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I don't get it. Our '06 Air Nautique for weeks had a fairly narrow wake at 60 feet from the tower. Now, at the same speed (GPS verified), the wake at 60 feet from the tower is a few feet wider. This is not purely subjective, as it's been verified by multiple riders familiar with my boat. We've been riding lately on a river, the depth of which does vary. I know that the depth of a body of water does affect the height of a wake. But how about the width of a wake? Does anyone know if this is affected by the water depth, and if so, how?
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RE: Wake width changed on 226
There has been some discussion of the effect of water depth on the height of a wake on this board. Long story short, it is generally noticed that in shallow water, the wake is not as high. This is just a guess, but if the wake is not as high in shallow water, it has to cause a change some other characteristic of the wake. The energy that made a wake high has to go somewhere. Maybe shallow water causes the wake to move faster away from the centerline of the boat travel, making it wider by the time the boat has traveled forward your tow line length. -
RE: Wake width changed on 226
It could also Change depending on how the weight is distributed in the boat. I believe losing weight in the front could possibly make the wake wider, not sure how much though.Comment
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RE: Wake width changed on 226
Thanks for the ideas, people. But for the record, the weight distribution on the boat is identical now to the way it used to be. The river level now is low, but the wake height is as high as it's ever been. I wonder if the water level being low could simply somehow increase the wake width without actually decreasing its height.Comment
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