wakeboarding

prostar190 · 01-16-2005, 08:04 PM

Hoping that someone on the forum has any wakeboarding experience. We have a mastercraft and are looking to wakeboard this upcoming summer. Do you need a certain extension to your regular ski pylon to wakeboard? How hard is it to wakeboard?

trfour · 01-16-2005, 08:19 PM

You should be fine here, and just tweek to your boarding skills as you go.

Welcome!

Fizmobe · 01-16-2005, 08:38 PM

Getting an extension for your ski pylon is optional.

The main benefits of having a higher pylon would be:

1) Slightly easier to get up on a wakeboard. (more of an upward pull lifting the wakeboarder out of the water)

2) Longer "hang time" in the air.

3) Boat will stay on plane better.

Wakeboarding is a very fun sport and it is not difficult.

Have fun!

robjnh · 01-17-2005, 02:36 PM

I have gone over to the dark side and now board more than ski. 1 day of trial and error and you will be riding with no problem. When getting up have the driver go nice and slow and steadily bring the speed up to 18-20MPH. No quick starts like on ski(s).

The biggest key is to find some nice quite water to get the hang of it. I would get a wetsuit and get started early in the season or try and get out a few early mornings on weekdays. Send me a PM if you want more info. Good luck.

01-16-2005, 08:04 PM	#1
prostar190 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 10 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	wakeboarding Hoping that someone on the forum has any wakeboarding experience. We have a mastercraft and are looking to wakeboard this upcoming summer. Do you need a certain extension to your regular ski pylon to wakeboard? How hard is it to wakeboard?

01-16-2005, 08:19 PM	#2
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	You should be fine here, and just tweek to your boarding skills as you go. Welcome! __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

01-17-2005, 02:36 PM	#4
robjnh Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Meredith and Nashua, NH Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	easy to do. Hard to quit I have gone over to the dark side and now board more than ski. 1 day of trial and error and you will be riding with no problem. When getting up have the driver go nice and slow and steadily bring the speed up to 18-20MPH. No quick starts like on ski(s). The biggest key is to find some nice quite water to get the hang of it. I would get a wetsuit and get started early in the season or try and get out a few early mornings on weekdays. Send me a PM if you want more info. Good luck.

01-16-2005, 08:38 PM	#3
Fizmobe Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Getting an extension for your ski pylon is optional. The main benefits of having a higher pylon would be: 1) Slightly easier to get up on a wakeboard. (more of an upward pull lifting the wakeboarder out of the water) 2) Longer "hang time" in the air. 3) Boat will stay on plane better. Wakeboarding is a very fun sport and it is not difficult. Have fun!