wakeshapers

[Brian Sullivan]

The L brackets I just bent up from .063 flat stock

Brian Sullivan - Can you compare the wave quality with your angles to the 90 degree suc-gate most are making?

[ZMitchell8]

Brian Sullivan Did you make that adjustable L bracket or did you buy that somewhere and just attach it? Have you experimented with the size of the plate as well as the angle or just the angle with that same plate? I should be picking up a 2005 SANTE this week and getting ready to make one of these. I want to make it adjustable as well to find that perfect angle. I'm just wondering about the plate size now.

[Brian Sullivan]

Here's mine I copied one of the first ones but didn't like the straight 90 degree angle felt like it wasn't efficient and just dragged too much so I made an adjustable one and copied Malibu's surf gate size. Im running it on a 2001 SAN so we need more help surfing the port side than the starboard side which is where the adjustment comes in. As for the angle to the side of the boat it can be adjusted between 10-40 degrees the sweet spot for the port side seems to be right in the middle around 20-25 degrees. I attached pictures with some of the dimensions if anyone wanted them.

[Sante-Dan]

Made mine tonight. I can't wait to try it out on Saturday.

[TRIP]

Your version looks great Barthezzo!
Where in NL are you? I'll be there in a couple weeks, would love to catch a ride sometime if possible!

[barthezzo]

First time ever wakesurfed! Great day with the Sucgate! Big different without it.. Only thing that i lost it, cant believe but i forgot to hook it on the boat. I was to excited! :-( Lets make a new one.

I only used 450lbs with 2 people. Next week new Sucgate and extra 450lbs.
Im hooked!!

[barthezzo]

A new SucGate is born, build it today and can't wait to try it out!
I don't have much ballast yet, so will try the wake tomorrow with 550lbs..


Surfs'up from Holland!:headbang:

[D_hordyk]

Your probably right that the stock tanks are 400lbs. I wasn't exactly sure what they were as its my father in laws boat. I wouldn't worry about running another 1200 lbs of water, that's nothing for these boats.


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[hornsfan]

Hornsfan - Stock tanks full with 500 pounds and then a 600 lb fat sac on either side of the engine for 1700 lbs total. Your going to need the extra weight to surf. I'd do what I did above and if you have more weight than that to work with, add some up front in the bow.


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Our 2004 216 I believe has 400 lbs stock tanks, which we'll fill. I haven't purchased any additional ballast bags but that is in the plan. Hope to build a wake shaper in the next day or two to try out with just the stock ballast this weekend. Admittedly, i'm a bit "timid" in the idea of driving our boat with that much additional weight for the simple fact that i've never driven our boat with remotely that much more weight and have heard about the boats driving "sketchy," with tons of weight. Plus our model 216 has the gas vent on the starboard side which I have to keep in mind as to not get below that level.

[D_hordyk]

Hornsfan - Stock tanks full with 500 pounds and then a 600 lb fat sac on either side of the engine for 1700 lbs total. Your going to need the extra weight to surf. I'd do what I did above and if you have more weight than that to work with, add some up front in the bow.


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[hornsfan]

Just gave this a go on an Air 216 DD. Didn't take any photos but it worked amazingly well! I was very impressed.


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D_Hordyk
Was your Air 216 weighted down with ballast, if so how much weight?

[SAN210Pat]

Hey PN,

I'm glad you guys that have purchased the Quick Shift Wake Shaper are enjoying them and are surfing some amazing waves!






Pat Grandelli
President Quick Shift Wake Surfing
www.QuickShiftWakeSurfing.com




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[Woody_tobius_jr]

I've got one on the way, looking forward to trying out. I agree with the post that was a few above, I emailed late Saturday night, thinking they would get It on Monday, but they replied within about 10 minutes. I'm out west and it was fairly late, and they are on the east coast, so very late there. Great folks to deal with 👍🏻 looking forward to trying it out on my '04 211. I'm hoping that it will help with the starboard wake, as my prop rotates opposite.


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[D_hordyk]

Just gave this a go on an Air 216 DD. Didn't take any photos but it worked amazingly well! I was very impressed.


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