Wakeboarding
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From: TX
Did you start this cause of the snowboarding thread? haha I thought about starting a wakeboarding thread too 
Yeap I wakeboard, started wakeboarding cause of snowboarding, couldnt get enough haha. Me and my dad wakeboard and we started out on a big boat with a 454 .60 over, huge cam, it was a torqe monster
. Any ways we couldnt jump very much and we got tired of just cruisin, we wanted some AIR. Well my dad saved up for about 4 years and had been talkin about wantin a wakeboard boat sooo bad and he finally got one 
. 2002 Supra SSV converted into a Supra Launch when the Hippo system was put in it. It is one BAAAAD boat and well our goal of getting air had deffenitaly been acheived Wakeboarding is a sooo much fun but just like in snowbaording is sucks when you catch an edge 
Yeap I wakeboard, started wakeboarding cause of snowboarding, couldnt get enough haha. Me and my dad wakeboard and we started out on a big boat with a 454 .60 over, huge cam, it was a torqe monster
. Any ways we couldnt jump very much and we got tired of just cruisin, we wanted some AIR. Well my dad saved up for about 4 years and had been talkin about wantin a wakeboard boat sooo bad and he finally got one . 2002 Supra SSV converted into a Supra Launch when the Hippo system was put in it. It is one BAAAAD boat and well our goal of getting air had deffenitaly been acheived Wakeboarding is a sooo much fun but just like in snowbaording is sucks when you catch an edge
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From: Jacksonville, FL
Like Wakeboarding? Try this, instead: Kitesurfing <--clickie
I'm doing this on a landboard (aka mountainboard) on the beach(like this), but my brother and another friend are doing the kitesurfing.
I'm doing this on a landboard (aka mountainboard) on the beach(like this), but my brother and another friend are doing the kitesurfing.
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From: Grove City, Ohio
I really enjoy wakeboarding. I've been doing it for the past 3 years and just bought a new boat this past winter (pic in my gallery). Only 4 or 5 months out of the year here in Ohio where the weather is warm enough though 
. I should move south or find some place to vacation during the colder months (withing driving distance of course).
. I should move south or find some place to vacation during the colder months (withing driving distance of course).
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From: Gilbert
I used to wakeboard when I was younger, back when the original Skurfer's came out. Anyone remember those? After that it was the hyperlite that came out. And that was THE board to have. And from then on it's boomed. I did it for about 10 years and gave up after twisting my knees up so much. I gave that up for a few years (starting riding dirt bikes) and decided to try snowboarding a couple years ago. So now I'm stuck on dirt bikes and snowboarding. Two more sports that aren't very forgiving on knees. For a 28 year old, my knees pop and move around (the wrong ways) like they're 80.. ha ha. It's worth it though!!
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From: TX
Originally Posted by 85BigBlock
I will be trying it for the first time next week while on my house boat trip on Lake Mead. Any tips?
All in all its actually pretty dang easy to get up, just keep those things in mind. You'll have ALOT of fuuun
Hey dcordle, is that a wakesetter or a x-star?
Last edited by wezol5484; Aug 27, 2004 at 01:24 PM.
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From: Grove City, Ohio
Originally Posted by wezol5484
Hey dcordle, is that a wakesetter or a x-star?
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From: Grove City, Ohio
Originally Posted by wezol5484
lol sorry it was hard to see the pic was dark. Nice truck to go along with it too 
Thats a cool boat. Does it make a good wake?
Thats a cool boat. Does it make a good wake?
No problem and thanks.I'm very happy with both the truck and boat. I need to get some better pictures up.
The wake is pretty good. I can't jump from one to the other yet but I'm getting close.
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From: TX
Originally Posted by dcordle
No problem and thanks.I'm very happy with both the truck and boat. I need to get some better pictures up.
The wake is pretty good. I can't jump from one to the other yet but I'm getting close.
lol once you finally do get it you'll be like whoa that wasnt hard at all. It just takes practice, but Ill tell you this, when you do get it and you land perfectly on the other wake its the coolest feeling in the world haha
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From: Ont. Can.
Nothing New :
Have not done any wake boarding recently but done my share 40 years ago when we would make a board from a styrifoam dock pad and start behind the big inboards on the Georgian Bay in Ont. which produced about a 3 1/2 foot wake
and a speed of 25 to 35 mph .
Not real quick transportation but a million laughs as long as the boat did not power down and a little tricky at the narrows . 
and a speed of 25 to 35 mph .
Not real quick transportation but a million laughs as long as the boat did not power down and a little tricky at the narrows .
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From: Grove City, Ohio
Originally Posted by Jerry Gougeon
Have not done any wake boarding recently but done my share 40 years ago when we would make a board from a styrifoam dock pad and start behind the big inboards on the Georgian Bay in Ont. which produced about a 3 1/2 foot wake
and a speed of 25 to 35 mph .
Not real quick transportation but a million laughs as long as the boat did not power down and a little tricky at the narrows .
and a speed of 25 to 35 mph .
Not real quick transportation but a million laughs as long as the boat did not power down and a little tricky at the narrows .