Surf set up for 2002 SANTE 2018 edition

[JimBoat]

There is some great info on the board about setting up older boats like mine for surfing. ERS906 explanations are excellent. Most of the discussion is from a few years ago and there has been a lot of learnings. What is everyone doing now in 2018?

I am thinking of making the following upgrades:

- Take out rear stock 250s and add 750’s in the rear lockers
- Put engine compartment supports to hold the 750’s in place
- add 350 somehow to the bow or center tank (piggyback might be the best option)
- Add a delta wake shaper.

My thought is to fill the 750 on the surf side, fill the other side to 250-300 and then the center to 600-650.

Jim


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[rlwagens]

Note, people always forget to list the surfboards they are using, that plays into a lot too and can be a lot of help to first timers.

2006 SANTE with stock reversible pumps.

- Fly High 750s in rear both filled to max (enough storage for 5 lifejackets per side and ropes when full)
- Straight Line Sumo 500 under bow bag (fills perfectly without pushing up cushions)
- Wakemakers in line check valve and bow piggy back kit (keeps 330# belly tank from collapsing when bow bag empties)
- Home suckgate that was designed here in the big thread way back. Put on side of the boat completely submerged about 1-2", roughly 30 degree angle right in front of rear angle taper (pretty much directly below the "Super Air 210" emblem). Used to have a 90 degree angle one that would be put as far forward on the taper as possible and worked about the same. New design was easier to get on and off.
- Generally 2-3 people in the boat, at least 30ft of water depth
- Byerly Volt and Ronix Koal Technora Powertail. Kids surfing as far back as they'd like and 200lb guys able to do 360s with ease.

[JimBoat]

We use a bunch of different boards from an 5’6” Inland surfer to a 6’ liquid force thruster.

Did you use Wakemaker’s for the rear bags? I’m thinking that I will have to make my own bow bag set up because WakeMAKERS dosn’t have a kit for my year of boat.


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[CharlieP]

2006 210

Set of these Ronix 800s in the rear.
https://www.wakemakers.com/eight-3-p...y-ctn-800.html

This Ronix 500 in the front under seat piggy backed off the belly tank vent line. Cooler delete.
https://www.wakemakers.com/ronix-eight-3-u-bow-bag.html

This set with 1 against back bench and 2nd forward in bow.
https://www.wakemakers.com/launch-pad-540-twins.html
...but would probably prefer this single bag setup instead.
https://www.wakemakers.com/straight-...llast-bag.html

Surf Typhoon wake gate on ebay.

Doomswell 4'8" Nubstep.
https://www.doomswell.com/collection...nubstep-merica

Surf's fast and huge!

[gdhall]

you gotta get that cooler out of there for sure. Everything Charlie P said and I also put solenoid valves on all my pumps so you don't have to open up any valves manually and have people moving all over the boat so you can get to them. Also it keeps them from emptying back out if you don't close them.

You can just wired them in so they turn on and open when the pump turns on. Make sure you soder them in and use heat shrink, don't tap into them with those clamps or you'll be re-doing it in the future. It stays too wet down in the bilge. LEAVE YOUR MANUAL VALVES IN JUST LEAVE THEM OPEN If you need to close them you want them to still be there incase something fails.

[gdhall]

I forgot, we also put corks in the vents after they start to overflow so they don't cause a siphon effect once we start riding. You can't see them but it does kinda seem silly to have a $1 cork from home depot in the side of a $30K boat...but it works.