Rope Length/Boat Speed

(skull) · (skull) **Join Date: May 2002** 09-13-2008, 11:55 AM

I just picked up my first wakeskate (Hyperlite Vinyl 108) and am wondering about boat speed and rope length. I saw some young guys wakeskating yesterday and it looked like a VERY short rope- maybe 40 or 50' tops. Is this normal? What about boat speed?

Boat is an 05 Super Air.

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 09-13-2008, 2:35 PM

for your boat i recommend a 75'-80' line and 22ish mph
very narrow wake

(nsolis220) · (nsolis220) **Join Date: May 2007** 09-15-2008, 7:59 PM

the guys i ride with run 70ft at 22.5 wake is sweet there on that same boat. one is a wake to wake rider as well

(deepcove) · (deepcove) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 09-16-2008, 9:42 PM

When I used to skate behind my buddies Super Air I was 70' 21 MPH. The wake on the Super Air at 70' is narrower than My Moomba at 60', as Mitch said they have a narrow wake which allows you to run at a longer line length.