'00 Sunsetter washy surf wake

[braindamage]

I just received my fatsacs for my '00 Sunsetter yesterday afternoon...My 14yr old and I were super excited and immediately went out after dinner.

We did research and generally knew where we wanted to put the sacs...I put one in the center locker (400-500#), one on surfside floor next to dogbox (750#) and one between dogbox and rear seat (600#). I had my wife/daughter in spotter seat surfside (225#ish). The weight is an estimate based on how full each sac was. Wedge down. The water was about 4" below the rub rail standing still and was about even with the top of the transom under power.

We varied the speed 10mph, then 11, then 11.5, then 12mph

The wave was washy and didn't have much push. We have done some surfing by moving people around and my son has been able to go ropeless but with this weight it was almost impossible.

Are we doing something wrong? Do I have too much weight? Should I put another sac in the bow? Looking for suggestions...

Thanks!!

[pook77]

is your platform cutting into the wave?

[jhartt3]

may have too much in the front with that center locker ... i run 750 rear surf corner 750 on surf seats and 750 on the floor pushed up against seats on surf side. but i have a Vdrive SS

[John I.]

We don't do it very often, but when we do wake surf we use a sac in the floor locker, 1 on the floor alongside the engine but all the way back so it's up against the rear seat, and another on the rear seat - a couple towels on the cushions first. If I remember correctly, the rear sacs are ~400 lb capacity each and the one in the locker is probably a little less. If I am driving, my wife will typically sit in the bow and the son that isn't behind the boat is either in the rear seat or on the engine cover. Using this configuration my sons, who are in the 170 lb range, have gone ropeless on an IS Blue Lake for WAY too long. ( IMO, driving around a weighted boat at 10.5 mph is sheer boredom.)

We have done it with 3-4 additional folks on board (est 600 - 650 lbs) and I can't honestly say that the wake was any better, even if it may have been bigger. Obviously, steering the boat slightly toward the surfside usually helps.

[braindamage]

is your platform cutting into the wave?

I think that may be my problem