Questions regarding Bow Plowing

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Thanks you guys.....all of your reponses have been a huge help. This site has been extremely valuable as my wife and I have gone through our decision and purchasing process. We are really looking forward to a great summer with our new boat. Thanks again for all of the great information.

Just make sure you purchase a wet/dry vac!!!!!!! They work great.

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you may want to have your dealer make accomodations for the water to drain properly into the bilge. Also you may want to consider him putting a drain in the floor towards to back so that water will drain into the bilge from either plowing or you washing the interior.

Thanks.... I have learned my lesson as a rookie boater. Now I laugh at others that do the same thing that I did.

I will have to talk with the dealership about this. I wonder if Tige should have put holes into the flooring to accommodate this...... hummmmmmm

[NICKYPOO]

For what it's worth, "bow plowing" is called stuffing. You stuff the bow of a boat.

Yeah, mine doesn't really pool up. Of coarse, we surf almost exclusively so it all drains back sooner or later.

I think the worst I ever got it was at Tahoe last year. 10 hours of hot summer day, 10 people and 1000lbs of ballast split 50/50 and every boat at the lake on the lake. I must have stuffed it 10 times that day. It took a few days to dry it out after that trip.

[Tequilasun]

Yeah plowing isn't going to happen too often while under way, with the exception of turning into your own wake.

I boat at the lake of the ozarks couple times a year. I dont know how many of you have ever been there. But its a very very busy lake with tons of enourmous boats, which means big wakes. So far while boating on the main channel we have yet to take a wave over the bow while underway, just maybe a little splashing. We usually ride with the taps in the 3-6 range to keep the nose up a little along with precision throttle control this tends to work pretty well.

I know most of you don't know what Zad is talking about with lake of the Ozarks, but this about the best endorsement of Tige's you can get.

Lake of the Ozarks is completely nuts at times.

[wannabewakeboarder]

Haha you can say that again...I don't know why people go there so much. It's not that great people, theres definantly better riding spots haha

[Domsz06]

don't they go there to run the big boats, as well as have the WILD crazy parties? I hear it's the Havasu of the cental us. But that'sjust what I hear.

[wannabewakeboarder]

Not as crowded as Havasu but but I dont know, it's really busy.

[laketime]

it happened just a few times in our 21 i, some intentional. but to relate to what tequilqsun said a few back, we were down at mead a few summers ago and a huge wind storm hit us. for the first bit we were driving into the swells and just fighting them. so we turned around, now we had to drive with the swells. and when you go with them it allows the boat to fall deeper into the face of a wave. i was sitting in the bow and the boat droped in between two waves and right into face of a swell. so much water came over that it through me up onto the windsheild, and my little dog was swimming in a foot of water in the rear. the bildge took care of it though

[zad0030]

don't they go there to run the big boats, as well as have the WILD crazy parties? I hear it's the Havasu of the cental us. But that'sjust what I hear.

Well the thing is that its one of the biggest lake in the area, and theres no restrictions on building and boat size and w/e. Majority of the boats on the lake are 25ft-45ft+ We used to borrow my uncles 25ft Baja for the weekend, and that thing still took a beating. The really calm places are at the far end of the lake ( I think someone on here lives down there) like past the 30MM.

Funny story, some drunk guy crashed his 40ft sea ray up on a golf course... i have a pic ill see if i can find it.

Heres some pics just to give you an idea

Ok Back to topic...

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Well, if that was a Tige on the golf course, would her last name be Woods????


Okay, I kill myself... he he he

[wakeboarder247]

Well, if that was a Tige on the golf course, would her last name be Woods????


Okay, I kill myself... he he he

lol that was actually pretty damn funny!

[zad0030]

Haha you can say that again...I don't know why people go there so much. It's not that great people, theres definantly better riding spots haha

Ill tell you why people go down there. They go down there to show off their big boats. Its the only lake around the area thats not a corps of engineer(bull shoals, norfork etc.) People go to the lake of the ozarks cuz they can go boat during the day and party at night. You go to bull shoals, and theres not much to do after dark, its all small towns. Not too many people go down there to ski, we go for a family reunion and get up at 5 to catch some glass.

once again.... back to topic.

[dogbert]

This is how you spot Wallys. They will do these big long turns at speed when turning around to pick up a rider. This sends rollers down the entire lenght of the area everyone is tring to ride. It's probably the single most common rude act of Joe Jackass Boater. Anybody who knows anything about pulling a skier/boarder/surfer will cut the throttle as soon as the rider is down. Just cut the throttle, crank the wheel and wait for the rollers to pass and idle back to the rider. Keeps the water smooth, keeps the water out of the bow, saves fuel, doesn't freak out newbies. The only time you should power turn is to protect a downed rider in a high traffic area and only if that traffic is looking like it is going to run over your rider. You shouldn't ride in those conditions anyways, but I know how it is.

We were all Wallys once

[wannabewakeboarder]

Well the thing is that its one of the biggest lake in the area, and theres no restrictions on building and boat size and w/e. Majority of the boats on the lake are 25ft-45ft+ We used to borrow my uncles 25ft Baja for the weekend, and that thing still took a beating. The really calm places are at the far end of the lake ( I think someone on here lives down there) like past the 30MM.

Funny story, some drunk guy crashed his 40ft sea ray up on a golf course... i have a pic ill see if i can find it.

Heres some pics just to give you an idea

Ok Back to topic...

Speaking of this, the 21i has taken a few biggens over at the Ozarks hehehe

I think thats why it stays docked at the river yearround =(

Snow at Muddy Missy...and thats under the dock on a lift

[wannabewakeboarder]

...we go for a family reunion and get up at 5 to catch some glass.

once again.... back to topic.

BTT(Back to topic) I made that one myself