rope length

njsk8 · Faceplant Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 2 City: red bank

What rope length do you suggest using behind a wakeboard boat? We wakeboard at 80 feet? Going w2w at this length while wakeskating seems to cause a great deal of pain? I also heard that most of the pros ride with fins....any ideas?

c dub · Backside 180 Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Posts: 1171 City: Austin

i usually ride 60 behind my boat and its very comfortable... with fins its all personal preference

el · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 1739 City: The Sea

I used to prefer 60, but then my riding bro got a rope with a shortest length of 70. So I have to man up and cut a little harder for w2w steez, but I welcome the change.

MLwakeskate · Ollie Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 63 City: Moses Lake

el, the same thing happened to me. I used to ride at 65 and then halfway through the summer my friend bought a new rope and handle and the shortest length was 70.

Bad Luck · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:

i ride at ~65-67 including the handle.

BillyOLDS · Posted: Oct 30, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject:

i ride a ski and it doesnt matter to me much, but i know on my friends sea-doo that @ 70 the wake is like not there. i prefer 65 tho all around

deltarider · Guest

i ride at 60'....

Ryboxl · Faceplant Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 City: Laguna Niguel

woah, lol, am I like the only person that rides 35ft behind.... Rolling Eyes

xstfu ill pwn youx · Backside 180 Joined: 17 Nov 2005 Posts: 837 City: 954.

Ryboxl,

do you like inhaling gas?

i ride at like 60-70.

depending what kind of mood im in.

i could really care less though.

Ryboxl · Faceplant Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 City: Laguna Niguel

ha ha ha, no, I dont, but I have a genuine ski boat, which ='s horrible wake, lol, so the shorter I am, the bigger the wake...and its nice to meet you too Cool

Jesse · Posted: Dec 02, 2005 1:11 am Post subject:

Ryboxl, I also ride behind a regular ski boat, an 82 Mastercraft, and I ride at 65 no problem. I think my boat, with a side sacs and my bros, has a killer wake. Put a Titan Tower on it and I will be legit.

bigpimpinalberta · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 291 City: P-town

70ft i believe. fins for chops and w2w sessions

tahoe · Posted: Dec 02, 2005 1:19 am Post subject:

65 feet but then got a new 70 foot rope so i grabbed my sac and went for it.. love it
i got a crappy from for my jet ski. got knots and stuff in it. its probably like 56.324564' ha

deltarider · Guest

Ryboxl, just wondering if you really ride at 35', because if you keep it up...you will have enough carbon monoxide to kill all of slipknow, yeah all 20 people, not a good idea.....

deltarider · Guest

sklipknot*

VonBoggin · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1666 City: Austin

i ride 70 normally, depending on the width of the wake and what not

Ryboxl · Faceplant Joined: 01 Dec 2005 Posts: 5 City: Laguna Niguel

Oh shizzle, lol, I just realized a run a 50 foot, oops.........ha ha ha

Jesse · Posted: Dec 02, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject:

At least thats not 35, Ive been laughing about that all day.

integrity640 · Kickflip Joined: 30 Oct 2004 Posts: 2866 City: Ocala

rope length is a major factor in w2w. i like about 70 or 75 cuz ur able to get a nice long cut.

marshk344 · Posted: Dec 09, 2005 9:55 pm Post subject:

60 is as far as it can go for me. Behind my I/O thats as far back the wake stays clean, without goin like 25...