Porpoising?

nebwake · **Joined:** Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:27 pm **Posts:** 40

I have a 2011 A20. I cant keep the damn thing from porpoising if there is any weight in the back. The boat has to be weighted JUST right with no rear weight and just a bit of front weight to keep from porpoising above 27-28 MPH. (and when I run this fast, the wedge is up) I figured that one out right away the first time I went over 26 mph! Anyone have any suggestion here? i still like to slalom every once in a while, and i like to be able to run WOT here and there for the fun of it.

princjj · **Joined:** Wed Feb 19, 2014 1:08 pm **Posts:** 44

You gotta drain the whole thing if you wanna go over 26 MPH. You don't want any weight while skiing anyway right??

x_40oz · **Joined:** Mon Aug 05, 2013 4:48 am **Posts:** 270

HAHA, i missread the title. Thought it said proposing. I was going to say DONT DO IT!!!!

PotatoShack · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:10 pm

Do you have the wedge down when this is happening.

AJWest · **Posted:** Wed Aug 20, 2014 5:05 pm

PotatoShack wrote:

Do you have the wedge down when this is happening.

He said the wedge is up

LakeDad · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 4:54 am

I also have an A20 and water ski everyday, we also love to buz to our favorite spots at 40+ MPH and have never had a issue with porpoising. If you have checked to make sure all your tanks are empty and you don't have anything else heavy in the rear of the boat I am not sure what else to check. The A20 is a great all purpose boat, we get a great wake with the Wicked Wake for surfing, my kids all love the wake for wakeboarding, and like I said the wake for skiing works very well for me. Good luck figuring this out.

nebwake · **Joined:** Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:27 pm **Posts:** 40

You dont think the bimini could cause any issues do you? I suppose I usually have some water still in bags and tanks since it takes for ever to get it all out. Ill try her WOT next time I go out before I fill any bags and see how that goes.

AJWest · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:39 pm

This stumps me as well. In the few years I've been a member on here this is the first I've heard of porpoising issue with any Axis

Walter · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:50 pm

One other member posted something about porpoising a few years ago and I thing it had to do with exactly what you guys are talking about, too much rear weight

AJWest · **Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:09 pm

Walter wrote:

One other member posted something about porpoising a few years ago and I thing it had to do with exactly what you guys are talking about, too much rear weight

I agree...if the boat weight is biased towards the rear, make sure you are empty in the rear when cruising or at least fill the front some.

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