I'm new here and trying to get my head around the equipment used for wake surfing.
Before everyone jumps on me about the general idea of wake surfing behind an I/O, I've been reading about newer products that would cover the prop:
https://www.3poboat.com/
There is another company out there with a similar solution but can't find the link again.
I 100% agree that wake surfing behind a standard I/O or outboard is dumb. However, I see the question asked of riding behind an I/O mostly came before products like the one above were offered. There is also a new Volvo Penta I/O where the prop is on the forward side of the drive (http://www.volvopentaforwarddrive.com/). Both companies are marketing their solutions as safe for wake surfing.
So I would like to hear some opinions. Again, I 100% agree that surfing behind a standard I/O is an accident waiting to happen, but what if the prop had a guard or was reversed (eg. Penta Forward Drive) to keep the spinning blades of death away from the rider?
Thanks!
Before everyone jumps on me about the general idea of wake surfing behind an I/O, I've been reading about newer products that would cover the prop:
https://www.3poboat.com/
There is another company out there with a similar solution but can't find the link again.
I 100% agree that wake surfing behind a standard I/O or outboard is dumb. However, I see the question asked of riding behind an I/O mostly came before products like the one above were offered. There is also a new Volvo Penta I/O where the prop is on the forward side of the drive (http://www.volvopentaforwarddrive.com/). Both companies are marketing their solutions as safe for wake surfing.
So I would like to hear some opinions. Again, I 100% agree that surfing behind a standard I/O is an accident waiting to happen, but what if the prop had a guard or was reversed (eg. Penta Forward Drive) to keep the spinning blades of death away from the rider?
Thanks!