Direct Drive Surf Report - 99 Sport/Air

[zeckto13]

Perfect! Thanks.


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[glassywaters]

Looking forward to seeing more progress on this thread. Even in Florida the water gets chilly over the Winter and we are looking forward to the Summer. Small clip from this weekend. Still getting used to my new/proper wakesurf board.

https://vimeo.com/263961580

[zeckto13]

Nice! Can't wait to get the boat out. Have had a cold April so far here in Alberta. Is that an Inland Surfer board? Kinda looks like my Blue Lake. Was your ballast set up same as last post? I'm thinking about buying the Nauticurl Shaper. Will use that and my home made one together. I've heard of guys doubling up on shapers with good results.


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[Tom351]

Drone shot from surfing with same ballast setup as last year- I have upgraded my PerfectPass from paddle wheel to GPS (stargazer). Speed was around 10.5mph and the GPS system seems to keep the speed much more consistent- was riding the 6'-4" ocean board. Will upload video later.

[zeckto13]

Drone shot from surfing with same ballast setup as last year- I have upgraded my PerfectPass from paddle wheel to GPS (stargazer). Speed was around 10.5mph and the GPS system seems to keep the speed much more consistent- was riding the 6'-4" ocean board. Will upload video later.

Love that shot! You might have to frame that one.

So I finally got on the water last week, new shaper and all ready to go....and then I dropped the shaper! Bye bye she went to the bottom of the lake before I could grab it. Was actually in the process of tying a bouy to it so it would float....ugh. So didn't get out after all. Will be out again Aug long. with another shaper in hand. (lanyard/bouy tied on land before hand!!!) Hah.


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[Tom351]

Noooo, that is awful! Was it a new homemade shaper or did you end up buying one?

Here is the video that I pulled that shot from:

[zeckto13]

Noooo, that is awful! Was it a new homemade shaper or did you end up buying one?

Here is the video that I pulled that shot from:

That is some great footage. Man you must have the lake to yourself and it must be big to go that long with no other traffic or waves in the vid?

Ya my shaper was home made. Went with a little larger shape this time. 11x16 or20" I think it was (more the size of the Ronix version) and could be used on both sides. Wanted to try that vs the extension I had for the spray pocket earlier in the thread. Plan to make the same thing again.





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[Tom351]

That is some great footage. Man you must have the lake to yourself and it must be big to go that long with no other traffic or waves in the vid?

Ya my shaper was home made. Went with a little larger shape this time. 11x16 or20" I think it was (more the size of the Ronix version) and could be used on both sides. Wanted to try that vs the extension I had for the spray pocket earlier in the thread. Plan to make the same thing again.

You can't tell in the video, but were driving in a circle - so we did not use up very much lake, but yes, zero traffic was nice.

I'm interested in how that size of shaper works out- been wondering about a larger one myself.

[OREGON85]

New Nautique owner here. That is, new to owning a Nautique, not an owner of a new Nautique.

Do any of you have photos of your boats sitting still in the water? Is there enough freeboard to be somewhat safe? I'm encouraged to see such nice wakes, but the numbers you guys are posting make me nervous. I've got two 650's and the factory 400, plus a Mission Delta. I'm going to give that a go this weekend.

[zeckto13]

New Nautique owner here. That is, new to owning a Nautique, not an owner of a new Nautique.

Do any of you have photos of your boats sitting still in the water? Is there enough freeboard to be somewhat safe? I'm encouraged to see such nice wakes, but the numbers you guys are posting make me nervous. I've got two 650's and the factory 400, plus a Mission Delta. I'm going to give that a go this weekend.

What do you have for a boat? I am also leery of the weight but can tell you that our 2000 Air has been fine with 770 in the rear and my two 750's not totally full. I recall that the waterline was about where the Nautique lettering is on the sides. Definitely covered my decal stripe on the stern for sure. Now we don't surf in white caps and also pay attention to other waves/boats and take any larger waves off the bow. Most of the time the water is fairly calm for us. Will try to take some pics later on in June. BTW, I also picked up a Mission Delta so excited to give it a go. Lastly, on the larger DIY shaper I made above....wasn't as happy with it as it was too big/too much drag on the boat and steering. First smaller one with the spray pocket extension was perfect size. But don't need it now with the Mission...and I can drop it all I want! Hah.


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[OREGON85]

I have 2000 Air Nautique. We took it out last weekend with hopes of surfing, but my 12 volt outlets were dead so I couldn't pump water. Last fall, right when we bought the boat, we bought the Delta and used the single 1200lb sac the seller gave us. There wasn't a good place for a single sac that size so we didn't quite make a big enough wake to surf, but he shape was great. We also got a bit bigger board, so that should help too.

[MLars]

Here's the wave I got on my 2000 Sport Nautique with a homemade suck gate, 800lbs in trunk, 750lbs on rear seat/behind engine (not full), and 400lbs in ski locker. I have another 750 bag I'm gonna use this summer and run the 750s next to the doghouse.

[zeckto13]

MLars that looks great! Got any vids? I also found a YouTube vid called "how to get a good surf wake with a Direct Drive boat" and the guy had a similar setup to you with a lot of weight up front. I think I'm gonna give that a try to lengthen out the pocket. Let us know how it goes with the extra 750. I won't get out till July long.


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[MLars]

MLars that looks great! Got any vids? I also found a YouTube vid called "how to get a good surf wake with a Direct Drive boat" and the guy had a similar setup to you with a lot of weight up front. I think I'm gonna give that a try to lengthen out the pocket. Let us know how it goes with the extra 750. I won't get out till July long.


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Thanks! Funny you mention that vid, that came up on my recommended videos on YouTube. I’ll try to get a video up tonight after work. The pocket is pretty small but the height of the wave is decent. I’m hoping having two 750s next to the doghouse compared to one behind it will move the center of gravity up enough that it lengthens the pocket a bit.

[Korey]

Mlars. I’m curious how you made out with the extra 750 bag on top of what you had. Did it make any difference. Still trying to figure out what the next step for weight is for surfing. Thanks