Choose a Wakeboard Boat


by Eric Hartwell - Date: 2007-02-25 - Word Count: 488 Share This!

Wakeboard boats are specialized boats used for the specific purpose of creating wakes. On the wakes, athletes perform their water and aerial tricks.

How wakes are created using wakeboard boats

Like ski boats, wakeboard boats have ballasts, yet their ballasts usually have much more weight, making larger wakes when wakeboard boats are moving. Another device, the wedge, helps shape the wake that the ballast creates.

Wakeboard boats in the market

Wakeboard boats sold in the market, whether used or new, have the same basic features. They come with upholstered chairs or benches, carpeted surface, wakeboard towers, ballast, wedge, and, of course, the steering wheel. Yet these wakeboard boats vary in their fuel capacity, type of engines, and accessories. Some wakeboard boats have a special button which lets you adjust the shape of the wake with just one press. A few have heavier ballasts which create even bigger wakes. Others have exhaust systems which reduce the carbon monoxide emitted by the machine.

A number of wakeboard boats have specially engineered seats which give you lumbar support. Others have swim platforms which are either made of teak or fiberglass. There are even those which employ the use of mufflers to silence the engine.

Accessories in wakeboard boats

Most of the differences from one wakeboard boat to another lies in the accessories included in the package. While most have a whole stereo system, some even come with tower cans to protect your speakers from environmental elements. Some even have amplifiers and satellite antennae. Compartments and lockers onboard have different sizes; and some used wakeboard boats sold by individual sellers even include sports gear like ski handles, tubes, wakeskates, tube towing ropes, lifejackets, and both men's and women's bindings.

Other wakeboard boats come not only with boat covers, but also with cockpit covers. While most wakeboard boats have heaters and a bar, others even have hot water showers. Some even have clamp down board racks, pop-up bow and stern cleats, and batteries with battery switch. A few even come with a lounge remote control and halogen docking lights. Most individual sellers sell their wakeboard boats with a free trailer.

Services involved in purchasing wakeboard boats

Although a big number of wakeboard boats sold online are from companies, there is a considerable number sold by other wakeboard users. These wakeboard boats are sold through an online auction, where you can bid for the boat of your choice. The payment methods are several and some wakeboard boats users even offer various wakeboard accessories. Some sellers provide free shipment while most individual sellers admit that you have to shoulder necessary shipment fees and taxes upon order.

With the given features, engines and payment details above, you have boundless selections to choose from. It is all up to you whether to purchase a brand new or a second-hand wakeboard boat. All that matters is you make sure that among hundreds of wakeboard boats in the market, you choose that which fits you and your style in wakeboarding.


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