Update: Now that we have been able to ride and tweek the GSA wave, i thought I would report our experiences. A bit of weight adjustments were necessary to accommodate for the new system vs. the suckgate. Once dialed we were blown away with wave shape, height, length and push at the back of the wave. My average size riders were riding the pocket about 15 ft back and recovering from the wash approx. 20 ft back on skim boards! The fat guys like me, lol, were on the brakes way back in the curl! I had to adjust my normal stance back a bit on the board to get off the brakes. Wave on port side had that curl and lip I've always been envious of on the goofy side! GSA, Imho, is superior in every way to the suckgate we ran last season. Here is our ballast setup.
Bow ballast approx 500 lbs: approx 350 in plumbed bag under seat and 150 lbs crew.
Midship approx 500 to 600 lbs in plumbed bag under floor in place of hard tank.
Cabin approx 1000 lbs in crew, gear and 300 plumbed bag under coffin seat for slight list to surf side.
Rear approx 2600 lbs: 750s, hard tanks, 200 lead placed under bags, simulated wedge weight.
Note: We also had another 300 in lead to move around depending on surf side and crew seating to dial in the wave.
GSA was dialed to surf setting for port and skim for goofy. Bow rise was noticably less than last season with a suckgate. Most riders preferred this setup for each side. A couple less experienced riders preferred the GSA set to skim on port side for more mellow transition and height, which brought the bow even more. I love being able to make these adjustments at the push ofa button!
Nice write up! And I agree they rock I have installed 2 sets of these myself.
One on an 2005 Mastercraft x-star and another on a 2010 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV.
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Nice write up! And I agree they rock I have installed 2 sets of these myself.
One on an 2005 Mastercraft x-star and another on a 2010 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV.
I am Curious how much dealer charged to install?