New Tige giant taps!

[kko]

One "issue" I see is that you can not run an FAE with it. I know the CAT motors are much cleaner and quieter but you guys seem to love the FAE. Maybe there is something I am missing...but I guess time will tell. Cant wait to see it in action.

[Surf406]

id have to see one work as well, i definatly dont want that on my next boat.

[duffymahoney]

If it's based off my mudflap idea I think Tige should give me one A few years ago we talked on wakeworld about a hydraulic plate that would clean the wave like my flap. I think that's what this is. Makes sense.

[NICKYPOO]

That's one hell of an apparatus. Is this the wake rake from hell? Does it do both sides? I've been scheming something like this for my boat. It's certainly quite a bit more advanced than what I had envisioned. I'm anxious to see it in action.

[spenchey2]

No matter what it looks pretty silly

Silly? That thing is outright ridiculous. I thought this was a photoshop joke when I looked at the picture at first. This thing better have some game changing features.

I can only imagine what the people that don't know anything out water sports will be saying when they see this on someones boat.

[Nobody]

One "issue" I see is that you can not run an FAE with it. I know the CAT motors are much cleaner and quieter but you guys seem to love the FAE. Maybe there is something I am missing...but I guess time will tell. Cant wait to see it in action.

The FAE guys need to get busy, I see many changes on the forefront.

[Wickedcummins]

yuck! When I look at these pics I see only bad to come from it.. Looks like a big plate that will cause lift in the rear I dont want that! I wish our lake was not closed.. My setup is about done and its MUCH simpler and looks alot cleaner.. My wake is also just as clean if not cleaner!

[Timmy!]

Post it up Wicked! All of these things are going to push us forward in wake surf wave design and spur creativity and hopefully spawn even more new ideas! We all benefit.

[WakerideN]

Post it up Wicked! All of these things are going to push us forward in wake surf wave design and spur creativity and hopefully spawn even more new ideas! We all benefit.

x2.

[MoneyPity]

From looking at ragboy's video it look great for wake surfing. What does it do to waterski and wakeboard wakes. can it be removed for storage? Looks like a great idea but what are it downsides and cost?

[Nobody]

From looking at ragboy's video it look great for wake surfing. What does it do to waterski and wakeboard wakes. can it be removed for storage? Looks like a great idea but what are it downsides and cost?

X2

[ragboy]

I am not sure if it removes easily or not, I will look. I can tell you that the deck doesn't fold down easily anymore.

I still plan on taking out Raquel Hoffman in the coming weeks and will post. We did check out the wakeboard wake, and it looked the same, only the rooster seemed smaller, which makes sense that this would not touch the water, but knock down the rooster. That seems like a positive change to me.

here is a pic from before the device:


IMG_9808 by wake9, on Flickr

[jmoore15]

From looking at ragboy's video it look great for wake surfing. What does it do to waterski and wakeboard wakes. can it be removed for storage? Looks like a great idea but what are it downsides and cost?

I can't speak to this device but the on the one I built if anything it it helps to clean the lip of my wakeboard wake. Without my device I have trouble getting both sides clean. Additionally, I have about 40 hrs on mine and have not noticed anything negative.

[houstonshark]

We did check out the wakeboard wake, and it looked the same, only the rooster seemed smaller, which makes sense that this would not touch the water, but knock down the rooster. That seems like a positive change to me.

If it affects the rooster tail, I would think that it has to touch the water. The rooster tail is developed well past the swim platform from the convergence of the wakes right?

It almost seems like the sides would have to be touching, possibly shaping the wake differently if it makes any difference at all in the rooster tail.

[harv]

Who cares about ugly??? Man, if it makes the wave better isn't that what we all want? I knew that Tige' was working on something, I didn't expect this... I was expecting something that hung below the hull or some other weed and log catcher... this is way better!

One thing that could make it more attractive is to blend it with the swim step? Take out the gap and make it look like one piece. Ohh, maybe the whole swim step could bet the wake shaper!?!?