henrik

2003 Malibu VLX

Looks like a really good project with a clean installation. Congratulations. Would love to see some pics or video of gates in action on the water. Now a couple of questions, I've tried home the made suck gate, what we use now due to ease of use and storage. A couple of years ago I made a gate that attached to swim platform, felt the wave was better than the suck gate one but it was terrible turning the boat around when having to go back to fallen rider with that thing attached and not being able to retract. Am I right in thinking the wave is better with the gate further back, at the end of the hull/beyond? Is it necessary to follow the "vertical" shape of hull or could you bring the top of gate in toward center of transom and stills see good results? In my mind a more lateral/outward vs lateral/downward projection of gate vs downward could be beneficial? Would it not get out of the water enough when retracted? How much does height and length of gate matter? The bigger the boat the bigger the gate is my assumption. All feedback is welcome!

Nicely done. A++ work.

I like that. Seems simple enough! Does it sit flush when retracted?

Nice work. I would like to get the guts up to put some holes in our boat as well!! Maybe this winter..