5 Ways to enhance your wake size!

 

1.  Go to your local concrete materials supplier.  They have sand.  At less then $5.00 per bag,  you can get 20 bags for less than a $100 dollars.  This will allow you to make adjustments as necessary.

2.  Log in to Extremeboarders.com and purchase a few “Fat Sacks”.  You will need at least three, recommended is four (One on each side of boat, one in front and one in back or center under the floor. Try to keep the boat leveled off and make sure you don’t putt all the weight in the back this just makes the wake big and mushy. Keep weight even throughout the boat!

3.  People.  My favorite.  The more the better.  You should have no less than six plus equipment. Make sure you have at least one person up front, if open bow. We have had four fat sacs and 12 people in an X star so as you can tell we like the wake big!

4.  Concrete.  This is a bit more difficult.  You can make up a flower box from wood and fill it with concrete.  You should cover it with carpeting so that the boat doesn’t take a beating. Two of these (one on each side of the boat) is required, a third would be great.  The problem  with these is that, you have trouble placing them in the boat and taking them out. 

5.  Ballast system.  Many of your new wakeboard boats are equipped with their own systems. Press a button and the boat has tanks, which fill with water when the boat is moving.  After your done for the day and while the boat is stopped, press the button and the water is pumped out.  It takes about 15 minutes to drain the built in tanks.  See your dealer for technical info.

 

      Remember.  You can use a combination of these things to suit your needs.  The ideal wake is one that has a nice curl, it’s firm and has a small lip at the top.  If it’s curling over, it will be to mushy.  If it’s straight up, it will feel like a brick wall.  The lip helps to spot the top of the wake.  Good luck and go BIG!