart) · (rallyart) **Join Date: Nov 2006** 02-02-2008, 8:32 PM

Sanger's advice to me was much different than that when I installed mine. I don't have a copy of their email to quote to you but mine barely goes down. Maybe someone with a Supra can chime in with a measurement from their hull. The Tige has a few other things going on in their hull so you can't really compare them.
If you think about it they are doing a different job and don't have the prop wash going past them so the water is moving a a little slower velocity.