Wakeboard boat
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Wakeboard Boats have a device that creates a large wake for a skier (Wakeboarder) to jump the wakes from side to side doing aerial tricks. Generally speaking, wakeboard specific boats are vDrive boats. This means they are an inboard boat with the engine place backwards in the rear of the boat. Some wakeboard specific boat models are direct drive boats where the engine is in the middle of the boat. Most wakeboard boats will have several features that help to create large wakes. Ballast, Wedge, and hull technology. Most new wakeboarding boats come standard with some sort of automatic ballast. Generally, these ballast tanks are located inside of the hull of the boat and can be filled and emptied by switches located in the drivers area. The ballast weights the boat down, creating a larger wake when in motion. The Wedge is a device that helps shape the wake. It is a metal structure located behind the propeller that helps the driver fine tune the wake for the athlete. Hull technology is the innovation and R&D that the manufacturers put into their boats to ensure the best stock wake possible. Many boarders use after market ballast and lead to further weight down their boats for very large wakes or for sports such as wake surfing.
