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  • Andy1972
    • Oct 2004
    • 128



    Wake

    Will a prop make a difference in terms of pulling the stern of a 2001 Super Air down into the water, thus creating a taller wake? I have an OJ 856 I think.

    buddy's 2003 w/ similiar weight has different shape wake. Only thing I can think of is the prop. (Team prop for 2003)

    Thanks
  • Noelb
    • Sep 2007
    • 156

    • Montreal

    • 2015 G23 + 1999 Ski Nautique

    #2
    Nope, can't be that. Keep trying.
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    • WakeSlayer
      1,000 Post Club Member
      • Sep 2005
      • 2069

      • Silver Creek, MN

      • 1968 Mustang

      #3
      Not sure I completely agree with Noelb, but I would say it is more than likely small differences in weight and placement. Only real test of that is make sure it is identical. I think the prop does change the wake subtly. Everything affects it.
      the WakeSlayer
      1999 Super Air - Python Powered <-- For Sale
      1968 Correct Craft Mustang

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      • wakecrashin
        Senior Member of PLANETNAUTIQUE
        • May 2007
        • 376



        #4
        The only thing the prob will change is the rooster tail. The wake is caused by the down force of the boat. Weight/ hull of the boat pushes it down. The prop pushes it forward.

        Are your boats running in different depths of water?
        Are you boats in both fresh/ saltwater?
        Is the water color at the 2 locations the same?

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        • Andy1972
          • Oct 2004
          • 128



          #5
          same location. I'm pretty sure the hulls are the same. His wake is just more vertical. Is the PCM heavier than thegt40. Maybe that's it.

          Could it be bow weight?

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          • bkhallpass
            1,000 Post Club Member
            • Apr 2005
            • 1407

            • Discovery Bay, CA

            • 2001 Super Air Nautique (Current) 1998 Ski Nautique (former) 1982 Ski Nautique (Current)

            #6
            Do you have a belly ballast in your 2001. If running with only rear ballast, I would expect the
            more vertical wake. If running with belly ballast, but the same or similar rear ballast, then I would
            expect a less vertical, more rampy wake. BKH
            2001 Super Air

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