Say, here's something interesting; for $179, shipping included, at Amazon, you can get a
'Sylvan Wave Maker Surf Gate Shaper Wake Surf Wakeboard Wake Boarding Wake System'
which is a somewhat simple wake shaper device that attaches to the side of the boat with two suction grips. They had to be drunk when they thought that name up ......... like, what do we call this thing?
Does this really stay attached and work? Recommended speed is 11-mph.
www.tiny.cc/v6o5jy ..... 28-seconds ..... from Sylvan Wave Maker
Wonder how it would work on a small, light weight boat with a 40-hp outboard for moving along a stand up paddle-boarder?
And, it will float which certainly seems like a very useful feature.
Also, since there's no tow rope is use, a spotter person on board is probably not legally required in NH? The paddle boarder paddles along to the side with the boat wake, and the small light boat slowly powers up to 11-mph .... moving the sup along for the ride?
Will this work ..... SURF'S UP ....... ride the curl?
That 11-mph speed is what's recommended in the Mission youtube above for use with a wake board, so for using it with a sup, which is much larger than a wake board, the speed needed should be a lot slower ......like maybe just 4-mph ....... with that Sylvan Wave Maker attached.
Will this work ...... SURF'S UP ...... ride the curl? ...... and at just 4-mph to propel a sup, it is probably very user friendly to the shore line in terms of not causing erosion .... could probably be done with a 15-hp tiller handle motor and a 14' vee hull equipped with a Sylvan Wave Maker .... on the side ..... crawling along at 4-mph?
One of those Wave Makers installed on the side of a 14' boat moving at 4-mph must have a huge amount of resistance to the water....which is what makes the water curl up and out, on the other side of the boat.