226 Surf Setup

[benjamin_rohrs]

This is the wake on stock ballast (550lbs from rear tanks only) from a 2004 226 with a mission delta shaper. It has just enough push to drop the rope, but only on the goofy side. I'm wondering how much more weight should be added to get a solid surf wave. Would 2 400-500lb bags in the rear be enough? Or would another bag be needed in the walkthrough? We also have the factory belly tank, but it was not filled in the picture to get the back end of the boat sunk into the water more.

Also, on this boat, is it even worth trying to surf left foot forward? I have heard many people saying due to the prop rotation you cannot get the wave clean.

Thanks.

[Bizarrosuperman]

Man I wish I could have helped you sooner this summer. You need weight. I surf and foil my 06 226. 875lbs is total weight for a 226 including the belly. It’s definitely not enough. You can do a Wakemakers piggyback system on top of your stock rear tanks. They fill after your tanks are filled. And the mission delta doesn’t work well on this hull. It’s way too flexible. Best on I found is the liquid force mega shaper and keep adjusting it forward and backward to fine tune the wave.
i actually pulled all the hard tanks out of my boat. One was leaking and cracked. Now I run 1200lbs in the port locker, 850lbs in the starboard side with 250lbs lead on the walkway. 650lbs I the belly, 600lbs in thre bow. Fill them up and down with whoever I have on the boat with me. Changed to the Go Assist Surf system on this spring..and it loves weight.

port side is always the best on this boat due to prop rotation. Move people around. You will find the right configuration

[benjamin_rohrs]

Thanks, do you think the wakemakers piggyback system + a fatsac in the front walkthrough might be enough for a half decent wave? the mission delta has been working alright in the reverse mode but maybe its worth a shot using the liquid force one next summer. Wakemakers also makes a tankbuster kit for the boat for a similar price, would it be worth just jumping straight to that? Boat needs a new stereo, perfect pass, and the headgasket blew last week so that will be a expensive repair bill. Need to prioritize haha

[Bizarrosuperman]

Depends really. I’m not sure how the piggyback system would work under the walkway. There isn’t much room there with the tank and floor in. I ran an extra fat sac on the walkway. Now I just throw lead on top of it. But you definitely need more weight. But I would get the boat fixed up first. And add/takeaway ballast as you figure your wave. It took almost a full summer of messing with it for me. But I ride regular and so does my wife. So we get the trashy side of the wave. It took quite a bit to clean it up. Running the suck shapers on the side of the boat, is all about figuring our where on the hull they work best. How low or high they need to be, how far forward or back on the hull. Add people and it completely changes that. The 226 is very sensitive to where people are in the boat. Usually it’s just me and my wife and dog out, so I have figured exactly where I want the weight to make the wave clean and has lots of push.