Narrowing a wake on a new 210

[dalderman1]

I've got a 2008 SANTE 210 and find the wake to be wider than other boats I've ridden behind - Malibu, MC and older CC's. It might not be, but it sure feels that way. I've been riding 65' at 21mph.

While I have no problem clearing the wake and I get solid pop doing a straight air when I charge it, I feel I need come at it too aggressively and it's leading me to be less comfortable in the air and not willing to try new tricks. I sometimes ride behind a V-ride and the ease to clear the wake allows me to be less aggressive on my edge and focus on the trick instead of focussing on launching over the wake. Hopefully that makes sense.

Question - What should I do to narrow the wake with regards to weight, speed and rope length? Also, does it make sense to take some weight out to make the wake more friendly? For some reason I'm finding this boat more difficult to ride behind than others but it might just be in my head.

[lion90]

Interesting. I don't think I have ever heard anyone use the word wide on a 210 wake. Malibu's have some of the widest wakes of any boats that I have ridden.

On a reasonably sacked 230, I can ride at 23mph between 75 - 80ft. However on a Malibu LSV, I ride that same speed between 65 - 70ft. I can't imagine that the 210 wake is wider than the 230 but maybe it is as I have not ridden one.

Your options?

Speed up.
Shorten rope (although 65 is pretty short in my book).
Not sure about weight placement and how it affects the width.

You might want to check your speedo. If you are using Zero Off, maybe the other boats that you are riding at 21mph have a calibration issue and you are really riding those faster than you think. Boat speedometers are rarely set accurately out of the box from my experience. I always recalibrated them using a portable GPS unit.

[gride300]

i agree with shorter rope. if i were you i'd ride 60' at around 20.0-20.3mph with no ballast. sounds like you need to practice loading the line properly with a progressive edge. forget the speedo, just get the wake so that it's not washy and you feel comfortable. make sure you're jumping heel and toe side and then move the rope out 5' until you get back to 75' or so. i have not been behind the new 210 hull but i know that nauti's have narrower wakes than most.

[dalderman1]

Maybe the longer ramp on the 210 is giving me the perception that it's wider. Not sure. Maybe I need to approach it differently? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Love the boat but having trouble getting my riding dialed in.

[LT206]

all good advice. how much weight are you running? if you're running a lot of extra weight with that speed your wake will be wider and washy making it difficult. If you've got extra weight over stock I'd take it out and run 21.5 on a 65 foot line - - then work on progressive edge - edge all the way to the top of the wake. You don't have to charge that wake hard to get tons of pop.

[ideal303]

definitely mess with your speed.. see how the wake looks while your driving at 22.5 or even 23mph.. 21 is a little slow for me personally.. a little more speed should tighten up the wake and give you more distance on your wake jump.