Setting up. 2001 super air to wake surf

[pjclark110]

I am thinking of setting up my 01 San to wake surf. The boat has all the original hard tanks plus a center bladder 400 lb. what is the best setup for that boat.


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[Viper_Freak1]

I own a 2001 SAN and have been surfing quite a bit with it. Probably the best thing I did was buy a Swell wakesurf shaper. You can get it off Amazon for a little over $200. I'm not sure if it's the best wake shaper out there, but it definitely helps. I fill the hard ranks all the way, fill a soft tank in the center storage compartment, and try to have at least one person in the bow. This makes a very large wave. However, I'm currently experimenting with how to make the wave longer, and not necessarily higher. Not sure yet if it's possible with this boat, but we'll see. I'd be curious to see what input other people have on this, but that's my two cents.


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[Blamey]

You definitely want to get a wake shaper. Swell, Missing Delta, tsunami or make your own for about $30 if you are handy.

For weight you want to aim for about 2500 to 3000 in ballast. With a 70 /30 split between the back and front ballast. A common setup is 2 750s in the rear locker, 600 in the ski locker and 500 in the bow.

I don't have factory tanks, so I only know the total weight. But you can figure out what size bags you need for what I posted. I have a post on this where several ppl discuss their setup.

Search for it and read through to get an idea. I have a Super Sport which is the same hull. The hull on this boat really is amazing. It was originally designed for skiing and then lengthened by 2 feet to make the Sport Nautiques. Turned out to be a great wakeboarding wake and now with a wake shaper a decent surf wake.

[Viper_Freak1]

With that much ballast on this size boat, do you ever run into problems when turning around and crossing your own wake? Like with water crashing into the boat? My wife doesn't understand the whole turning around slowly thing to let the wake part further to prevent this :-/


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[Blamey]

With that much ballast on this size boat, do you ever run into problems when turning around and crossing your own wake? Like with water crashing into the boat? My wife doesn't understand the whole turning around slowly thing to let the wake part further to prevent this :-/


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I think you need to show your wife some video's of sinking boats.

I have only run this kind of weight a couple times and have done it when the lake isn't very busy. I haven't had any issues but I don't have a lot of experience.

[rcsmith727]

There are some good entries on here about how to avoid the surf wave. I soaked my mother-in-law in the bow 3-4 times trying to circle back before doing some research on here. We've found it's best to stop slowly, then hit reverse & let the wave travel under you before turning around. I think it's also a safer at busy lakes (Denver) rather than taking a wide circle back.

[Viper_Freak1]

Yeah, after I got upset a few times she started taking it easier. I've had a few people say to just power through the wave enough that the bow rises and it's not an issue. But I guess that's not the best way to do it compared to just taking it easy and letting the wave go under you.


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[rlwagens]

I always tell people to let off speed easy and then wait about 5 seconds for the handful of rollers to pass and turn to the side the suckgate is on. Should have pretty smooth turn after that. The hard part is convincing new drivers to power through big rollers if they get into trouble instead of freezing up and dropping the bow. Also, in my 06 I usually won't get water over my stern when stopping unless I'm running full 2200# ballast + at least 5 or more people


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