1500 lbs in 4 minutes

[ragboy]

The new 24Ve is amazing, but I couldn't believe the actual tested specs. First wakemakers.com worked with us on this and they did a great job. Also, the sacs are probably 1800 lbs + sacs, they are very large. 1500 lbs is the amount that wakemakers actually measured going into the bag as it fits in the area it fills. So that is 1500 actual lbs per side.

Fill times with the motor running:

Front (400lbs horshoe sac): 2:30
Regular side (1500lbs) fill with booster pump from empty: 6:45
Transfer from Regular to Goofy: 3:47
Transfer from Goofy to Regular: 4:00

DUDE! All that and the wake is amazing. The 2007 24Ve has a 340HP MP motor and a 1235 prop, we need a bit more prop. We took measurements of fuel after 10 hours of nothing but surfing.

3.75 GPH! Can you believe that?

Checkout the video of side to side test with motor OFF, and wake video. Amazing stuff.

NOTE: This is a Contest boat project. Keep that in mind, our RZ2 was weighted in a manner we felt safe for daily outings, just kissing the rub rail. The 24Ve requires putting the rub rail under water to get the kind of push needed for a contest. Not recommended for a family boat, or recreational surf setup.



Staytuned for all of the how to videos. The system is fully automated and SICK.

[Ewok]

Wow, that is a sick pump system! And an incredible wake too !

[Timmy!]

Very cool video. Congrats on the new setup but I was more impressed with your announcement of making this a contest boat and offering it up to those who want to put on a contest! Once again, wake9 goes above and beyond the call of duty! THANK YOU!!!!

[skippabcool]

That is an awesome wake.

[skippabcool]

Very cool video. Congrats on the new setup but I was more impressed with your announcement of making this a contest boat and offering it up to those who want to put on a contest! Once again, wake9 goes above and beyond the call of duty! THANK YOU!!!!

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[jrobertson]

Very nice!

[jschnip]

Amazing wake and offer to get grassroots contests going with Wake9 - keep it up!

[Joeprunc]

That looks absolutely unbelievable! That wake is huge! Good work over there at Wake9.

....I believe the wheelie you referred to a few times is actually called a tail stall.

[ragboy]

I prefer wheelie. ;-)

The reason I call it a wheelie, is how exaggerated it is with this wake. Especially maddie, those were wheelies man.

[jdhart73]

I hate you for those fill and swap times.....

Now tell me how to do it to my RZ2 damnit!! ...

[robert theisen]

I think what your doing is awesome Robert.You have a big heart and do Tige proud.Love that wave,it's really long.

[MooseX]

SWEET wave Ragboy and those fill times are disgustingly fast. Props to you guys and Jason/Spencer at WM

. I thought my wave was long. Damnnnn you guys are waaay back there. I really love a long wave. Makes me feel more like surfing in the ocean

.Can I ask where you set your taps for those long waves?. I pretty much have the same weight F/R in my boat but also have 2 150 bricks on the platform and another brick on the seat corner and my wave isn't quite that long. Typically we're somewhere between 2 and 3 taps. Any suggestions?

[ragboy]

@jdhart Call wakemakers for now, but we will be posting lots of videos on the process.

@moosex Post some video of your wake, using a go pro on R3 res from that same location. The go pro is a wide angle lens and does make it look longer than real, but it is way back there. I would say RJ goes back about 30 feet from the rear of the boat or so. I need to measure that. And I am planning on getting some chase video.

We had taps mostly around 3 - 5, speed at 12 mph. Where is your rub rail in the water when you are weighted?

[MooseX]

rub rail is about 4 inches above the waterline to start then goes right to it as we move out of the hole. Are you using all that bow weight? And how much human weight total?

Typically we have a driver and one or two people max..and we don't use much of the bow sacs 'cause even though the wave becomes quite a bit longer (resembles yours) it makes it flat with alot less push. I don't know how fast we go since the speedo is wack. We have no PP'.. so we go solely by rpms'..and sight. With less people we go 'bout 2950-3050..with more we go between 3000 and 3300

Maybe it's time I filled those bow sacs and jacked up the trim tab to say 3 to 5...doh..We're goin out tommorow and I'll do some 'sperimenting

[ragboy]

Yes, we are filling the 400 in the front, but more didn't help.

We had the same issue with the front weight, until you get more in the back, then the front weight works. We are at the rub rail at rest, then a couple of inches below at 12 mph.

I know EXACTLY what you mean on adding front weight and destroying the wake and push, same thing for us, until we sunk that corner in.