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waveboy9813

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Wake behind a Epic s22
« on: August 09, 2005, 18:14:08 pm »
I know this is going to sound kinda stupied but does any one have any wake pictures from behind thie s22?

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Re: Wake behind a Epic s22
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2005, 18:43:38 pm »
Not many, and they're at home. It's a delicious thing with 1500 pounds and 3-4 adults. I was getting pulled around with the 60-foot rope and 20 mph Friday (need to cal the speedo) and the wake seemed huge and steep to me. At 22 mph, the size dropped a little, but was special-built to launch my old bones up and out into the flats (even toeside :-). On one of my last ones, I went big heelside and grabbed method (no tweak, just the grab)...unwittingly let the handle drift to my back hip and voila...method HS 180 well into the flats (to slide-out kneeplant I might add, but it was close and felt AWESOME).

It's not a SAN, and I can't comment on BU or MC, but it's fun for us beginner/intermediates. The only negative comment I've heard from my friends about the wake is that a guy used to riding behind SANs felt he was having to actively pop, where behind his boat the wake does all the work for you.

You should also know that the boat is much harder to keep on-speed that normal boats due to small engine displacement. This is aggravated with ballast and a normal prop. Perfect Pass is a biggy, but even with that if you're planning on running heavy regularly, it'd be good to drop the pitch of the prop a bit to help get out of the hole and raise rpms a little. At wakeboard speed ballasted, I'm at about 3,000 rpm - not bad, but another 500 rpm would get us into a meatier part of the torque curve.

Final issue is if you're really sensitive to bow rise, you won't like this boat. I just sit on my throwable and call it good, but others hate it to much. If so, better go for a d-drive or something other than an Epic.


Don't take the warranty/service/parts/resale situation lightly - it should be raising flags to you that you're getting an amazing amount of boat for a small price. You are getting a great boat, but your resale will continue to freefall in spite of that.
« Last Edit: August 09, 2005, 18:47:39 pm by toyotafreak »
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