WakeMikey's 1987 Supra SunSport wake/surf

Hey andy thanks for all the kind words. Your boat sounds awesome! Wierd that your ski locker seems totally different than mine.

I have heard of some people putting risers under the swim platform but I don't think it is a problem really.

If your stock prop is a 13x13 1:1 trans then you want a ACME#913 13x10.5

My favorite idea of the week is to mimic the Launch and get a hard tank for the rear bench seat to sit on. Brilliant! ...if it is bigger than my current seat sac that is.

Love the pics but you are gonna need a thread of your own with some BIGGER pics hehe

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Originally Posted by andyzarkovich

wow i just read through this entire post and you have done alot of work my friend. mikey you got a really nice boat... i just found this thread and website and i think you guys are going to help save me a ton of time and money so i appreciate it in advance...


i just recently bought a 1989 supra sunsport and am trying to get ideas for the ballast system i want to install... i have already put a decent system in as i have two tower speakers and two 6x9's and a 12'' kicker L7. we primarily surf... i have the non-hydraulic wake plate but i took that off because i think it gives you a slightly bigger wake off and it seemed to take care of some of the propwash we were getting. i have a fiberglas platform which i am going to wrap with jet ski foam and turf so its comfy and dosent tear up my boards. i was wondering if anyone thinks their platforms are really low in the water and hinders the wake...

my list of things to do...
-new prop... i had 15 ppl in boat last week and everyone had to go to the front to get the boat on plane but then it ripped once on plane so i know i need a new one.. i live about 15 min from acme so i am probable going to go up there and see what they have to say..

-ballast... i think i am actually going to take out the backseat and rebuild it into a ballast couch cause i cant stand crap on my floor.. also i pulled my back storage out and there is like a foot between my gas tank and the storage unit so i am going to prolly build something there to if it works out... the front i noticed there is like 5-6 in between the storage box and the side so i wannt come up with some way of stuffing the ballast in there instead of in my life jacket and ankor storage...

-i am going to put 6 1/2'' speakers in the front above my cup holders and then take my 6x9s out from the spotter seat and instal them towards the rear seat to distribute the sound a little better.

-buff and partial sticker wrap or just paint it... we will see how the buff job turns out..


i live 10 minutes from the mighty muskegon river... 15 miles of wakeboarding and wakesurfing glory... flat, wide, and deep...

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This is some good stuff..... Andy welcome to the forum....you definitely gotta upload s'more pic's....and that boat of yours deserves it's own Pride and Joy forsure.....

Saturday - 25-30 mph wind blowout. Sunday - Morning is 85, crew is too hungover. AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGG Then we get out by 1pm - clouds and 10degrees cooler by 2pm. Yay! Bunch of crap. Then wouldn't you know it, Monday is 85 and sunny all day. Grrrr! Going to try and go out tomorrow should be 77 mostly sunny. WTF summer you are making me angry.

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Originally Posted by 87SunSportMikeyD

Saturday - 25-30 mph wind blowout. Sunday - Morning is 85, crew is too hungover. AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGG Then we get out by 1pm - clouds and 10degrees cooler by 2pm. Yay! Bunch of crap. Then wouldn't you know it, Monday is 85 and sunny all day. Grrrr! Going to try and go out tomorrow should be 77 mostly sunny. WTF summer you are making me angry.

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I feel ya... this was the first weekend all year that I didn't make it out. Yesterday was spent pulling the engine, fixing it, putting it back in.

Going to go out surfing right now just to make up for it...... (fingers crossed).... going to stick a 360!

What board are ya riding? I am going to try and get some good videos. I want one of just my stock tricks so I can link together a longer set, then start trying new stuff. :)

Hah I got one.....Canadian civic holiday monday, 78 and sunny in Toronto, I spent the day painting inside, my boats been under it's cover sonce last weekend....Always nice to keep everyone else at home happy.....
I looked at my life jackets hanging in the shed, that's about as close as I got!!!!!

AHHH Maple that is like torture!!! Looks good for today 78 and mostly sunny 6-10mph wind. Cross your fingers! But I don't get done until 4pm waah 6 whole more hours

Yeah this summer has definitely been a let down with the weather so far...Unfortunately my boat has been too...(carb needs work and I'm still having occasional electrical issues, but both of those will hopefully be fixed before this weekend.)

Congrats on getting engaged man! I would've came out that weekend but I went on a spur of the moment Vegas trip...Haha.

Anyways if there's room on your (working) boat, I'm always ready for action!

I will hit you up before this weekend to try and hook up. Sat should be a good hot day near 90!

I dare say the boat is running pretty good lately. She runs like a champ even when fully weighted for wakeboarding. Surf wave is great pretty much dialed in. Fun to take movies with the still cam. My girlie stomped 3 or 4 wake to wakes last time out. I was not getting the tantrum, doing my old bad habit of 'over-tripping' or trying too hard to switch edges. But the wake was big! Stupid camera died though grrrrrrrr. Few other buddies are starting to get wake to wakes, 1w half cabs, 1w 180s down so getting fun to watch them progress.

Well wekkend is drawing to a close. Saturday was supossed to be awesome, ended up being an afternoon window of sun. Then at night severe storms. Sunday was cloudy till noon then 80 alllll day it was pretty nice.

On Sat I boarded. First I was trying tants and getting nowhere. Then had a nice run where I landed two backrolls, then tried the tant again. I got kind of fakie in the air and came down way wrong. I kind of landed on the board, but it was not happening and the board popped out from underneith me. Felt a pain in my knee and it went numb from knee down. Really worried.

But today it was okay and I was able to surf on it with no pain. Will stay away from the wakeboard for a week or so. Lucky it was not worse. The whole thing it on video, although my camerman was NOT very steady bast!

Boat is running great. Lots of power. Makes me teary eyed just thinking of it. Will post asap.

Wakemikey, I think you are going for the biggest post record. Its getting bigger and bigger. Hope your knee is OK. That same thing has happened to me three times. The last time it left a pain when I walk that is almost constant. That was three years ago. It hurts pretty much all the time now. I just learned to live with it. Be carefull. It got hurt trying a Scarecrow.

Mikey, sorry to hear about your knee, GET IT CHECKED OUT!! I tore my MCL this January and spent six weeks recovering, did it on my own, no physio, but I felt better knowing what was wrong with it....( when it happened my leg was kinda numb..) My doctor's advice was to keep using it as long as I was comfortable, light duty stuff....like surfing not boarding!!!!

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Wakemikey, I think you are going for the biggest post record. Its getting bigger and bigger. Hope your knee is OK. That same thing has happened to me three times. The last time it left a pain when I walk that is almost constant. That was three years ago. It hurts pretty much all the time now. I just learned to live with it. Be carefull. It got hurt trying a Scarecrow.

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what were you doing in a cornfield????

Yikes maple it was defintly numb. Today it is much better. The only pain I get is if I put pressure directly on the reflex spot that a doctor would hit with the lil rubber hammer. I have no idea if it is a tear or just bruised my knee or what. But I hope it's nothing I really wanna push it this year!

LOL at the scarecrow joke.

Dr. ML here, clean bill of health Wake-O, take easy, have the scotch after riding.....

Hey all here are the new short videos. :)

http://www.vimeo.com/6040984
Just 180s and half cabs

http://www.vimeo.com/6041292
half cabs, shifty 180, almost landed tantrum

http://www.vimeo.com/6041113
Here is the last one where I land the rolls but f up the tantrum big time. I assume I need to correct something to prevent that from happening but not sure what. Thinking my line tnesion was too high and my arm on the handle was out all the way and I got pulled over.

Peep the vids yo! Scope the carnage of my wipeout (tant to halfway-fakie)

those backroll's are some kinda clean, and it looks like you almost butter your way outta that tanty......

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Originally Posted by 87SunSportMikeyD

Hey all here are the new short videos. :)

http://www.vimeo.com/6040984
Just 180s and half cabs

http://www.vimeo.com/6041292
half cabs, shifty 180, almost landed tantrum

http://www.vimeo.com/6041113
Here is the last one where I land the rolls but f up the tantrum big time. I assume I need to correct something to prevent that from happening but not sure what. Thinking my line tnesion was too high and my arm on the handle was out all the way and I got pulled over.

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Mikey

That is awesome....looks like a lot of fun.

Thanks guys! Well we are getting ready for another trip to the cabin. Hopefully better weather this time. Four-day trip, see ya soon! Should have lotsa pics to share. If anyone wants to come, give me a call or pm me!

Where's the cabin at? We have a family place up near Crandon, WI...

You didn't really think this thread was done did you? It's time for another Power Picture Post. The theme is trying to beat Michael Hunter for the best-ever sunset boat-profile pic. ;) Let me know what you think!

I have about 15 pics to post so I will post them over a couple days.

tech the cabin is near Mille Lacs Lake or two hrs north of Minneapolis. Looks like we are a ways apart (maybe 5 hrs) but I bet it is similar country!

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/3...cture_0381.jpg

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This is how we trailer her. Borrowed the parents Tahoe.

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/3...cture_0272.jpg

Locked and loaded, ready to launch.

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/3486/Picture_032.jpg

Just launched. First beer, first view of the lake. Who's drivin this rig?

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/3...cture_0331.jpg

Tied up at home base for optimal stereo pleasure.

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/3486/Picture_044.jpg

Yesss you know this picture rules! :p

Okay that's all for tonight but I have more good, different shots and a couple of short movie clips for tomorrow so stop on back! :)

fecal_fajita and I finally had a Supra forums meetup! Sean came out for the day with his new PS4 and we kicked it. Boat wasn't running the greatest though, so he'll have to come back out on Thursday. :) Of course we didn't think to take pics, DOH!

I love the jungl-ina shot, nice work.....A little worried about the shot with the Tahoe.......maybe a little too much Tahoe in that shot!!! LOL
Boat looks great, water looks great....I need more time off!

Oh Mikey you left me in the dust years ago. I'm just a tired old man I cant keep up with you. You are the whirling dervish of supra boats what you have done to your boat is amazing.

After Wakeboarding on Sunday, I think I finally have the motivation to start working on the Pearl again...Maybe I'll even start a thread on her.

What lake is your cabin on? I know a few different people with cabins around there...I guess it's kind of a big area though, Haha.

Did you figure out why your boat was running like that?

Oh, And it's spelled 'Sean'

Maple thanks bro I ran around the launch parking lot getting different angles hehe. You didn't miss too much on this trip the weather wasn't very nice.

Michael Oh please! I am just getting my feet wet (forgive the pun) with my first inboard, and I'm tryin' to keep up with your CABIN boat! Hah! I would DREAM of a ride behind your other secret mistress...:twisted: Thank you for the nice words. Hopefully she will see more love from me yet! Hehe

F_F If I can help in any way with the boat let me know. I KNOW everyone would love to see those pics! Someday we'll have to take both our boats out. Maybe the Coon Rapids dam launch would be close for you? My cabin is on Spirit Lake, it is about 5 mi north of Mille Lacs lake, or try the link below! It is a popular area. With I could just move there.....

400th Ave & 298th Ln, Aitkin, MN 56431
Link: <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Twp+314+%26+2 98th+Ln+aitkin,+mn&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.467737,78.837891&ie=UTF8&ll=46.3 86728,-93.67321&spn=0.202007,0.307961&z=12>

I took my dad out for a spin in the boat and he thinks it is something simple like maybe the timing is off again or a plug is not firing. A more likely cause though is that the points are worn out and need to be changed - we took the electronic ingition OUT for a bit because we messed up the dist cap. Now we have a new part so we will put it back in. I will be out at the boat by 130pm tomorrow, it should hopefully be fixed shortly after, I will send you a txt, hope you can come out!!

So my uncle lives on Lone lake, less than a mile from Spirit lake....

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.055189&z=14

Crazy. We are up there all the time.

Dude that is like less than a mile! Super close lol as we are on the east side of Spirit. Wow. Let me know when you go!

Oh and today is my birthday hehehe!

Happy Birthday!!!! Page 20 You might of noticed......

I have to say, I really like the way the Tahoe and the deck of the boat are almost the same color! I love a matched set- currently looking for a black truck to match mine! Love the pic's- keep 'em coming!

Thanks BnT I thought it was a good match too! :)

http://photos.wakeboarder.com/data/3...cture_0742.jpg

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