Wanted to share some surf info for the older Typhoons and Concourses with the stepped hull/cut away hull. I believe they were built from 2001 until 2005.
Found a great surfing set up today that worked awesome for surfing the port side. Probably the best wave I have found so far.
I am 235 lbs so the wave needs to be good for me to free surf, and I could have surfed that wave all day. Lots of push with a nice pocket. I was surfing my old Obrian TT. Wish I would have had the Phase 5 with me, but I will give that a try in a few days.
Lots of forgiveness, and easy enough to recover if you got a little far back.
I have tried many options from more weight in the port locker to more weight on/under the port side seats.
Today I had less weight than I normally use and it worked way better. Even when I added a few more pounds in the port locker or port side seat, it made things worse.
Weight Set up with people or ballast:
Port locker/deck 900 lbs
Port seat 175 - 200 lbs
Center tank 250 lbs
Bow adjust as needed I had approximately 350 lbs
Plus driver
I ran 500 lbs in the port locker and two guys sitting on the back deck port side (Total of approximately 900 lbs)
1 guy sitting in the back port corner seat at 175 lbs.
250 lbs in the center hull tank.
350 lbs in the bow. I have a ballast bag under the filler cushion in the bow I can adjust as needed. Needed approximately 170 lb ballast plus 1 person at 180 lbs)
Running 10 - 11 mph
Hope this helps out my fellow Typhoon and Concourse owners with the cut away/stepped hull.
I look forward to hearing from other older Typhoon/Concourse owners.
Keep on Surfing.