DIY Wake shaper

[bunji169]

My custom platform. I did the rattle can truck bed liner. Came out pretty good. Less than $100. 2 layers of 3/4" dense plywood.

I used dimensions from the newer stock platform but I made mine 24" deep instead of 30. All angles were same as newer stock platforms. It looks like this is exactly what you did 2500HD...






Surfin USA

[trayson]

what is the width of that at the narrow end (furthest back). I made my most recent version and I did 52" wide at the hull and 42" wide at the rear. and I don't like how pointy my rear angles are.

Also, did you round the long edge of this that goes up against the hull?

Do the sides come straight out from the hull at 90 degrees, or is there a bit of taper there too?

[2500HD]

Yep, almost identical but i tapered mine in from the transom just to pull the edge in from the wave a little bit more.

[2500HD]

My demensions ar 69inches at the transom tapering of to 52 1/2 inches and then to 31 inches this is based on a 2 foot platform

[trayson]

My demensions ar 69inches at the transom tapering of to 52 1/2 inches and then to 31 inches this is based on a 2 foot platform

Are you using rudders for wake shaping with the new platform?

[2500HD]

I was using it on the port side just because it was being such a pain getting a decent wave on that side, but after tweaking the tracking fin i have just been slamming a side. I'm going to try the rudders again next year mainly because of the prop cavitation the boat gets when choppy. But this time of year in the morning there is no wind and no one on the lake so slamming it works just fine.

[bunji169]

Mine is 62" at hull. Curved to fit transom. Also, sides do come in at an angles. In pics it looks like they are 90degrees from transom but they do taper in.



My new Surfgate. Haven't tried it yet. Adjustable with turnbuckle.




Surfin USA

[2500HD]

Looks great, and keep us posted on how the surfgate works. It was my experience that it didn't take much angle for the wave to form.

[bunji169]

Will do. Not sure when well have a chance to go out again. But I'll be sure to let you know how it does.


Surfin USA

[jtryon]

figured i would throw it out there for anyone building one of these themselves---i did some testing this weekend and 22 degrees seems to be the optimal angle for surf gates. i checked out some other threads and found the same results from others, and proved it myself this weekend on my boat. i had been running mine at about 35 degrees when i first built it, and dropping it down to 22 was a big difference in the amount of push i felt while surfing. i could ride WAY back and with just 1-2 pumps of the board i would be up at the platform almost.

for reference, i was running 650 in the bow, 800 port, 600 starboard, 5 people in the boat (~900lbs), surfing port side. "gate" dimensions are roughly 20" long, 15" high (wal-mart cutting board). do yourselves a favor and build one over the winter!