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spike Faceplant
Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 11 City: SCOTLAND
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Posted: Jul 21, 2010 2:40 pm Post subject: aaarrrghhh some basic help!!!! |
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hey peeps
ive recently started wakeskating, now ive been to a local club and can get up and ride behind there ski nautique with a pylon, i can switch carve,50-50 a few other basics so not a complete pleb
but when i get behind my boat which is a 16ft fletcher with a 90hp outboard merc. i just cant get out of the water im only using a ordinary ski pole so not getting the additional lift, soooo
my questions are is a 90hp man enough to get me out off the water im 6ft 3 and weigh 90kg and if the answer is yes
what am i doing wrong i just seem to drag through the water
cheers _________________ go BIG or go HOME
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cheapskate Backside 180
Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 1424 City: Baytown
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Posted: Jul 21, 2010 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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fastgreens and I ride behind his 18ft G3 with a 90hp yamaha. It has PLENTY of umphhh to get you up. Have your knees sucked up to your chest, arms straight, and use your heels/toes to adjust the skate to get on plane. G/L _________________ It wasn't me |
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mufinman98 Frontside 180
Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 453 City: Palm City
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Posted: Jul 21, 2010 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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i ride behind a 50 and have friends pushin about 200 that can deepwater start.
you just have to commit and hold on..it will take alittle longer to get up especially since you dont have the extra upwards pull your used to _________________
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ShutItDown Frontside 180
Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Posts: 452 City: KC
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Posted: Jul 21, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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try starting with the board underneath you. I found it much easier. Let the boat pull you up to the surface instead off trying hard. And you can do 50-50s?!?!? _________________ My life's a constant work in progress and I wouldn't have it any other way! |
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spike Faceplant
Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 11 City: SCOTLAND
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Posted: Jul 22, 2010 6:14 am Post subject: |
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ShutItDown wrote: | try starting with the board underneath you. I found it much easier. Let the boat pull you up to the surface instead off trying hard. And you can do 50-50s?!?!? | i.e board sliding the lip of the wake.
sounds like its my crap technique then lol
one last thing for you guys running outboards, when you set of do you pre set your trim or bring the boat upto speed and then set the trim of the engine _________________ go BIG or go HOME
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ZackFL(BRE) Backside 180
Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 2386 City: Tampa
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Posted: Jul 22, 2010 7:51 am Post subject: |
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i dont have an outboard but you definitely want the trim down so you can get on plane faster with a nice solid pull... _________________ NORML.org
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tmurray2020 Faceplant
Joined: 15 Nov 2009 Posts: 41 City: Merritt Island
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Posted: Jul 22, 2010 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Let the boat do the work pulling you up dont try and force yourself up that should do the trick |
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mufinman98 Frontside 180
Joined: 26 Oct 2008 Posts: 453 City: Palm City
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Posted: Jul 22, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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i get my trim set good like the first couple of runs and then i just leave it pre set for the rest of the runs once i find the sweet spot..mainly because i have other people driving my boat and dont want them messing though _________________
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A lot of of used to skateboard, but we are afraid of concrete so we quit and splash around in the water with each other and play marco polo in between sets. |
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spike Faceplant
Joined: 08 Jun 2010 Posts: 11 City: SCOTLAND
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Posted: Jul 25, 2010 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM A WAKESKATING GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
well not quite took your advice guys and all is good
cheers _________________ go BIG or go HOME
LTD
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