another use for a 28 TE

tomcat rio · Post by **tomcat rio** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:21 am

... wake boarding!
the fishing pole hardware is a good place to attach a tow line for wake board. unlike water skis, a wakeboard towline needs to be set high. 14 kts seems to be a decent speed for wake boarding.

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it takes a little more upper body strength to get up on on a wake board.after that, its pretty much like snowboarding. .
acceleration with 310 hp is more than adaquate. in close maneuvering could be a little better. absolutley required to have an observer in addition to the driver.

jcollins · Post by **jcollins** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 12:13 pm

Probably not the ideal boat for wake boarding but if it works, enjoy it!

Post by **Mariner** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 1:54 pm

I'll bet the wake is "killer" as they would say.

Post by **DougSea** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:20 pm

Mariner wrote:I'll bet the wake is "killer" as they would say.

That's what I'm thinking! It would be a horrible ski boat but the speed and wake would be great for boarding. Little slow to make the turn to recover someone who falls but the wake she throws at 14-16mph would make for some nice jumps!

tomcat rio · Post by **tomcat rio** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:26 pm

i've logged quite a few takeoffs

... but no landings, yet

... maybe next year

Post by **Mariner** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:26 pm

I wonder how much hang time you could get off of my wake? Max speed is about 16 knots though, and at 24gph, each 15 minute run would cost $17.

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another use for a 28 TE

another use for a 28 TE

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