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When the kids grow up, they get creative. Boys put 700lbs ballast in floor of boat(portable water bags) the attached this surf gate via suction cups. Crazy! It worked. The twin 499mag HO’s just lope along. Now we are surfers. Old school, but hey, I didn’t think we would be surfing much.

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282Captain wrote: Sat Jul 12, 2025 1:53 pm When the kids grow up, they get creative. Boys put 700lbs ballast in floor of boat(portable water bags) then attached this surf gate via suction cups. Crazy! It worked. The twin 496mag HO’s just lope along. Now we are surfers. Old school, but hey, I didn’t think we would be surfing much.

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Boy, that would be fun to see some of those pics. Nice job on getting creative.

Kinda dangerous without forward facing drives

bruceb58 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:30 pm Kinda dangerous without forward facing drives

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That’s a great point Bruce.

PA passed a law a few years back limiting wake surfing to direct drive inboard and v-drive propulsion boats.

Our 263 (like the 282 above) had the extra extended swim platform option which placed the outdrive so far under the boat that you couldn’t hit it if you tried. That being said, CO is also another risk to be considered.

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Good points guys. . That said, it was quite remarkable how great it worked. And when all done surfing, switch back to 72mph mode. Way to go Cobalt.

AsLan7 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:12 pm

bruceb58 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:30 pm Kinda dangerous without forward facing drives

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That’s a great point Bruce.

PA passed a law a few years back limiting wake surfing to direct drive inboard and v-drive propulsion boats.

Our 263 (like the 282 above) had the extra extended swim platform option which placed the outdrive so far under the boat that you couldn’t hit it if you tried. That being said, CO is also another risk to be considered.

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I can't believe this is happening. A7 you know I loce you, we have dined together on the finest BBQ Neodesha has to offer, but I am /w Bruce on this one.

Love the creativity, and I have seen the 262 extended platform it is stupid long, but still just seems like a risk I personally wouldn't take.

To each their own and be careful, but if you want to Surf - and who doesn't these days - it seems a purpose built inboard powered surf boat may be a good play here.

Hey Jeff, at 77 it’s not at the top of my bucket list lol!

Dub

Alaskabound wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 8:33 am Hey Jeff, at 77 it’s not at the top of my bucket list lol!

Dub

Hey dont sell yourself short, they say surfing is way less impactful than other options like tubing or sking.

Good to hear from you, we were out your way last weekend playing heritage hills golf course and we also are now using Current Watersports as our Cobalt dealer. We will wave next time we drive by.

NautiGirl wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:14 am

AsLan7 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:12 pm

bruceb58 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 3:30 pm Kinda dangerous without forward facing drives

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That’s a great point Bruce.

PA passed a law a few years back limiting wake surfing to direct drive inboard and v-drive propulsion boats.

Our 263 (like the 282 above) had the extra extended swim platform option which placed the outdrive so far under the boat that you couldn’t hit it if you tried. That being said, CO is also another risk to be considered.

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I can't believe this is happening. A7 you know I loce you, we have dined together on the finest BBQ Neodesha has to offer, but I am /w Bruce on this one.

Love the creativity, and I have seen the 262 extended platform it is stupid long, but still just seems like a risk I personally wouldn't take.

To each their own and be careful, but if you want to Surf - and who doesn't these days - it seems a purpose built inboard powered surf boat may be a good play here.

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A little perplexed on your reply as I'm with ya' Nauti...it's just not worth the risk imho...even as creative as it is.

Good to hear from you!


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AsLan7 wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:57 am

NautiGirl wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 7:14 am

AsLan7 wrote: Sun Jul 13, 2025 8:12 pm

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That’s a great point Bruce.

PA passed a law a few years back limiting wake surfing to direct drive inboard and v-drive propulsion boats.

Our 263 (like the 282 above) had the extra extended swim platform option which placed the outdrive so far under the boat that you couldn’t hit it if you tried. That being said, CO is also another risk to be considered.

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I can't believe this is happening. A7 you know I loce you, we have dined together on the finest BBQ Neodesha has to offer, but I am /w Bruce on this one.

Love the creativity, and I have seen the 262 extended platform it is stupid long, but still just seems like a risk I personally wouldn't take.

To each their own and be careful, but if you want to Surf - and who doesn't these days - it seems a purpose built inboard powered surf boat may be a good play here.

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A little perplexed on your reply as I'm with ya' Nauti...it's just not worth the risk imho...even as creative as it is.

Good to hear from you!


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My bad, I apologize I thought you were saying b/c of the platform it wasn't a huge risk. Thought it was a little out of character for you but hey never know lol.

As usual we are on the same page - good to hear from you as well hope all is well /w you and the family!

Nauti, we use Current, too. Nice facility, nice guys, and 10 minute drive.

Aslan, thought of you during the b-2 bombing raids. Bet you would’ve loved being up there “passing gas” as you put it. I remember some of the neat pictures you posted.

Dub

Alaskabound wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:43 pm Nauti, we use Current, too. Nice facility, nice guys, and 10 minute drive.

So far we have been happy /w them and the facility. For years Katie used a Mechanic down at Dale Hollow. Super convenient and they did really good work. They decided to retire - tired of crawling around in boats - and I dont blame them. Sad day. They had keys to our storage and to our boat and there was never a question in my mind of trusting them /w that.

Current is about a 2.5 hour Tow from the lake but we took a chance on them as they really are the closet dealer. They took care of a laundry list of items this spring including some gel work and from what I can tell did a pretty solid job. We will most likely use them going forward as there are not a lot of options around Dale Hollow.

I hope we dont spend a ton of time at the dealer but if we see a 220 or you see our R5 please stop us and say Hi.

Alaskabound wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 2:43 pm Nauti, we use Current, too. Nice facility, nice guys, and 10 minute drive.

Aslan, thought of you during the b-2 bombing raids. Bet you would’ve loved being up there “passing gas” as you put it. I remember some of the neat pictures you posted.

Dub

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Hey dub...yes that was our unit that "passed gas" on the front end refueling. Pretty cool how that mission went down with the tactical deception.

good to hear from ya' my friend.