'86 Ski Nautique 2001 Surf Gate

[Thaddeus116]

I have searched forums everywhere trying to find a way to "SAFELY" surf a 2001 (Without listing & using any amount of ballast but for me specifically 2010lbs). I couldn't find a thing... So I've started designing a surf gate specific for the 2001. And I'm gonna post all progress here for anyone else trying to do the same!


The First Video is my VERY rudimentary design & initial result.. And man am I impressed!


The Second Video is me surfing the first videos wake (aside from the addition of one extra person in the boat minding the rope & transom radio control.)


This was the ballast setup at the time:



Pretty awesome for a 2001 AND NO LISTING!!!! I hated slamming the boat on one side and praying I wouldn't get swamped by another wake. Now I'm weighted EVENLY and I don’t even have the rub rail under water like I used to! (video 1 shows the rub rail about 6" out of the water)


More to come on this for sure as I Design/Test/Re-Design/Test. I'm pretty excited about this! I feel that it’s totally surfable (for a 2001) and SO safe! (for the amount of weight I'm using) With a little training I'd feel comfortable letting anyone drive. (The first season of surfing was with the same weight towards one side and the boat listed/tilted terribly. I was SO scared of someone swamping the boat that I only got to surf ONCE!! After that I was the designated driver and everyone else got to surf)


Oss!


Thaddeus

[Thaddeus116]

UPDATED 8/15/14
Here are some pictures of the VERY rudimentary surf gate. Im currently in the process of fabricating an aluminium gate for both sides. This one is currently clamped to the swim deck.





Oss!

Thaddeus

[MuskokaCanada]

Pretty sweet!

[checkitup11]

Does it attach to the swim platform or the boat itself?

[dclem1468]

Please post some pictures of how it all attaches and the size of the gate. I have an 89 I would like to modify.

[Monad]

Hi T- sweet set up. I hear you on the ballast. I'm running 2 750 in back, one on the side and a 400 up front (not all bags are full)...super ropeliney and sinkable.

Still messing around w bag locations..would like to build something like you have and go even, level ride.

Any details you can share would be swell.

M

[Thaddeus116]

I'm definitely willing to share everything! Just trying to work out kinks and get a proper gate finished... instead of the crappy wood setup lol... More details to come. Also check out this thread... I've got a little more going on in this one. http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum...2001-surf-gate

[SilentSeven]

(Start Off topic)

Ah...remember the days when the whole idea of a ski boat was minimal, flat and soft wake....? And here we are trying to reverse all that hard work done by those fine engineers!

Not complaining...just find the irony funny.

(Back to topic)

[Monad]

(Start Off topic)

Ah...remember the days when the whole idea of a ski boat was minimal, flat and soft wake....? And here we are trying to reverse all that hard work done by those fine engineers!

Not complaining...just find the irony funny.

(Back to topic)

lol, hug, ;D it's because of all that good engineering that the same boat, slammed with 2500 lbs, makes a wake that's comparable to a $100k wakesurf boat, at a fraction of the cost. with some back end additions, it could be even better. WTG THADDEUS!


Btw- my 83sn2001 is a "surf boat" which immediately eliminates the irony and reactionary incursions (insert gas for smiles).