Search the Community

hey guys, Location: Sydney Australia Just recently purchased a 2006 Vride. previously owned a Moomba outback Direct Drive and it sucked for wakeboarding and wakesurfing. i had the highfly fatseat ( big u shape ) to go around the engine, however it took up all the room in the boat and definatly wasnt convinient. in saying that it was 1500lbs but i recon we only ever filled it to 1350-1400lbs max. in addition we had about 6 people in the boat did it have enough push for surfing... No So now having just purchased the Vride which has the 500lbs factory hard tank mid ballast, and the 2x 250lbs hard tanks in each rear locker. and a power wedge is that enough to surf with the stock ballast? noting my moomba experience i also have 2x 550lbs sacs i got real cheap so im thinking of running them ontop of the hard tanks in the back lockers of the Vride so that would be 800lbs in each rear locker (1600lbs) and 500lbs centre stock = 2100lbs all up. do you think thats enough to get a solid push? i currently dont have anything for the bow at the moment but i will use humans until we dial it in and i can sus out what a good weight is up front. plus getting wakemakers bags sent over to Australia is about $80usd in shipping plus our conversion to the USD sucks haha. reason im asking all of this is its currently winter and havnt taken the boat out yet ( waiting for a sunny weekend that isnt raining or windy ) i just want to be set up as much as possible before taking it out rather than a whole bunch of trial and error and dissapoint everyone when it could be avoided if i gather the appropriate gear before hand. i know there is a wealth of knowledge on here and why try and reinvent the wheel Thanks in Advance

I have a 2019 t 22 and my surfwake is weak at best new to wake surfing and wondering if any one has a 2019 t22 axis and is getting a good wave

I’m Looking for assistance with fuses/ballast bag pumps in my 2001 VLX. The starboard ballast fuse trips when I try to fill OR empty the ballast. I understand there is a fill and a drain pump so why would both be tripping the breaker? At first I thought this was a stuck/seized/clogged pump but my searching of forums had me thinking that only one (drain or fill) pump would be acting up. It also requires that I remove the floor to gain access to these so I have held off for now. Before the fuse trips I can hear the pump humming. Any ideas before i take it to a dealership?

First day on the water in our new (used )'17 VTX with low hours. Great fun! When playing around with the ballast, I could not get the starboard aft hard tank or plug n' play sac to empty. They filled ok, but would not empty. The pump ran but no water was coming out after all other tanks emptied. I read several threads that explained the float could just be stuck, which was the cast with the front tank (it said 75% full, draining, but no water). I could feel the water in the plug n' play bag, which also said 75%full/draining. After not being able to get it drained and wanting to ski, I disconnected the plug n' play connection and let it drain out through the bilge pump. Water came out both the hard tank and PNP bag. I assume the pump in and pump out are the same, correct? Any suggestions on how to troubleshoot and primary order of operations would be appreciated.

Recently purchased this boat and I really want to try out surfing this summer. As of now I have the power wedge, rear locker hard tanks, center tank, and just purchased the acme 1615 prop(currently running acme 1161). Needing advice on what to add to get this setup up to par. TIA

I am wanting to cut an access hole in the floor of the starboard storage bay so I can more easily access the drain pump for that rear ballast tank. Does anyone have a diagram or drawing that shows this location or relative dimensions where I might cut a larger opening? This is for a 2005 23 LSV.