20V Pics Wanted

[ajholt7]

Is there a good all around set up for both, or should it be changed to surf or board. I have never surfed but would like to try it.

[chpthril]

Is there a good all around set up for both, or should it be changed to surf or board. I have never surfed but would like to try it.

For boarding, most run about a 50% front, 50% rear weight split. For surfing, you'll want most, if not all, the added ballast in the rear, on the side you want to surf. FWIW, the 20V can be surf'd with no added weight, just some added peeps, but ballast makes it easier to learn and more fun. Everyone's got their own preference when it comes to how much, hopefully some 20V peeps will chime in with specifics.

[SPBFAN]

I agree with CHP we really need some 20 peeps to give you some sort of guidance. What did you have on you 22V CHP? That is a little bigger boat that might give us some guidance though.

[SPBFAN]

Original 2002 20V with Factory Tower

I like that look. I would have been happy with that size but the wife wanted tons of space.

[G-MONEY]

I like that look. I would have been happy with that size but the wife wanted tons of space.

I'm sure you're not complaining

[xpjim1]

I like that look. I would have been happy with that size but the wife wanted tons of space.

I went in to order an 03 22V. While we were waitng to some specs from Tige Matt made me an offer I could not refuse. After we got the boat we got more friends and I realized a bigger boat was needed for the windy days at the lake. If I had gotten the 22v I would not have the 24v today. I think it all worked out well. I did like the 20v

[GIZMO]

I agree with CHP we really need some 20 peeps to give you some sort of guidance. What did you have on you 22V CHP? That is a little bigger boat that might give us some guidance though.

I ran two 500# fat sacks in the rear, one in each locker. And one 250# in the bow. For surfing we just moved the people out of bow or emptied the front fat sack. When surfing with that much weight I could get a great curl with just a slight turn.

[MoneyPity]

No collection of 20V's would not be complete without this one.
I am sure it will get blasted but what the heck I am awake and tired of sending resumes.
If you are sleepy, it will help wake you up.

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/atta...5&d=1208563684

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/atta...6&d=1226868131

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/atta...4&d=1224889067


Have fun with yours. For a 20' boat it deals with rough water well and handles great. With Speediest it runs through a slalom course easily and is great for recreational slalom runs. It has plenty of room for a family of five plus a couple of Labrador Retrievers and a couple of Dachshunds.

The boat now has a Samson Tower with 1 wake board rack, 1 slalom ski rack and fore and aft docking lamps and a pair of white Pro 60's. We also worked wit Tige to replace the platform for a matching fiberglass one in yellow.The CIPA 3 pane mirror is great. You can see skier or boarder from one end to the other. It is one big mirror We get barbs thrown at it all the time but at the end of the day we are the ones that have to like her.

[illiniboarder88]

Dude, why are you apologizing for your nearly new boat? While it would not be my first choice in color schemes, it is a sweet boat. glad to hear you are enjoyin git.

[MoneyPity]

Dude, why are you apologizing for your nearly new boat? While it would not be my first choice in color schemes, it is a sweet boat. glad to hear you are enjoyin git.

You've got a point. its not your traditional colors and it's mine and if was not our first choice but it grew on us when the $$$ made the difference. It is a great boat in it size range.

[Jason B]

I used Razzman's sack last year (think it was a 700#??) in my rear locker. It worked ok but I think you're going to want more as your skills improve. I had to drive a little too fast for surfing to really make the wave rock.
For whatever reason, the wave over shallow water would DISAPPEAR, hit deep water and it's back to big.
If you have friends who would let you borrow some sacks, mess around with it and see what works for you. I completely disagree that the 20V is surfable with no extra ballast (unless you have gnaly surf skills, then maybe).
Hit one of the reunions and I'm sure the kind folks here will let you use thier bags for a few hours....
I am going to set my boat up to surf this spring; if you want to wait that long I'll tell you exactly what setup I went with. I think I am going to try to get 2 fatsacks or a fatsack and a V-Drive sack into my rear locker and then throw a V-drive sack on my port seats, I'm fairly confident that setup will provide a beautiful wave.

[chpthril]

I used Razzman's sack last year (think it was a 700#??) in my rear locker. It worked ok but I think you're going to want more as your skills improve. I had to drive a little too fast for surfing to really make the wave rock.
For whatever reason, the wave over shallow water would DISAPPEAR, hit deep water and it's back to big.
If you have friends who would let you borrow some sacks, mess around with it and see what works for you. I completely disagree that the 20V is surfable with no extra ballast (unless you have gnaly surf skills, then maybe).
Hit one of the reunions and I'm sure the kind folks here will let you use thier bags for a few hours....
I am going to set my boat up to surf this spring; if you want to wait that long I'll tell you exactly what setup I went with. I think I am going to try to get 2 fatsacks or a fatsack and a V-Drive sack into my rear locker and then throw a V-drive sack on my port seats, I'm fairly confident that setup will provide a beautiful wave.

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...66&postcount=4

Here is the hole thread for more info on a 20V setup.

Jason, I believe the later model 20V's have a bit more rocker in the hull which would improve the unballasted wake, so that might explain why you disagree. In other words, you are correct in regards to your year model Tige.

[xpjim1]

I ran a v drive sac in the locker on the surf side and a v drive sac on the surfside rear corner seat. 200# in the bow. Surf wave was good for us. Our hull is diferrent than the current 20V though. More peeps on the surfside also