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Old     (depswa)      Join Date: Nov 2000       02-27-2004, 2:01 PM Reply   
Big thanks to Gid and Jason for inviting me out to ride earlier this week! We had a blast and everyone was riding really well, the water was smooth, but COLD! I think Air and water temp combined was 99-101 so, the 100 rule applied! Water was like 51 and air was probably 48-50. Not too bad but initially it was cold! Thanks again guys for having me out...Hopefully we can do it again this week...I have a feeling the weather is gonna get a lot better!!! Here are some pics!

Jason's Scarecrow
Jason's Indy Stiffy
Jason Flying Below Radar!
Jason's cold Feet
Gid's TS Frontroll
The CG!!! (i.e. Crazy Gideon) Front Flip S-bend Hybrid....HA!
Big Double-Up by Gid
Gid's Roll-To-Revert
Gid's HS 360
and last but not least my sucky A$$!
Me wondering if the cold will be worth it!
Dan TS Indy Grab
Dan Tailgrab
Dan HS 180 attempt...close but no ciggy!  Ole!!!
Old     (bill)      Join Date: Feb 2001       02-27-2004, 2:14 PM Reply   
not seeing the pics BRO ??:-)
Old     (bill)      Join Date: Feb 2001       02-27-2004, 2:16 PM Reply   
oops the MFRS show up after 1sec after i post :-)

looked like fun man ,nice wake what boat and how much weight??
Old     (tparider)      Join Date: Aug 2003       02-27-2004, 3:37 PM Reply   
Nice pics.

Yeah, that wake is looking stacked.
Old     (depswa)      Join Date: Nov 2000       02-27-2004, 6:59 PM Reply   
2000 Malibu VLX with a lot of weight. Two 350s in the back, another sack in front of the back seat (I think it was a 350?), MLS, a 150 in the Bow, and a bunch of sandbags. Not sure how much in sand, but it was definitely a great fun wake with a nice little kick at the top. Gid would be a better source for the info...Gid how much you runnin'?

Old     (skydog96)      Join Date: Mar 2002       02-27-2004, 7:13 PM Reply   
its not that big..
Old     (deepstructure)      Join Date: Jun 2002       02-27-2004, 8:14 PM Reply   
lol sky
Old    yearling            02-27-2004, 8:18 PM Reply   
Dude you guys are lucky.. Hahaha here the combined temp is like 15. 20 degrees outside and solid ice for the water. When that ice melts im gona be out there wakeboarding. No offence but that is not true shrivlage... Negative 50 Degrees... Thats Minnesota shrivlage.
Old     (liveoz)      Join Date: May 2002       02-27-2004, 9:12 PM Reply   
Dan,

I don't know what you rode with that day but the typical Gid setup is:
550 in each ski locker
550 in the middle locker
550 in the bow
250 in front of the back seat
250 along each gunnel
plus a few sandbags here and there.

My new ballast settup should be done next week, let's ride.
Old     (blabel)      Join Date: Jul 2001       02-27-2004, 9:43 PM Reply   
Holy shirt man do you have to get to the lake 2 hours early?
Old     (whazzup)      Join Date: Oct 2001       02-27-2004, 11:40 PM Reply   
Okay here are the facts on my ballast system:
2-500lbs in back lockers
1-500lbs in the middle of the boat
300lbs in sand under the rear seats
300lbs in sand under the bow seats
500lbs in the center MLS (not original MLS, but modified to hold more weight)
250lbs sack in the bow on top of the cushions.

Total-2850lbs or so.

Blabel, most of the ballast is plumbed in so it takes only about 15 mins to get everything full.

Skylar, why dont you tell everyone who did your ballast system for you. You ungrateful punk!
Old     (jonb)      Join Date: Oct 2003       02-28-2004, 7:48 AM Reply   
it must be nice to have the lake all to your self
Old     (paulsmith)      Join Date: Mar 2002       02-28-2004, 9:14 AM Reply   
No wedge Gid?
Old     (greatdane)      Join Date: Feb 2001       02-28-2004, 10:12 AM Reply   
Paul, the wedge was not available on the 2000 VLX.
Old     (paulsmith)      Join Date: Mar 2002       02-28-2004, 10:16 AM Reply   
Ah, right.

Anyone know how much weight it takes in a VLX with the wedge in order to get what Gid's getting out of 2850 lbs?
Old     (bill)      Join Date: Feb 2001       02-28-2004, 11:18 AM Reply   
the pic in my profile is a friends 2002 VLX with wedge down,stock mls ,and 250 lbs sacks on each side of the engine and 600lbs in the nose..probrably one of the top three wakes ive ever seen and rode on..ive been behind a lot of the top boats with all kinds of weighting and i know the difference between good wakes and awesome wakes..this weighting burns some gas but its worth the result ,clean huge rock solid wall of water :-)

Disclaimer:BTW i own a Supra launch and love my wake so oppinion is unbiased for sure..

heres the pic again
02 vLX
Old     (bill)      Join Date: Feb 2001       02-28-2004, 11:25 AM Reply   
Oh yea there were 6 guys on the boat as well :-)

so thats 900mls ,1100 in sacks=2000 and the wedge .6 guys avg weight about 175=1050 so a real total people,ballast and gear 3500 lbs ..

Gid how many were with you that day..i like your wake a lot but i think the new VLX is a bit better shape and kick to it with the new wedge etc..but thata IMO .althouhg i woulodnt turn downa pull behind either :-)

Old     (jonb)      Join Date: Oct 2003       02-28-2004, 5:20 PM Reply   
bill that wake is insane
Old     (whazzup)      Join Date: Oct 2001       02-28-2004, 6:17 PM Reply   
Bill, there were only 2 in the boat that day. I could add more weight and still plane but the motor sucks up gas like crazy.

Andre, I could probably add the wedge but I think my steering capabilites would be very limited since I dont have the new gorilla tracking fins.

I thought the new VLX has the same exact hull as mine.

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