Todays Poll (TAPS Setting) and thoughts

[Matt Garcia]

After posting todays poll (What do you set TAPS at to Wakeboard?), I was wondering what people set their TAPS or TAPS² while having a substantial amount of weight/ballast in the boat. Since I have an 01 model, having the TAPS at 8 with about a 1000 pounds of weight including 3-4 people will create wash. So I have to run the TAPS around 5 1/2 to get the right shape. Also speed is a crucial factor.

So my question is if you have a lot of ballast (lets say 1000 #s plus) what is your speed and TAPS or TAPS² setting to get the right shape?

[Beau McCrory]

matt,
i'm a sissy wakeboarder, so the big swells aren't my cup of tea yet. i set taps to 4 on my 2003 20V.

[hanzj]

I run 2 350# sacs in the back and a 600# in the walkway in my 00 21V. At 22-23mph, taps is set at 4-5. There is no wash to 85ft.

[Bog]

2001 21V 1700 lbs

700 in rear
600 bow walkway
400 in walkway too

taps at 1-4 never higher or the washmonster comes!

[jeffro]

2003 21i-R

700 gull wing (rear storage)
250 left side motor
250 right side motor
500 bow walkway
4-6 people

Taps 2-5 (if no one is in the bow)
Taps 6-7 (if 1 or 2 people are in the bow)

[Sammamish22V]

2003 22V. With 2000 to 2500 pounds of ballast, we run the Taps at around 4. It builds the wake nicely. Anything more than that usually starts washing things out.

[Paublo]

2004 22V with 1500#+ of ballast and 3-5 people in the boat- it is set at around 4.5 to 5.5. Real clean, good shape and not too rampy- nice pop.

[Ruune]

2004 22v-
540lbs in the walkway, TAPS at 6-8, depending on how many people. With 4 people, the wake is about thigh high. TAPS just changes the angle and breaking point of the wake.

[Banks]

taps 8
two launch lounges one each side of engine. 500 lbs each
350 lead even spread b/t back and two front lockers.
usualy two people in the boat
rope length 55 plus handle
i like riding short. you can go a slower and have a big clean wake. its huge at 55.
03 21i

[cmb22V]

03 22v
800 Lbs in the rear
540 up front
Usually two people also sitting up front.
at 75', taps is fine at 8, but I need to experiment some to see what might be better. No wash at any number that I have experimented with so far.
When we had 11 in the boat, taps at 8, all was very nice.