2007 Air Warrior Elite -Wake surf question

[Marion Butler 0]

As the title says, I have a 2007 Air Warrior Elite and when we wake surf we can never get the wake to push us along enough to drop the rope.  Any ideas as to what we can or need to do? Go to a larger ballast bag, a shorter wakesurf board?  any suggestions are appreciated.  thanks

[Bigcatpt 408]

5 hours ago, Marion Butler said:

As the title says, I have a 2007 Air Warrior Elite and when we wake surf we can never get the wake to push us along enough to drop the rope.  Any ideas as to what we can or need to do? Go to a larger ballast bag, a shorter wakesurf board?  any suggestions are appreciated.  thanks

We are going to need a lot more info.  What is your current ballast set up?  Are you leaning it or using a shaper?  How many people in the boat?  How small/large is the person surfing?  How skilled are they?  What kind and size of board are you trying to use?  Just for starters.  

 

Your boat will throw a nice surf wave if set up correctly.  But it requires quite a bit of weight.  It works best to lean that boat over so that the surf side rub rail is touching the water.  Larger more buoyant boards are easier to catch and ride a small wave than smaller boards.  Also the size and weight of the surfer makes a different. Heavier riders need bigger waves and bigger boards to ride rope-less.    

[Marion Butler 0]

Currently using the wake shaper gadget, currently using the ballast that came in the boat, (all 3).  Normally there are 4-5 people in the boat and currently using a hyper lite board that is 5 foot in length. Surfers weigh from 120-180 lbs and are beginners but have no trouble getting up and riding the board with the rope.  thanks for the previous response.