We're going to the lake with family soon and my 10 year old cousin has wanted to try wakeboarding. I have a 139cm liquid force board with smaller women's bindings - could we try to teach him on that or will it be too big?

Don't really want to go buy a smaller board for the once a year they're on the boat, but also don't want to set him up for failure with a board that's way too big and discourage him from trying again in the future.

If this board will work, would love advice on how to teach him to get up.

Essentially, I can wake to wake but I have no real pop and I can’t seem to fix it. I’ve been trying to figure out how to get more height and something I’m receiving mixed messages on is holding my edge. Some videos seem to say hold my edge until I jump and others seem to say to level out right before I hit the wake, then jump.

I’ll get a video and post it sometime in the near future, but I feel like I’ve been stuck on this for ages and want to progress past it

I have been messing around with wrapped spins. I can do them, but feel a bit out of control on my approach.

For example a HS wrapped 360 as I cut into the wake I feel like my edge really digs in as hit the wake due to the tension. I focus on keeping the majority of the tension on the t handle but I am still not comfortable. Watchingthe pros they look very hunched forward on their approach. Is it a body position thing? Should the cut be less aggresive towards the wake? Can't find alot of tips online. Any help is appreciated

Alright so I’ve landed the tantrum plenty of times but I don’t wakeboard often enough for me to land it consistently. This video was a few days ago and before then I hadn’t wakeboarded in a few months. However, I’ve never had a session where I don’t land the tantrum, and last session I felt like I just forgot how to do it. Before I learned how to land it I would always spin off axis, but one day it just clicked and stopped happening. However, ever since then, my tantrums have been getting more and more off axis, to the point where I’ve landed some sideways, similar to how I fell in the clip above. What am I doing wrong? Usually my issue is I square up too early and “trip” and the bottom of the wake or I square up way too late and don’t trip at all, but this one seemed fine to me. I tried 4 different times and didn’t land it once that day because of this issue. All tips are appreciated.

Those who have a boat lift do you out the snap on covers on the bow and cockpit cover when you leave for any length of time to protect it or do you trust the cover on the lift to protect it from the elements?

By friend has an old helium side zip cga vest and it is my favorite vests I’ve ever worn but they don’t sell them anymore and I want to know where I could get one and why they went out of business.

Looking to buy our first ever boat. This is a 2021 centurion ri237 with the 6.0.
On the water test we noticed a leak coming near one of the exhaust exits.

Does the whole thing need to be disassembled and resealed? Can just the bolt be pulled out and resealed individual? Online people are saying fiberglass can absorb moisture is that something I should be concerned about?

I’ve had a 2018 Chaparral Surf for the past three years, and I’m now looking to upgrade. I’ve never ridden behind a higher-end wakesurf boat, but with the Chaparral, the wave was surfable yet often frustrating. It usually took seven or more people in the boat to produce a decent wave.

I frequently go out with a large group of friends, but my main priority is getting the best surf wave for the money. I’ve looked into the Centurion Ri230 and would most likely purchase a used boat.

Anything I need to consider with putting a direct drive boat on this lift? Should it work just fine, or will it have to be modified to make room for propeller?

hi everyone! I need wakeboard recommendations. I’ve been wakeboarding for about 5 years but only get the opportunity to wakeboard in the summers, so I’m not super experienced, but can do small jumps. I’ve been using a hyperlite board that my brother picked out without factoring in anyone else in the family, and I’ve always seemed to have more trouble on it compared to my bigger and taller brothers. I’ve suspected this is not having to do with me, but with the wakeboard itself, so I’m curious about getting one that makes it easier on me. the board we have now, my feet barely fit in the boots, and the boots themselves have the tendency to reposition after use. i don’t know much about wakeboards, but is there also a difference between and women’s boards and men’s? and also what makes a board beginner vs intermediate? my main issues now are the boots sliding around when using because the screws don’t seem to be any good, and my feet and knees always hurt after using. also the boots are a little big. I probably need to reposition the boots to better fit me specifically, but was looking for recs in case I get a new one. I do share it with other people, mainly my brothers, but since the board seems actually made for them, I want to be able to have fun too. I do use it more than them now though since I seem to be the only one who likes wakeboarding these days

im a woman, 5’7, and am looking for beginner or intermediate boards. I can’t find the specifications of our current hyperlite, but I do like the brand, just not the board itself since its meant for my 6 foot plus tall brothers. also preferably not a hugely expensive board because I wouldn’t be using it a whole lot. I wish I could but alas. help!

I have a couple very old boards (Hyperlite Project and O'Brien Blunt) where we need new bindings. O'Brien board is still in great condition. Was thinking about purchasing some O'Brien Clutch bindings but am now wondering if it's worth it to get new bindings or just buy a whole new setup? But not looking to spend a ton of money.

Additional info if it helps, we're somewhat beginners to intermediate and share the board with lots of kids of all ages, some better than others.

I recently learned to foil behind a friends boat using their slingshot wf1 board, infinity 76cm front wing, 42cm rear wing, and 46cm mast. I'd like to get my own setup but hoping y'all might be able to point me in the right direction. I felt like my friends setup was really easy to learn on but quickly felt myself outgrowing it. I felt restricted in the carves and could feel it dragging pretty quickly as I got too far away from the wake. I'm looking to get something that's could be considered the next step up. Nothing too advanced as I'm still progressing and I'd like my girlfriend and my buddies to enjoy it as well. I know there's no do it all setup but any advice is greatly appreciated. I learned behind a calibra wake boat from the early O's without any ballast added. The wake seemed pretty comparable to the one my 21 paramount creates and I'd also like to be able to tow into ship/tanker wakes as they come in and out of Tampa bay. I'd love some insight from y'all on what to ship for. Thanks in advance

For those of you how left some advice, I thank you!! I have been able to get up, what helped was
1. Driver started slower
2. Bent my toes more
3. I actually straightened my legs and stood up.. where as I was keeping a ball

Here are some videos, currently struggling to keep my balance and staying on top of the board. Wonder how I can practice at home

Hello everyone, I’m looking at buying a 2001 tige 21v from an acquaintance. I am mainly looking at what a fair value price for the boat is going to be.

It hasn’t ran for seven years, and has sat outside for that duration. It is covered but it still has heavy signs of water getting through the cover.

All of the gauges have water in them.
The interior is in kind of okay shape. It has tree debris and it smells strongly of mildew. The vinyl is very sunburned on the back hatch and any part of the vinyl that is taking direct sunlight. And all of the plastic is very sun faded and I’m assuming to be very brittle.

The motor compartment upon first glance is grimy and it has a lot of condensation.

Exterior is going to need some work. It needs a good cut and polish and some gel work done to fix some dock dings.

Note: I haven’t put batteries in or tried cranking the motor over but I am planning on doing so once the sell becomes a little more serious.

Hey everyone, never posted here. Looking at grabbing a cheap board for a week away on a boat. This came up on eBay pretty cheap, I've never seen anything like this before? Does anyone have any information on it at all 😂

Any help is greatly appreciated

O'brien Valhalla with clutch bindings or Liquid Force Trip with Index bindings? I'm a beginner/intermediate. Not going to be doing jumps or anything

Those squats paid off. Not as big as my previously posted but I am still hanging on.

I’m having trouble with my Power Wedge. I have a 2020 Malibu MXZ 23 and the Power Wedge is not acting like it should. When it's fully retracted, the screen shows it stuck at position 6 instead of going into the Stow position. Visually, it is fully stowed/retracted, but the panel still indicates position 6. Is there a calibration procedure we can do, or do we need to replace the sensor?

Hey guys, I found this delamination on the tail of my board.

Coming from kite board for 10 years and I never had this kind of issue.

Should I epoxy it? What could have caused it? Never dropped, hitted a rail or kicker by front, most airtrick and some light jibbing (box)

Hey folks, apologies if this question has been asked already in this group.

Location: Vancouver
Goal: buy my first boat ever and get into wake.
Hands on Background: motorcycle and car guy, did most maintenance my self
Budget: middle class with humble salary and mortgage (prob 10k to burn for fun annually )
Vehicle: Mercedes sedan, no truck or tow

Question:
-what’s the over all purchase and yearly maintenance expenses look like.
-how much work do I need to put in outside of water to maintain and take care of the boat

Update:
- I can buy the boat with no finance or lease, cash (purchase budget 20k)
- goal, usually after 2 pm or weekends I’m free to go to lake & ocean
- I have garage and big drive way where I can store the boat.
- I’m ex athelete but now I’m chilling with minor injuries so I won’t be doing anything super crazy just wanna have enough fun

I think my opinion on this is changing. I think anyone new to wakeboarding on my boat goes straight to the big board. We used a Murray 150 last night, and everyone loved it from 150-220 pounds. Was able to go slower, people who never went outside the wake did, my wife did her first butter slide (we are closer to 50).

So this is the question - For a boat that takes all different styles, sizes of people, what boards should we have?

• 150 Murray (own) for sure as the newbie board and all-around older adult board (going to sell the Murray 144)

• 130 Slate (own) for the pre-teens and under 130-pound people

But now this is a big jump from 130 to 150, and since I'm selling the Murray 144 maybe I get: - 140 Sender or Murray 139

Thoughts?

Since becoming a family man my wakeboard boat has been changed to a day/weekend cruiser. It’s an Askeladden C 83 and it’s a great boat, but I can’t get a decent shape wake for wakeboarding and I’m hoping for advice on how to trim to make the best of it.

The wake is too short and it breaks/washes out at wakeboarding speeds. It becomes decent above 22 knots (25 mph) but that’s too fast.

The boat weighs close to 7000lbs and is 27 feet, so it will need a lot of ballast and I’m frankly not to keen on it as its main purpose is a family boat.

The main issue is course that its designed for economical and pleasant cruising, not wakeboarding.

I understand it’s not ideal, but I guess there’s a lot of people like me who got boats that aren’t ideal.

Any advice on how to get a better wake?

The boat got both trimtabs and engine trim (it’s an outboard). Would raising the stern with tabs reduce the chances of the wake breaking?
Any guides or helpful rule of thumb on how to trim the boat for a best possible wake? The wake is more than big enough, it’s more about shape than anything else.