www.iFourWinns.com

Here is a short little session we filmed the other day. My riding was terrible. Wake was an ok size only 2 ppl in the boat with the ballast half filled( thought we were gonna have more people)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np9hq83pOuM

Nice job. you got skills.

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H210SS 6.2
F150 Platinum

Oh, yeah, that really sucked.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

Thanks guys. I was just riding a little sketchy. All my tricks were kinda small and not as smooth as usual. But it shows you dont need a tounament ski boat to throw some nice tricks and have a solid wake.

Nice Job!!! That is pretty cool to watch. I might have to try getting back on some skis or one of those boards! It looks like quite a workout and my office job a** could use some working out.

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Marc, Kathlin & Nathalie


'89 Chaparral Laser 32

'93 Vista 245, 5.8L w/ King Cobra

Former Boats
'01 H260, 7.4 VP Duoprop
'98 H200, 5.0 GL w/VP SX drive

I'm assuming you were riding behind your FW? If so, you're right. That is a decent wake for half-ballast and only 2 peeps. I'll have to get some pics or a video of my wake on here sometime this summer. Maybe a few crashes for everyone's entertainment value as well.

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

Yep, I recognized the XTP tower.

We'll have to do a worst crash vid/pic contest this summer.

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H210SS 6.2
F150 Platinum

Eyekahn - great video/ridding

Brent87LT1 - that would be a great thread, worst crash vid/pic contest, I'm in!
Should have the boat in water this week. Time to start practicing!!!
matt

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2005 Horizon 200 LE - Volvo Penta 5.0GXi 270

Thanks. Im gonna make a better video. Ill get a shot today with the boat fully loaded and more people on board. I just noticed the wake looks tiny in that video.

Good to see some fellow boarders starting to populate over here. I'm so tired of being questioned about the boat I bought on some of the boarding sites I'm on. I wanted a boat that I could enjoy a long ride down the lake in without having bruised kidneys, and you can't get that out of a wake-specific boat. Plus, I actually ran around at 20MPH and played with the trim a bit when I demo'ed it to make sure the hull would throw a decent wake. While I'm not getting MC or Air Nautique wake, I'm not ashamed of the wake mine can throw either.

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

DITTO!

Decent wake, smooth ride & ............60mph!

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H210SS 6.2
F150 Platinum

Exactly. Plus, no fear of taking a ride when there are whitecaps present!

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Paul
2007 Four Winns Horizon 220
Mercruiser 350 Mag MPI w/ Bravo III Drive
2004 Ford Explorer Limited (V8-AWD)
Pomme de Terre Lake (Southwest Missouri)

I'm not a huge fan of a sterndrive because I cant back one up, but I will say most sterns with ballast tank ride better in chop then an I/O. Fill that belly tank and it cuts the chop better then my I/O.

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Im confused stern drives are i/o correct? I thought inboards were either direct or v? Yea its always fun trying to back up with wind and current only goign one direction in reverse. I diddnt go inboard for that and the presence of many sandbars around here. This is my first big boat and diddnt want to be killing shafts and props on the regular.

You are correct I should have said inboards. Thinking one thing typing another.

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