loaded G21
 

got a little wild this weekend! :D

Wake pictures?

x2

x1000

No wake pics or it didn't happen. I wonder what a g would be like with the rub rail in the water. :0

Dang, I bet that thing is sick!

Ya those bags look photoshopped

I would not mind seeing the wake.. But more importantly I would like to see the tricks you do with all that weight. Because I would NOT be impressed if you have all that weight on a G21 and the tricks are not EPIC.

^ haha heelside hero!

can yall not just enjoy the freakin picture.

I Hate WakeWorld when people post yalls kind of crap

It's like a bounce house inside a boat! We have to see pictures of this wake PLEASE...

From my exp behind a G21 not sure I'd enjoy that wake weighted like that, hell full stock ballast is a super peaky wake that pops pretty weird. Little above half ballast on that boat is the best wake I've ever ridden

Maybe it was only set up that way for surfing, despite the wakeboards being there?

hey guys got out again pictures aren't the best because of it being on a cell phone
and honestly it doesnt get that much bigger just gets more lippy and harder
and no I'm not a heel side hero honestly just a expert level rider that likes big wakes.
my buddy is coming out tonight and should have some better stuff.

That wake looks so good. I wonder what a loaded 23 would look like. That 21 is almost the biggest wake I've seen.

That looks very good!

Sick! Video?

I need that.

I'm assuming this boat has the 555?

Depending on what is hiding in the lockers, the 409 could handle what we can see. Per his profile location, doesn't look like they are at any altitude.

That is what I call a wake!

cool wake.. so what trick did you with that big wake you could not do with the factory ballast wake? ;-)

Dead hookers?

Comment of the year.

What is the density of dead hookers? Might be a better option to lead. I bet they cost less than $1/lb.

G21 loaded
 

G21 loaded

I just jizzed

I got a rare chance (as a nebraska boy) to ride a g23 in milwaukee, WI about a month ago during a dealers boat demo day. I'm not anything to brag about (3's, rolls, tantrums, a few raleys under my belt) and to say the least, I was scared. Granted, the boat was fully loaded. So we headed out on the water and I was 3rd rider. It was a tight lake cove and I only got 1 jump per pass due to the time it took for the wake to clean back up after the P-turn (no powerturns here boys:D)
Needless to say, the wake was big, bigger than anything I've ever ridden. The biggest difference I myself noticed was the lip and water level between the wakes. Unlike most other boats, the wake between the 2 lips on the G was a lot higher than the prop chop directly behind the boat. It was like trying to jump over a canyon and if you didn't make it, wave goodbye to your knees.
The reason I say all this is because I got an even more rare chance to ride a Ronix Demo Day a few years ago with Danny Harf. We rode a X25 with about 12 people in it. After my ride, I talked to him about riding for Nautique. He said his G23 was on order and about to arrive in a few months. He told me that he's ridden it fully loaded. So of course I had to ask...What's it like stock full...and then some?!?! The short answer, "Depressing, it only gets worse after stock, and its just not worth it." Talk about a curve ball.

All that being said, I'm glad I didn't ride full and then some, because apparently it just starts to wash out. Sorry to break some hearts out there. I hope I'm wrong after a new hull gets developed under that massive cabin and interior space. That would just be the end of all other boats. And if someone figured out how to add weight to the G and still keep the wake clean without going 40mph, I'm sure they are too busy enjoying the wake on the lake and not making a post about it.

Before I submit this post, I want to make it aware that I have a newfound respect for Nautique boats after the Wisconsin Boat Demo Day. They really make a clean, functional, jaw dropping boat.

^^^ I rode a G23 once and you are correct that the inside to out wake is bigger than a lot of boats regular wakes if you go heavy on the ballast

It would seem that the pictures above directly contradict your theory that a G23 wake washes out when you apply ballast on top of the stock ballast. There is also a lot of pictures and info on this forum that shows these G boats slammed with 2000-3000 over stock and the wakes are clean at 23.5-24.5 mph if I am not mistaken

ironJ runs a bunch of extra weight in his - plenty of pics and videos of his around.

g23 wake get smaller with added weight on top of the stock ballast??? nothing could be further from the truth. even ray charles can see that wake gets bigger with added weight. the only thing that gets smalle with more weight with that boat is my discs in my back when i land in the flats... best wake in the business

Loaded G23 right here.

^^^ And giggled like a schoolgirl

How fast are you running, Jay? Less than 40 I presume.

^^^^^^Look at the LIP on that Mutha!!!!!!!!!
Daaaaaamnnnnnn GINA!

I have ran 1,200 over and it doesn't get worse at all. Just harder and bigger. Somehow I doubt Danny said that seeing that other Nautique team riders run 8000lbs total. (JD Webb, Mike Dowdy)

don't feed the troll!

24.3 mph @ 77.5 ft. it'll stay clean down about 23.5 mph.

JD and Scott Stewart actually spent 5 days up here with me this summer. They both said multiple times throughout the week how impressed they were with our setup, and that they were going to change their configuration to match ours. We just run it with the weight more equally distributed. From the far rear, all the way up through the midship seats, and then into the bow.

Stock 23 wake :D

Loaded 23.... 750's in back, 600 in the middle, 1000 up front... plus full factory

Boat manufacturers: Lets make a boat that makes a wake so massive there is no need to add ballast.
Wakeboarders: Wow, this is so cool. Wonder what happens if we add another 3000 pounds

^^^^^ for real. That pic with stock wake looks plenty monstrous for my liking! But then again, I'm not trying 1080's anytime soon.

Haha... Darren, so true.

I cannot imagine why you need extra ballast on a G. Those wakes a massive, but then again. I'm not a pro, like 99% of the wakeboarders ;-).

If its fun, do it bro. Same argument can be made in a lot of ways - like why do 99% of riders need ballast on any wakeboat :p Or why do you hit a double up if you aren't going to throw a speed ball. Because its fun!

I know if I had the means, I would own a G and the ballast tanks would probably be full 100% of the time as it gets stored on a mooring, and we would likely toy with weight over stock.

God I love threads with G-wake-pics!
Now to find one to ride...

^^^^yup

Damn!!! Trying to convince my boy to swoop one right now!!

So.... was out yesterday only running 2 400s in midship trying to get some decent photos before the seasons done in the NW
and bam! boat started shaking and then a loud bang and the boat came to a stop. shaft snapped.
pretty bummed to say the least.

I knew there was a reason I am not considering a G.

For me it's the $100k+ price tag. Yeah a broken shaft would suck but Nautique will fix that eventually!

Actually good for him it snapped. Itll be replaced & it wont happen again. Now he knows for sure he had the bad bach of shafts. If you wanna find something positive about it. Sucks nonetheless.

I knew there was some other reason:)

Bummer.. Did you lose the prop when the shaft snapped like some of the other guys? Or did the rudder hold it on..

The broken shafts are reaching a level where we can finally sag something is severely wrong here.

My own conspiracy theory

The shafts were originally designed to push closed bow ski boats. Now a days factory ballast is the size of these old ski boat. Engines have gone from 260hp now up to 450hp. Boat weights have doubled , ballast levels have tripled. Just look at the posts in this thread. 7k on top of factory. 14.5 inch diameter props with crazy torque.

What's the it piece that hasn't changed in this entire equation to get beefier???????? The same ol 1 1/8 prop shaft. It's about time to give that a look see

Since I saw the Joe Dirt pic up above, this goes perfectly in line