G23 surf set up

[Bert12]

Just took delivery of my new 2014 G23. Love the boat. I've owned a few Nautiques, and this boat is hands down the best of the bunch. The stock surf wave, out of the box, is great, but it seems to be even better with a little more weight in the lockers and belly full. I am thinking of automating the add on weight, and wondering what most people have done (i.e. piggy back vs. dedicated pumps, etc.).

I know nryan has posted extensively on this, but I'm not looking for his MONSTER wave. Was thinking of something in between. We've been surfing for a while now, and can make any wave work. Just looking for a nice shape with a little more push. Would piggy backing be all that I need, or is it really worth adding extra Jabscos?

Thanks for any input.

[perry386]

Just took delivery of my new 2014 G23. Love the boat. I've owned a few Nautiques, and this boat is hands down the best of the bunch. The stock surf wave, out of the box, is great, but it seems to be even better with a little more weight in the lockers and belly full. I am thinking of automating the add on weight, and wondering what most people have done (i.e. piggy back vs. dedicated pumps, etc.).

I know nryan has posted extensively on this, but I'm not looking for his MONSTER wave. Was thinking of something in between. We've been surfing for a while now, and can make any wave work. Just looking for a nice shape with a little more push. Would piggy backing be all that I need, or is it really worth adding extra Jabscos?

Thanks for any input.

Piggybacking works great in my 230. Get the piggyback kit from wakemakers with either 400s or 750s. Fill time is a little longer with the piggyback route but its good time to just sit back and listen to music or talk to friends. We have 400s piggybacked and then tell everybody in the boat to sit on the starboard side (my sons ride goofy) and we end up with a fantastic wave.

[philb]

1st up we put 150lbs of lead under the observers seat, directly opposite the helm seat to balance the boat, counteracting the prop twist.
Piggy backing takes to long & throws out your indication of standard ballast levels.
So we added 3 extra dedicated ballast puppies with switches located under and forward of the throttle in the little tray.
The pumps look after 2 x rear W705's, 650lbs each in lockers & 2 x W715's, 250lbs each (these are actually MC Bow sacs) they fit the under the bow seats. The bags are Fly High.
Also have 100lbs of lead under the bow seats.
We used the W705's because we’re trying place the weight on top of the factory ballast, so I pull them forward a few feet. They fit under the locker and side seat panels and come up about 2/3rds along the side seat wells. By not having all the weight at the rear of the boat, you reduce the see-saw effect and also help the boat onto the plan when boarding.
Those size rear bags are a good compromise for us as we board allot. IronJ, (from this site) gave me the idea about the bag sizes and placement.
Their wont be too many bigger surf wakes (or board wakes) with this set-up when you have 4 or 5 people in the boat.
We don't fool with the surf settings much..........NCRS at 5 and NSS at 3 guarantees a great wave.

Hope this helps