Wakeboarding Settings for Air Nautique 230

[zanderaruba]

Hi All - new to the forums. I was wondering if you could help me out with the optimal settings for wakeboarding behind a Super Air Nautique 230. Just starting to become more advanced wakeboarding and have been attempting to jump from wake to wake. We filled all three ballast tanks completely and the wake gives me enough air but it seems to be a much wider wake than on other boats so I find myself not crossing fully over to the other side. Are there settings that would allow for a narrower wake? Any advice on the best settings for wakeboarding behind the 230 would be much appreciated. We are new to this so thanks for your patience. In case helpful I have been using a 70' rope off of the tower. Welcome advice on whether that length should be adjusted as well. Thanks in advance for the help

[d_nodixon]

Couple questions, what year? Stock ballast only? How fast?

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[jondavis08]

Just pull the rope in more. Once you are comfortably clearing the wake you can let it out. If you pull the rope in you might need to slow down to make sure the wake is clean where your positioned.


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[49ersDirk]

Start with rope on shortest length and u can lengthen as u progress. I have 2016 San 230. For my sons I pull them at 21-22 mph. They prefer to have heel side ballast and belly ballast fully filled, but no water in for side ballast


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[zanderaruba]

Couple questions, what year? Stock ballast only? How fast?

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d_nodixon it is a 2013 model and driving at ~27 mph. I filled up all three tanks that come with the boat system (1,000 lbs of extra weight) but did not add any additional fat sacs if that is what your question regarding stock ballast is.

For everyone else - I tried shorter rope which helped. Slowed down the speed a bit as well. I found that the wake on the right side (driver side) was a better/cleaner wake while the left side of the boat curled into white water more. Any settings to help fix this? I filled up all 3 ballast tanks (both at the back - port and starboard, as well as the belly). It seems as if the back left tank and the belly tank are both on the left (non-driver) side which is the side of the wake that curls more. Should I not be filling up both of these tanks? I tend to jump the wake from the left to right side so would prefer for the left side wake to be the better / cleaner one.

Thank you all for your patience here, as you can see I am new to this

[markj]

First, 27 is really too fast. Second, you either need to move people, add some lead on the left or release a little ballast on the right to balance that wake out. Whatever side is mushy, that's the one that needs more weight. Little at a time until you hit the sweet spot. Shouldn't take long.

[d_nodixon]

27 is definitely too fast, but the wake should be relatively narrow at that speed. Kind of curious about what you were riding behind to consider the 230 as having a wide wake. The widest I have been behind was a 23' wakesetter (2010 or 2012ish years) and the narrowest is probably a toss up between an old American skier and my 06 210 I had.

I find the 230 to be in the middle when comparing the width. In my 2013 230 I currently run at 24ish with about 3200# ballast total plus folks(6-10, adults and kids) on board and find it Nice and clean as long as weighted evenly. The left(port) side is usually one that's a little washy, but a slight shift by the right person and you get squared away. I always designate some one as the shifter ( ideally in the back middle) and tell them to watch for instructions. Some folks give me a hard time about it, but anyone who enjoys being out there gladly complies.

Just experiment with it and you will get figured out. Not sure how just stock ballast performs though...mine is nice and firm even if a little washy.

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[d_nodixon]

Also, if your just learning to jump wake to wake then your probably going to land short anyway. It takes some time figure out how to hold your edge and get your timing down.

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