stop my 236 wake from washing PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

[236russ]

i love my 236 but the wake is driving me crazy, I usually ride with two of my friends. one driving, one riding and one dancing around the boat trying to clean the wake up.(very frustrating). I have two fly high wedge sacks, one fly high tube sac in the ski locker, one u shaped bow sac (fly high) and 550lbs of lead to go with the factory ballast. I have tried filling emptying and shifting weight everywhere to clean up the lip, with no remedy in sight. the only thing I have not done is add the lead to the nose under the bow sac, I am reluctant to do so due to the lead bouncing against the hull. One other piece of info, When I took the boat in for service I complained about the out of the hole performance, the dealer recommended a power prop 14.5". there is all the info I have. I think? HELP!!!!!! Never had this problem with my 210, I miss it sometimes

[boatech]

RE: stop my 236 wake from washing PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

do you have a pic of your issue? does it do it 100% empty or with just the factory tanks filled? my friends 03 210 with factory ballast and a 1000# of lead is very sensative to wieght movement. he keeps a 50# lead plate on the floor and he moves it side to side and front to back to get rid of the wash all dependent on how much fuel/gear/people involved. im laughing right now just picturing your buddy running all over the boat. but i do hope you get it figured out.if you friend is say 165# and shifting that maybe to much wieght moving try using 50#or75# and sliding it side to side my buddy just read over my shoulder and said this will fix your problem he is the cc freak so ill defer to him. give it a try and let us know. a pic would be a big help!!

[236russ]

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thanks for the input I was exagerating slightly about the running around part. I do have 50 pounds that we shift around in the boat, when the stock ballast is full we can come close to cleaning it up but with the fly high bags filled the wake is huge but washed at the top. will try to get some pics later in the week. the lead is mostly under the two back seating compartments right now. thanks,russ

[MHayes]

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So what is your current distribution of weight throughout the boat (i.e. how much in the back, middle, and front)? It sounds like you may have a bit too much in the back with the factory ballast, the FlyHigh wedge sacks, and the lead.

[mdboats]

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How fast are you riding? Kinda sounds like the speed might be a little slow for the amount of weight you are running. Just speculation.

Mark D.

[NautiqueJeff]

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That's exactly what I was thinking. Speed may very well have something to do with it. I run about 1,000 pounds above stock ballast, and at 23.5 I don't have any issues with the wake washing out at 75'. Once dialed in, the 236 is much less weight sensitive than the 210.

[bchesley]

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Big boat, big weight = more speed. My buddy's 220 wake washes if we really load it out and dont speed up some. We usually ride about 22.5-23 with 2000lbs of added ballast. Any slower and it washes and is foamy....

[Mikeski]

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We had to run 28mph in my buddies MC X45 to clean up the wake, we had 14 people in the boat. At 28mph it was huge.

[boatech]

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boarding at 28 no thanx thats crazy talk

[iceman991]

236

.............28, really crazy talk......... :shock:

[Mikeski]

RE: 236

Crazy... not, just takes a little bigger cahonies to hit it.

Hitting a 3' wake at 28 is nothing compared to hitting a 5.5' ramp at 35+mph. Most pro's ride around 26-28mph. It was fun getting enough hang time to think about things before getting prepared to land.

[bmh2208]

RE: 236

I think it just has to do with the speed. In our 210 with the tanks full and 12 people on the boat, I have to ride at least 25-26 to make the wake clean.

[boatech]

RE: 236

the 03 210 i ride behind has factory ballast + 900 in lead avg3-4 people and has very clean wake from 21-24mph yeah a pro may go for 28 but for a novice,newb or even advanced rider 28 is friggin NUTZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! **** a weighted 210 will porpise its azz off at around 30.

[NautiqueJeff]

Re: RE: 236

the 03 210 i ride behind has factory ballast + 900 in lead avg3-4 people and has very clean wake from 21-24mph yeah a pro may go for 28 but for a novice,newb or even advanced rider 28 is friggin NUTZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!! heck a weighted 210 will porpise its azz off at around 30.

a 236 is a bigger boat than a 210, and will require slightly more speed for a clean wake. If your 210 is porpoising, you need to move some weight around.

[Gizmo]

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Randall Harris rides at 28mph at 88' back. I had the pleasure of pulling him one day this summer. That dude is seriously at another level though. Its no wonder why all the other pro's respect his skills. Super nice guy also.