Getting up behind low horsepower boat -15 to be exact

Chad H

What are you guy's methods for this? I've done it before, bit it literally took 2 minutes, and that was last summer, i've gained at least 5 pounds since then. Is there anything special i need to do? Dock starting won't work, because there is no where to run from. Tips?

electricsnow · cassette Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 10756 City: Jefferton

I'm amazed you got up with 15 hp. I will say this: when we have to pull a water skier with our boat, we need to put as much weight towards the bow as possible. Once they're out of the water, then the one or two passengers can sit wherever.

chriscut · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 2000

ive never got up behind 15, but i have on a 25hp, and on some winches that dont have tav's. You need to lean forward as much as you can, and also keep the board very flat underwater.

EJazzle · Posted: Mar 02, 2008 12:27 pm Post subject:

put someone in the front of the boat. and tell the driver and the person to jump up and down at the same time. that should do the trick. i have done it plenty of times

ZoSo · Backside 180 Joined: 15 Apr 2005 Posts: 900 City: Winnipeg

I've gotten up behind a 15...dock starts are the best way to go...and by dock starts I mean sitting on the edge of a dock with your feet on the board which is in the water...not the running/jumping on the board type of dockstart.

I was able to deepwater start behind it, but I'm only 140lb's and it still took a few minutes to get up.

If you don't have a dock that you can start off...start off the shore or a rock...or even a rail if that's what you're using the boat to sesh.

edrex · Backside 180 Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 1020 City: NorCal

EJazzle · Posted: Mar 02, 2008 1:21 pm Post subject:

edrex, it's a site believe me lol it was all worth it though!

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

i get up on a 9.9 hp. Cool

I weigh 120, and it takes me like 15 seconds to get up. The best advice i have is to, as you get up, boardslide and switch your board from goofy to regular to goofy ect. This helps you get over the main start up stress.

trevor881 · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 339 City: keys

DVSKATE · Backside 180 Joined: 19 Mar 2007 Posts: 654 City: IL

DO A LAND SLIDE!!

JonnyBravo · Posted: Mar 02, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

Just lay on your board, hold the handel and wait for the boat to flatten out and reach its peak speed and try getting onto it from there. I havent tried behind a 15 before, but someone i was talking to at cable who rides behind an 18 said thats the way he does it

nickl011 · Posted: Mar 02, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

JonnyBravo, was he, by chance, a kneeboarder? Smash

JonnyBravo · Posted: Mar 02, 2008 9:05 pm Post subject:

Integ_TNT, Surprisingly no, he just rekons at low speed its easy to do it that way, dont ask me why or how, but still Razz

Chad H · Posted: Mar 02, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

Wow, plenty of things to try. As for the things requiring another person in the boat besides driver, that won't happen, we only have one driver, and one rider when we do anything behind the boat. I'll try a dock start by sitting on it if the water is high enough. I'll also try moving the board around more.

Should i be starting standing on the board in the water or with it perpendicular to the boat like a wakeboard?

There is a certain point where the legs will cramp up, and this point is killer when getting up. I'm going out in 3 weeks, so we'll see what happens, any more tips would be appreciated