FAE: last mod before spring

[Dreamer 96]

I have the asymmetrical wake plate. I spoke with Larry at FAE and they are going to reshape the downtube on the new pipes, hoping to alleviate this problem.

 

I'm in the process of adding a flap under my swim platform. Should be testing and taking pictures on Friday.

[Bongo Fury 640]

I hope this can be worked out......as much as I want an FAE I am just not ready to put a flap on my boat....guess I will wait it out to see what happens.

[duffymahoney 10]

Flaps only look ugly when you trailer your boat:)

[Bongo Fury 640]

I know Duffy...my boat sits on a lift.....I guess I just can't come to terms with it right now....great idea by the way!!

[jiriki 13]

I know Duffy...my boat sits on a lift.....I guess I just can't come to terms with it right now....great idea by the way!!

You can make it removable? Wouldn't the benefits of the FAE outweigh the ugly looks? Besides.. the stainless version of the FAE is pretty sexy looking... especially siting out of the water on a lift.

[Bongo Fury 640]

Yup.....I agree with you......I loved the stainless FAE and had it on my Falcon V......best mod I ever did to the boat.....I am going to sound stuck up here but it's going to take a quite a bit to get past a flap on the back of my new boat.....it's just me and no disrespect to those running a flap.....soon enough Centurion and FAE will figure out how to make it work right with the A plate and the surf step....and when they do I will be first in line to buy one.

[duramat 462]

Dreamer do you have an a plate ?? My new boat is loud .If i have to choose FAE or a plate I'll pass on the a plate so the FAE is closer to the boat to eliminate some spray

 

Go for both

[duffymahoney 10]

Larry is looking at making flaps. I'm sure he can figure a way to make them better looking.

[Dreamer 96]

The bracket is on for my flap. I used the flush mount brackets from an FAE kit. Had a 2"x2" angle welded to a square tube for stiffness.

[Dreamer 96]

The flap is on. Doesn't look too bad. Tough to cut 3/4" horsemat straight.

It is as wide as a symmetrical (wing) plate would be and hangs a couple inches below the bottom of the hull. Sure hope it is effective.

[RhuntIII 555]

Wow Dreamer, big flap. Have you ran this behind your boat? Looks like it was well built.

[DrNate 426]

I can't wait to see/hear about the water test on that Dreamer!

[Bongo Fury 640]

I can't wait to see/hear about the water test on that Dreamer!

X2!!

[Dreamer 96]

The first one I bolted on yesterday was 24" deep and I thought there might be too much stress on the components so I took it off. This one is only 16".

[Dreamer 96]

The results are in. The flap did eliminate the spray from coming in my boat when the wake plate was down. We still did have to run the plate around 30% to clean the wash up on the face of the wave but it did make a difference. From the rider's position you could see the flap curled up from the water pressure.

 

The first picture is without the flap. The others are with the flap.

 

[DarksideR 1,679]

Looks like it did the trick! Nice clean install Dreamer!

[Dreamer 96]

We were out again today and our wave was awesome. I did go under the platform to look at the flap and it seems like rubber mat has lost some of its tensile strength. It was no longer returning to the vertical position and was really easy to flex up. We'll see how long it lasts.

[Dreamer 96]

Best pic of the day

[duffymahoney 10]

Awesome!!!

[Dreamer 96]

Duffy, did your flap lose it's elasticity after a couple of days riding?