Duffy's 2005 24v wakesurfing mod thread.

[Greg Mallek]

Great job on the platform Duffy !! I sometimes wish I had a teak deck. Mine is Fiberglass. Also lovin the no decal look. Very clean!! I removed mine as well last year.

[duffymahoney]

Here is the deck on my boat. You can really see how much I cut off. I think the look turned out perfect.

[ajholt7]

That looks really sweat!

[Wickedcummins]

A little heads up your gonna wanna make one more cut on the corner thats closest to the boat to not mess with the wave. Ill try to get pics of mine here soon to show you.. I trimmed mine at the lake with a sawzawl

[duffymahoney]

I can't cut it anymore. I cut it all the way to the brackets. The angle closest to the boat is just for looks. It's only a 1/2" from the the bracket.

[IDBoating]

Here is a picture of the rule 3800.

Yep, that's the Rule 17A. Careful on your wiring and switches - that guy draws 20 amps and must be fused for 25.

Also: Most ballast switches are rated for 20ADC so you'll be right at their limit. The contacts may degrade faster than normal so keep an eye on switch reliability. You could do a relay-based system but that's even more complexity.

Looks like a fun project, keep us posted!

[laserfish]

Wouldn't the Johnson impeller pumps be cheaper and simpler since you would only need one per bag?

[Wickedcummins]

This is all you need to do and will make a big difference its simple and wont weakin it at all

[duffymahoney]

Yeah if I got out and it drags I will cut it down more. Thanks.

[Wickedcummins]

If it dont I will be shocked being are transoms are the same and weight is about the same and my deck was the same. Let me know if it dont!

[MooseX]

duffy your boat looks naked. AND now you've hacked you teak deck. Looks awesome and it's tiny. Sweet can't wait to see the wave from the fat bastard sacs

[ragboy]

That deck looks really cool, nice work. I love that teak look.

[MooseX]

Duffy I just went and looked at my 24v deck again and now realize you basically raped that deck. Damn and the sides too...hmmm. looks awesome though and I look forward to seeing the first monster wave. I've totally got sac envy. I settled for the 15 huns' and you went balls out with 18's..sigh. The brick idea is awesome too. I'm goin for that of course..in black. Maybe 2 of them

.. Sub'd

[duffymahoney]

My fatbrick I tie on the deck actually has 100lbs of lead shot in it. So it weights roughly 240. It makes such a huge difference in the wave.

[duffymahoney]

Ragboy, teak is a love and hate relationship. Since my boat will spend 6+ months in the water the teak will look pretty crappy pretty quickly. I actually plan on leaving my dual bow sacs full and thus keeping the teak out of the water and hopefully it will last longer.