Will my boat pull a wake board?

[danpar]

I have a 1988 Cajun fish & Ski 17ft with an OMC 3.0l (130hp) I/O It pulls two on a tube fine. It runs tops (with just me in) at about 31mph @4800 revs. It feels a lot faster but that is what my speedo reads (how accurate it is I don't know) I am running a 17 pitch prop.
Will it pull a wakeboard? I am not looking to do competition jumps - just merely a beginner looking to ride the wake.

Thanks.

 

[Dave.Mishchenko]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

You should be fine. We use a 3.0L merc and it's OK for me at 230lbs.

 

[shaneb0422]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Yes it will.

 

[Bayliner175xt]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Hi, we have a 175 Bayliner with a 3.0L I/O and it pulls wakeboards real easy even pulls slalom skiers up easy, as long as you prop it right you'll have allot of fun,
We run a13" 22P-4 blade prop on our boat and it will WOT @ 42Mph

 

[danpar]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Thanks, what does WOT mean??

 

[slasmith1]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Thanks, what does WOT mean??

Wide Open Throttle.

 

[danpar]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Always learning!

 

[jaycozer]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Agree with posts. You should not have problems pulling a wakeboarder. Just practice with your riders and starting. It is a bit different than starting a skier. Skier: typically I will "WOT" quickly until skier is out and wakeboarder I will ease into WOT to get wakeboarder out. Surface of the wakeboard can make it hard to hold onto the rope if boat slams out too quickly (IMHO)

 

[tgell001]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

On the contrary I have a 3.0L 135HP on my 18ft stingray with a Quicksilver 22p 4blade and even mash the trottle all the way with my 115lbs girlfriend. Any less and i get complaints fro the riders for more gas. Guess everyone is different though

 

[shaneb0422]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

On the contrary I have a 3.0L 135HP on my 18ft stingray with a Quicksilver 22p 4blade and even mash the trottle all the way with my 115lbs girlfriend. Any less and i get complaints fro the riders for more gas. Guess everyone is different though

Could be the difference in 5" of pitch...

 

[tgell001]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Correction 20p, i dont know what i was thinking i just bought the damn thing.

 

[jaycozer]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

Good point in that there are differences. 19 ft Maxum with 5.0 220HP and High Five. I think the power of the smaller V8 works great for this size boat and our recreation activities. I have driven the 18 ft Maxum with the V6 power and had to drive it the same as tgell to get riders out.

Just .02 for "Loo a vul, KY" to have fun adding wakeboarding.

 

[Bass_boy7]

Re: Will my boat pull a wake board?

I have a 16.5 run about with a 50 hp on it still pulls wakeboarders no problem, the proper wake speed is between 18-25 mph if that helps you any.