2019 GS24 Review and Surf Wave Help Request

[idahosan]

I am in Raleigh.

thtrog is a GREAT guy and not too far away from you. I'm just not sure he gets on here since he sold his G23. Let's see if he responds

[Franksatx]

I see others have informed you of the legality of sitting on the rear seats while underway, so I will address your question with a question. What is your weight config in your gs22? (we have the same boat)

Hi. Thanks for any advice. I have the added 700lbs of bags in the back lockers. But I haven’t been running with any set configuration. Just been trying different settings. The only one that seems to have the least push is when the boat has 5 plus people and everything is full to 100%.

[idahosan]

Hi. Thanks for any advice. I have the added 700lbs of bags in the back lockers. But I haven’t been running with any set configuration. Just been trying different settings. The only one that seems to have the least push is when the boat has 5 plus people and everything is full to 100%.

What are your NSS & NCRS settings? We have our best wave at 0 NSS and 5 NCRS. The 2 - 350 bags (pro ballast) do help but we usually run with 4 of us and with only 3 in the boat and 1 surfing, I felt that the boat needed more weight. I have added the wakemakers custom bags at 800lbs each and 350lbs of leadwake. This has made a massive improvement in wave push and length. I can easily drop into the curl and recover and I am not a great surfer by any means. Also speed seems to really help the gs boats. We have been running between 11.2 and 12.0 mph. The faster the speed the longer the wave. Since adding the additional weight I have been trying different configs with people ballast in the bow. So far 2 teens that weigh about 170 ea seemed to really help the length and allowed me to fill everything to 100% without overweighting the NSS plates. I have started dropping the port side to 90% when surfing goofy. Hope that helps some.

[Franksatx]

What are your NSS & NCRS settings? We have our best wave at 0 NSS and 5 NCRS. The 2 - 350 bags (pro ballast) do help but we usually run with 4 of us and with only 3 in the boat and 1 surfing, I felt that the boat needed more weight. I have added the wakemakers custom bags at 800lbs each and 350lbs of leadwake. This has made a massive improvement in wave push and length. I can easily drop into the curl and recover and I am not a great surfer by any means. Also speed seems to really help the gs boats. We have been running between 11.2 and 12.0 mph. The faster the speed the longer the wave. Since adding the additional weight I have been trying different configs with people ballast in the bow. So far 2 teens that weigh about 170 ea seemed to really help the length and allowed me to fill everything to 100% without overweighting the NSS plates. I have started dropping the port side to 90% when surfing goofy. Hope that helps some.

Thanks! That’s great advice! I’ve recent had some luck with a 0/3 setting. There are usually between 4 and 8 on the boat. With 8 people, I found a pretty fun wave with 70% in the belly, 80% on the surfer side, and 60% on the other side.11.2 was the speed. That was a random attempt to do something different, but it was fun. When I increased it to 0/5, the wave seemed to get shorter and not a noticeable difference in height.

[Devo77]

The cupholders pull out when you take your beverage out. It’s annoying.

This drove me crazy - my dealer siliconed them all in place for me during the last service. Much better - even with Gaterade bottles.

[Devo77]

What are your NSS & NCRS settings? We have our best wave at 0 NSS and 5 NCRS. The 2 - 350 bags (pro ballast) do help but we usually run with 4 of us and with only 3 in the boat and 1 surfing, I felt that the boat needed more weight. I have added the wakemakers custom bags at 800lbs each and 350lbs of leadwake. This has made a massive improvement in wave push and length. I can easily drop into the curl and recover and I am not a great surfer by any means. Also speed seems to really help the gs boats. We have been running between 11.2 and 12.0 mph. The faster the speed the longer the wave. Since adding the additional weight I have been trying different configs with people ballast in the bow. So far 2 teens that weigh about 170 ea seemed to really help the length and allowed me to fill everything to 100% without overweighting the NSS plates. I have started dropping the port side to 90% when surfing goofy. Hope that helps some.

With the Wakemaker Bags - I believe you gotta have the H6 motor(which you have) the ZR4 won't cut it... IMO.

[MBarker]

Thanks for the suggestion to silicone the cupholders

I experimented with my wave this weekend and at full ballast, 2 adults and 2 kids in the cabin of the boat, we seemed to have the best wave and surf experience with NSS-0, NCRS-5 and speed at 11.5. This feedback was from the kids and they went rope less. Next time I'm going to experiment more with the ballast amounts. Sometimes we over think things and when they seem to be working we should not worry about it and enjoy the moment. The kids were having a blast.

[mcosub]

With the Wakemaker Bags - I believe you gotta have the H6 motor(which you have) the ZR4 won't cut it... IMO.

My GS 22 definitely has to work harder with full ballast, 250# of lead and 8 in the boat when surfing. I would say 400 or 500 more RPMs when running 11.5 mph

[begone]

We love our 2018 GS24, the best boat for our family and friends. Recently installed additional 1500 lbs of ballast. This video is only 1/4 filled. We had too much gear in the rear lockers. Video: https://youtu.be/ZOGOtXkYJVc

[Bhazardc5]

We love our 2018 GS24, the best boat for our family and friends. Recently installed additional 1500 lbs of ballast. This video is only 1/4 filled. We had too much gear in the rear lockers. Video: https://youtu.be/ZOGOtXkYJVc

Just an FYI. Looks like she was going to do a power turn to pick the rider up. Power turns to pickup a rider are frowned upon. Best practice is to cut throttle turn hard to the right, maybe apply a bit of throttle for a second to complete the turn in place and wait for your waves to pass by then idle back on same path to the rider. Takes about the same length of time and creates less of a mess on the water for both yourself and others. Check this video out.

https://youtu.be/2iJloY9Rp_o

[begone]

^^^^Agreed.

[Kenv]

Quote: Just an FYI. Looks like she was going to do a power turn to pick the rider up. Power turns to pickup a rider are frowned upon. Best practice is to cut throttle turn hard to the right, maybe apply a bit of throttle for a second to complete the turn in place and wait for your waves to pass by then idle back on same path to the rider. Takes about the same length of time and creates less of a mess on the water for both yourself and others. Check this video out.

LOL....I noticed the same thing. We've all been there with new drivers. She'll get better. I was hoping if I bought a new GS 24 she would come with the boat !!

[gonefishin5555]

I only do a power turn when someone I don’t like falls asleep in the bow area