pwc length, speed

tahoe · Posted: Jul 19, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject: pwc length, speed

i ride behind a jet ski 6/7 days of the week... post your speed and length of rope... i got like 21-23 mph with a 55 foot rope.. i think haha

Nekkie · Posted: Jul 19, 2005 7:14 pm Post subject:

it all depends on the ski and what you like.

Go at the speed you feel comfortable riding, between 20-22 usually. Then set the rope lenght to where the wake is the cleanest at that speed.

no best lenght/speed

bjr · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 1:06 am Post subject:

Nekkie is right

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

I like to ride slow, at 18-20mph. at 65 ft. Very Happy

(IT'S THE BEST LENGTH/SPEED Laughing

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erik.n · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 4:50 am Post subject:

I ride at 17-19 mph at 50ft. Behind anything..... kind of scetchy behind the winch Wink

Nekkie · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 5:03 am Post subject:

It is weird how much it depends on the boat too... Behind an normaly loaded X-9 anything over 23 is just too fast, and behind a very loaded X-Star I need to go at least at 23 to feel good.

So either it's cause one of the speedo is fizzle or they both off a little... Or it depends on the way the boat pulls you... weird anyway lol

BillyOLDS · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 6:18 am Post subject:

on my honda i ride at 70ft doing 25mph, and i can tell a effing huge difference if its off, it sucks but 25 feels so good for me, the board is less likely to catch when doing shuv outs on the lip and my kickflip attempts are way closer. i sometimes ride at 65 feet and a lil slower but 70 at 25 is what i prefer, i dont know how u all can ride at 20 or under, but to each his own and diferent strokes for different folks

cfxomega · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 466

my friend has a sea-doo wakeboard edition deally...we have to ride at about 27mph at i'm guessing 75 ft...but on my boat, i do 21mph at 60 ft
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mergeleft3 · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 673 City: Orlando

Ski - 22-23 mph with a 60ft rope
Boat - 25 with a 55ft rope

tribal · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 8:31 am Post subject:

Have you guys doing 25-27mph checked your speedo's out with GPS?
Seem's pretty fast to me.

cfxomega · Frontside 180 Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 466

tribal · Posted: Jul 20, 2005 9:02 am Post subject:

27mph is still 27mph,boat or ski,long line or short.
Have you checked your speedo?
I have a GPS and I've seen how much mine and other boats speedo's are out.

lakeannarider230 · Ollie Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 61 City: lake anna, va

21, at 70 the inside out ollies actually have like a ramp