If youre a boat rider that goes to the cable park for the first time it will be wildly and sometimes painfully obvious to you that the differences in the rope from the boat to the park are significant.

Wakeboard boat vs. cable. For wakeboarding a rider is much further from the boat so you dont necessarily have to get an inboard or V-Drive boat. A wakeboard is a multi-directional board typically equipped with molded fins or screwed in fins which provide traction on the water. Wakeboarding speeds are faster than wakesurfing speeds.

The copper color of the blue cable. One boat was good enough for all three because they all depended on the boats ability to pull hard from a dead stop and create as small a wake as possible at slalom speeds usually around 36 mph. The propeller is safely under the boat so theres less risk for any accident for the rider.

Before cable parks if you didnt have a boator at least know someone with a boatyou couldnt wakeboard. On a boat you ride until your buddy wants a turn. The 23 LSV is touted as the best selling wake boat of all time and there is a reason why it has been so popular for so many years.

Remember this wider stance is only a suggestion for boat riding when compared to cable riding. Wakeboard boat speeds average from 18 to 23 miles per hour. But now its as simple as heading down to your closest cable park strapping in and taking off.

Inboard boats with propellers under the boat are used in wakesurfing because it is unsafe for riders if the propeller was on the back since the rider would be so close to the back of the boat. Also if you look at the insulation jackets on the two cables closely youll notice some cryptic lettering on the red cable but nothing on the blue cable. Trick skiers preferred a slower speed but because wakeboarding hadnt been invented yet one boat the direct-drive inboard could serve all three disciplines.

Single-cable steering is fine for boats with a motor of 130 hp or less. The design of wakeboards have changed over the years and with recent advancement in technology the newest generation consist of wooden cores unique flex patterns and even rocker lines with camber. - Everything you need to know - Board Size - Types of Rocker - Cable vs Boat.