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Wake boarders of NS

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superskier26
Posts: 120 - Karma: 15
wake boarding is one of my favorite sports in the summer. i am lucky enough to have a decent wake board boat and someone willing to pull me whenever i want.
so i wanted to know who else on new schoolers wake boards. if you do, what kind of boat u use, what kind of board you ride, brief trick list if you want, and if you have an edit of your self post it!!

for me:
2002 Calabria cal-air, fully fitted with fat sacks
2012 hyperlite clash, system bindings
tantrum, whirlybird, scarecrow, front flip both sides, spins up to 720 both sides, air rally, and others....
still working on my edit
Jun 13 2012 4:03PM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
I have a Liquid force 2012 Shane Hybrid for my board, with Watson bindings

Although my boat is more set up for wakesurfing, it creates one mean wakeboarding wake, even with no ballast it's perfectly clean on the riders left side, and with ballast, you can get just as clean of a wake on the right side

Boat stats:
2012 Tige Z3 (Alliance wakeboards boat of the year, if I remember right?)
409HP 6.0L Vortec V8
Wetsounds 'tower of power' with the premium amp system, and two 10" speakers and two 8" speakers
Speedset (tige's version of perfect pass)

Ballast:
400lbs up front
total of 1700 in each corner in the rear
Jun 13 2012 4:17PM
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superskier26
Posts: 120 - Karma: 15
i am very jealous of your boat, i wish i had the chance to ride behind a boat like that just once.
Jun 13 2012 4:23PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,663
I don't wakeboard, but i water ski. My friend's got a 21 ft 1990 wellcraft with like a 309hp volvo in it. Doesn't have a wakeboard tower but it gets you out of the water pretty quick
Jun 13 2012 4:26PM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
haha, it is very nice, I love it

also forgot to mention that you can hear the music from the boat crystal clear when your riding, which is fucking awesome when you want to get jacked for a trick
Jun 13 2012 4:37PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
Posts: 7618 - Karma: 4,727
i don't do as much wakeboarding as I used to. spend more of my time barefooting. i've got a plethora of boats at my disposal including a couple of nautiques, a couple of mastercrafts, a supra, my malibu, a single rig 225 hp hydrodine, two different twin rig 225 (so 450 hp) hydrodines, and a triple rig 250 (750 hp) hydrodine.

water sports are the fuckin' shit.
Jun 13 2012 4:48PM
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superskier26
Posts: 120 - Karma: 15
how do u have so many boats??
Jun 13 2012 5:07PM
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superskier26
Posts: 120 - Karma: 15
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Jun 13 2012 7:48PM
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jibnut
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 304
Only way to go is a Malibu, maybe a newer Mastercraft...Other than that, lame. Wakesurfing is sick, wakeboarding is pretty sick too.. We just got a cable park passed here. But that's because most of the water sport companys are up here, and it should be pretty sick!
Jun 13 2012 7:56PM
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Yellow99
Posts: 122 - Karma: 16
im riding on a ronix vault, anyone got any good DIY on how to make a tower and ballast system using as little money as possible
Jun 13 2012 7:57PM
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BaileyB
Posts: 589 - Karma: 160
i have a hyperlite board, want to learn 3s this summer, but another really fun thing im into is wake surfing. Its really fun and is actually better than wakeboarding in my opinion for just riding, no tricks
Jun 13 2012 7:59PM
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jibnut
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 304
Fat chicks.
Jun 13 2012 8:00PM
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Yellow99
Posts: 122 - Karma: 16
made my day
Jun 13 2012 8:03PM
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SkiLefley
Posts: 1073 - Karma: 954
MY FAMILY JUST PURCHASED THE X-STAR.... SICKEST BOAT EVER
Jun 13 2012 8:06PM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
 i can do supermans..
Jun 13 2012 9:32PM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
prove it karl..
Jun 13 2012 10:41PM
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penguin_steeze
Posts: 2311 - Karma: 241
Its my friends boat that we use

2008 Mastercraft x35
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Liquid force ps3 w/ domains
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Jun 13 2012 10:53PM
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pomme-de-terre
Posts: 3915 - Karma: 703
i dont have a DIY but my dad and i bought either 1.5 or 2 inch pipes and fittings and borrowed our neighbors tubing bender to make a tower for our chriscraft 210. final installation and assembly we did in the boathouse because we had to adjust the height so we could still drive the boat in and out, but the top piece unbolts if the water level is too high. the tower looks factory though, the guy at the marina gas pumps told me he "never knew chris craft built a wakeboard boat"

basically just measure your boat side to side, and get a good idea of where you want the tower to sit, sketch some shit up with drawings and incorporate the measurments. our was like 80% eyeballed and it came out perfect.



as for ballast you just gotta start fucking fat girls.
Jun 14 2012 12:02AM
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roddy116
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 7,511
i have floe bindings closed toe
watson pro model board

and my boat is a 1955 chris craft ski boat, its not the best for jumping but i can pull 180's and stuff.

i want to buy a grind base board so i can go ride the tow parks.
Jun 14 2012 12:11AM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
haha, did I completely talk you into that last part?
Jun 14 2012 12:26AM
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Joebin
Posts: 1664 - Karma: 867
I ride a ronix frontier with some crappy ronix bindings I got out of the bargain bin at my cities boat show a few years back. Im a lot more into wake skating/surfing than boarding, but its always fun to be strapped to your board every now and then.

As for my boat Im rockin a poor mans air nautique (pic not of my boat)
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Its a classic 1994 ski nautique with a knock off air nautique tower, a 1100lb L ballast for surfing and two 350lb fat sacks for boarding. She runs like a champ considering the lifespan of most boats with only 470 something hours and a proboss 351 engine with gt40 heads. The nice thing about it is that unlike most ski boats it actually has a pretty deep hull making a nice poppy wake. I completely stripped and re applied a new gel coating to the entire boat too. It looks better than most 5 year old boats now!

Jun 14 2012 12:28AM
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mr.houston
Posts: 535 - Karma: 29
Centurion boat I use and sometimes our ski nautique.
Have a 2012 CWB Marius and Slingshot Bindings

SELLING CWB Marius bindings, check my thread, cheap

can do 360's and trying some tantrums and back rolls.
Jun 14 2012 12:28AM
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roddy116
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 7,511
kind of, also cause my family is gonna be gone and im gonna be alone for a whole month, soooo i cant really get anyone to drive my boat. :P
Jun 14 2012 12:43AM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
Don't come at me. But srs we rode behind a 02 Malibu that was sick balls nasty and we were trying to learn stuff. Wakeboarding is too hard, I'm buying wakeskis!
Jun 14 2012 12:58AM
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MRoden
Posts: 753 - Karma: 211
a lot of my friends have good boats to go behind. I don't have my own setup but alway use theirs. Super fun to surf behind them at night though.

'07 Mastercraft X45

'10 Supra Launch 242

'11 Malibu Wakesetter 247 LSV.
Jun 14 2012 1:09AM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
buy some wake skis. and get your ass up to spicer so I can try them. NOW GO! haha:P
Jun 14 2012 1:17AM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
I wakeboard!

I have a 2002 X-Star with stock ballast, 750lb in each rear locker and 400 in the front I believe.

I ride a LF S4 with Watson Limited CT boots, Inland Surfer Black Pearl surfer, and some OG bi-level LF skate that I can't remember the name of.

Best tricks are probably HS FS 7, whirlys, or crow mobes, but I'm not very consistent with the mobe. Probably not gonna get out as much as I should this summer due to work which sucks, but hopefully I can still get some solid riding time in.

Oh, and Mastercraft FTW. Nothing else even comes close. I've ridden behind SANTEs, VLXs, Wakesetters, Supras, Tiges, you name it. Nothing beats the wake that MC puts out. However, I must say, the best surf wake I've ever ridden was behind a Centurion Enzo 23, so that deserves an honorable mention.
Jun 14 2012 1:27AM
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roddy116
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 7,511
im probably gonna get a grind board first, because i just need to buy a board.
Jun 14 2012 1:48AM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
that was directed at cubber, but ok! haha
Jun 14 2012 1:54AM
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roddy116
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oh
Jun 14 2012 1:56AM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
is anyone going, or has ever been to Brostock?

it sounds awesome.
Jun 14 2012 6:11PM
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ShreddAZ
Posts: 2548 - Karma: 41
One of the advantages of living in Arizona


I have this beauty I picked up this year....2011 Malibu Wakesetter


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And I ride a 2012 Ronix Viva
Jun 14 2012 8:36PM
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Chief.Queef
Posts: 4427 - Karma: 381
I've done it at various camps and at friends houses and it's the shit. Such a cool feelin when you get up the first time. Oh and I can 360 lol omg so gewd
Jun 14 2012 9:35PM
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SSteezle
Posts: 9300 - Karma: 7,700
just footed about two hours ago. getting super close to the one foot, but finally got tumbles down both ways. can't wait for some glassy days!
Jun 14 2012 9:42PM
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RileyZap
Posts: 420 - Karma: 27
My friends and I are a lot more into surfing and I prefer slalom than wake boarding as well, but it's still great to board about once a week! We have an 08 Centurion Falcon V which we put about 1850lbs in one side for surfing. Gets a pretty huge wave. Do most of our boarding behind my buddy's 09 Wakesetter, because all in all they have the best wakeboard wake.
Jun 14 2012 9:50PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
Posts: 7618 - Karma: 4,727
ski team boats...
Jun 14 2012 9:55PM
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crieschl
Posts: 644 - Karma: 108
just in case any of you were wondering how to be good at wakeboarding

Jun 15 2012 12:48AM
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deleted5
Posts: 14507 - Karma: 13,507
Me and my two friends rented a boat, I don't even know what it was. But it took me an hour and I did a 180 ima probably go pro next week.
Jun 15 2012 1:33AM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
You own this thread. I carved it up last week on my buddy's new connely prophecy ski, got my butthole handed to me it cuts so hard. Then we broke the bindings off our byerly board nooooooo
Jun 15 2012 1:40AM
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.ZT.
Posts: 5679 - Karma: 2,792
Just watched this:

Holy Shit! So sick, even if it was on skis it'd be sick!
Jun 23 2012 2:58PM
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RileyZap
Posts: 420 - Karma: 27
For ballast, but or make a ballast pump and fill up those big Tupperware containers.
Jul 11 2012 1:23PM
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Nate_Higgers
Posts: 125 - Karma: 9

That boat is unreal. An dwhy would you want to do anything but slalom behind a ski nautique. Best situation would be to have a boat like that for slalom and a decent wakeboard boat like an x-star for wakeboarding. And fuck anyone on here who says surfing is better than either skiing or wakeboarding. My grandma can surf without the rope while knockin back a natty ice. Reality is she can't but what i'm tryin to say is surfing takes little to no talent and its boring as hell sittin hours in a boat watching someone surf. just my opinion though

Jul 11 2012 1:58PM
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GORILLA.
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My friend works at the kelowna cable park, his name is Kirby, anybody know him?

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-GORILLA, OUT.
Jul 11 2012 2:06PM
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