David, wakeplate still works just fine. Note the upturn of the pipes to allow room for it to function. Grant, I'd love to make the measurements if I had the equipment. At start up, the engine is almost silent. At one point early on while wakeboarding, the system came loose and the difference in noise level was very obvious and dramatic. JHG, The wake does not seem to be affected by this (or if it is, it is subtle enough that I don't notice it). The two vertical sets of allthread (covered by fuel line) are part of the rig and take part of the stess. They are mounted into the hull. The original design had them mounted to the swim deck but I like this better since I can still completely remove the swim deck.
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