Jet boats are becoming increasingly popular for wakesurfing. As with the direct-drive boat, the prop is well out of the way separated by the rudder. The mid-deck is freed up for use with the engine usually covered with a padded deck at the back. The V-drive boat is great for wave creation due to the weight distribution of the engine with more weight at the stern. The location of this engine is near the back of the boat. As you can see from the diagram below, the prop is safely beneath the hull should a surfer fall forward. The disadvantage on smaller watersports boats is the location of the engine box in the center of the boat can take up deck space. It is very efficient as it has less moving parts than other engines, with a propshaft that delivers power straight to the propellor. The direct-drive engine placement is near the center of the boat.

Join us as we take a closer look into boat engines, propeller placements, hull shapes, and other features that allow you to safely enjoy your wakesurfing. The good news is that there are still a great many boats you can use to wakesurf. This can be dangerous if the surfer falls forward and the boat has an exposed prop or an outboard motor with propellers spinning thousands of revolutions per minute. At times, surfers riding the wake can travel faster than the boat itself, even running into the back of the boat. Why can’t you surf behind any boat? The reason is simple, wakesurfers ride the most well formed section of the wake which is typically 3 to 10 feet from the stern of the boat. The ability to do that is also why the answer to, “Can you wakesurf behind any boat?” is, No. The ultimate fun for wakesurfers is to let go the rope (aka drop the rope) and ride the boat’s wake. It’s no surprise that everybody who has surfed behind their friend’s boat wants to surf as much as they can behind whatever boat they have access to. The feeling you get is impossible to explain, but once you get up on that wave all you want to do is stay there, and when you fall, you can’t wait to do it again. Wakesurfing is this awesome fusion of wakeboarding and surfing that opens up a ride-the-wave experience in even the most landlocked bodies of water. Like a lot of adrenaline inducing sports wakesurfing is addictive.

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