2014 G23 Surf Setting Help

[Boats Bros]

2014 G23 what is the best surf setting? I am trying to help a friend, he is having problems staying in the wave.

[Waveslayer]

On our '15 I'm using full ballast, ncrs at 4 or 5 and surf setting at 1. Is your buddy goofy or regular?

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[Scooter G]

Speed?

[Waveslayer]

11.2 mph depends...

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[Boats Bros]

He was wanting to run 11.5 or something similar, but I thought that was too fast compared to my OG210 surfing

[hal2814]

11.5 is too fast for an OG 210. It’s fine for a G23, especially at full ballast. That hull wants a faster speed to clean up the wave.

[Boats Bros]

Ok that makes more since. I had my OG210 at 10.3mph with 750lbs in the rear lockers, belly full, and wedge but still didn’t ride good.

[Lockem25]

I ride 5-0 at 11.4mph speed will change for me pending how it feels, I like long wave so ill speed up to 11.7 max sometimes with full ballast and 1100 extra in the rear lockers (550 each side) then I have 400 lbs of lead that I move around. Usually keep 250 up front and 100 on port side last 50 will move accordingly to what side im surfing on. Usually its just wife and I and our dog maybe 2 other ppl. Ill not fill 100% if I have a full boat.

WIfe rides 4-2 with same ballast set up at 11.5mph

[Scooter G]

I watched Shaun Murray crush a wave riding his wakeboard. I though ohh I got to try this. My jaw is still soar from laughing. When I would bump over to the other side we would switch the wave side, back, and forth. Almost as fun as surfing if you haven't tried it, I said almost. I might add, I've got nothing on Shaun, lol.

Lockem25, I don't know why we've never gone to the 11.7 mark. Wave seems to be dialed in between 11.2 & 11.4. I'll have to try that on the next ride to see what happens. Is 11.7ish the max for the surf gate, seems I read something?

[Lockem25]

I watched Shaun Murray crush a wave riding his wakeboard. I though ohh I got to try this. My jaw is still soar from laughing. When I would bump over to the other side we would switch the wave side, back, and forth. Almost as fun as surfing if you haven't tried it, I said almost. I might add, I've got nothing on Shaun, lol.

Lockem25, I don't know why we've never gone to the 11.7 mark. Wave seems to be dialed in between 11.2 & 11.4. I'll have to try that on the next ride to see what happens. Is 11.7ish the max for the surf gate, seems I read something?

12.9 is max for surf gate on my 14 g23, I was curious one day and tried it. Rides fast but the wave is sooo long at anything above 12. Definitely need full ballast at that speed though.

[Scooter G]

Thanks, I'm all in, I'll throw out some feedback...

I would hang an edit and pull the quote, so Jeff doesn't have to

[Boats Bros]

Oooo, got ‘em

[MBA]

I think the G wave is short and steep, so whatever you can do to lengthen and flatten it out is benefical. Usually with the family of 4 I run my 16’ G23 w/ the 450 at 5 / 0, 11.2-11.4mph, 100% ballast + 500lbs of steel shot with 300lbs of that in the bow, 200lbs port side.

When I have a crowd on board I usually have to dump some of the port and starboard ballast if I can’t get a couple bodies up in bow seats.

For the little kids, a 60% wave at 3/2 is clean and perfect.