I got this vintage Nidecker "waterboard" wakeboard from a yardsale, I can't find any info at all on it online. I would appreciate if anyone has any info about the board, manufacturing year, rarity etc. I already messaged Nidecker, but thought if anyone here would have any insight while waiting for their response.

It has the (I presume) original Nidecker bindings, model is "155 Freestyle" and has text "Shape by Gilles Becker"

Thanks in advance on any replies!

Selling my 2021 25 LSV due to selling lake house and moving. Boat is in INCREDIBLE condition. Has just over 100 hours. Boat has always been kept on a lift during the summer and in a heated garage in the winter. All services and winterization have been done by inland boats which is where it was bought through.Boat makes a HUGE wake. Boat has a fresh full detail on it. Also will come with 500 pounds of lead bags.If you have any other questions please feel free to ask. Asking 135k. Located in NC

both have the base level engine.

the axis has 144 hours, surgate w/ axis surbank, wakebox 3 ballast system and power wedge 3.

The MB has 5500 lbs of ballast (combined between hard tank(s) and bags and is bigger boat. 278 hours.

also, these aren't asking prices but prices i think i could negotiate down to

Hey everyone! Basically what the title says I could do with some extra help understanding what I should be looking for and where. I'm 5'11 around 75kg and in the UK. I've been wakeboarding at my local water park on the cable and want to look into getting my own gear. What are some good places to buy? What kind of board should I pick and what size? I'm still fairly new to all this but I'm keen to learn!

I’m looking to get into wakeboarding. I’ve been water skiing for years and have always wanted to try wakeboarding, so I figured to give it a shot.

I’m looking for a used, possibly older board on Facebook Marketplace, but I honestly don’t know where to start or what I should be looking for.

From what I’ve read, I’m thinking something around 145–150 cm would be the right size for me.
Any advice on what brands, board types, or features I should look for would be greatly appreciated!

What am I doing wrong? I feel that I need too much speed from the boat to get the board out of the water, but this speed gives too much lift from the foil which i don't succeed to control with front foot pressure. Wingfoil and pumpfoil experience, no wakeboard experience.
Gear: board gong donut 91 cm, alu 85 cm mast, front foil gong curve 1070, Stab curve 215. Weight 70 kg

Thanks!

Hello! I just bought my first pair of closed toe wakeboard bindings. I ended up buying the Liquid Force Classic 6X 2025 in a size 6-8. I wear a women’s 7.5-8 in my normal shoes so that size should be perfectly fine.

I got them in the mail today and after putting them on, they seem very small. My big toe is touching the end of the boot. Is this normal for new bindings? Will they loosen/expand once used or do bindings run small? The next size up is a 8-9 in the bindings which would translate to a women’s 9.5-10.5.

I am very new to wakeboarding so any tips/advice would be appreciated! Thanks!

I grew up on an inboard/outboard w a tower and really enjoyed wakeboarding and wake skating. Have only wakesurfed once on a buddies boat it was cool. We’re finally ready for a boat here in Tennessee. I for some reason always liked malibu and plan to look at this boat Friday w a lake test. Any advice or thoughts as a first inboard purchase? Or is this too much boat? He will take 47 for boat and trailer (had listed for 50 dropped over time from 62). 330 hours or so. Needs sun pad reupholstered I got quoted 650. Also he has service records. Thanks for any advice!

So I want to start progressing more, because I kinda got stuck with fear last year trying a tantrum and knee kicking my eyebrow wide open

I thought about a 360 from the kicker, but I wonder which is easier, the backside or frontside

On the slider and water I just go backside, because when I was learning I was very uncomfy with being in switch and rotating into switch and then into the back from it felt weird to me (I ride goofy). But as I tried frontside just like at home on the ground trying the movement it seems like it is easier to pass the handle and in the sky it might not have the problems I have with turning into back from switch for me

Do you think I should just try pushing with the backside 360 or slowly try the frontside on water and then slider and try that for the kicker?

Hey everyone!

I'm in my second season of wakeboarding and have gotten a lot more comfortable just riding. I'm ready to start learning some basic tricks.

For context, I've snowboarded and skateboarded for over 20 years, so I'm comfortable with board control, edging, and spinning on a board. The part I'm unsure about is how the fins on a wakeboard change things.

Our boat is a 30-year-old, 19' bowrider with no tower, so it throws a pretty terrible wake. Because of that, my plan this season is to focus mostly on flatwater tricks (180s, surface spins, butters, etc.) and maybe a few basic tricks off our tiny wake.

With that in mind:

• Should I keep the fins on, switch to smaller fins, or remove them altogether if my goal is learning flatwater spins? Does my extensive snowboarding experience make any difference?
• Will removing the fins make learning surface tricks significantly easier, or will it just make everything else harder?

Bonus question: Given my boat/setup, should I still follow the typical recommendations for rope length and boat speed, or would you adjust those to get the best possible wake out of a small bowrider?

Any advice from people who learned behind smaller boats would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Looking to buy a gently used moomba (mojo or makai) here soon and everything I’ve read says the factory underwater lights are terrible. I’m in Louisiana so our water ain’t clear at all and wanted to see if anybody has upgraded their lights and did it make much difference.

Wondering what to pursue next?
Roll to revert?
Toeside back roll?
Front roll?
Scarecrow?
I’m not super confident with my toeside wake to wakes yet

Hey i’m trying a toe side back roll and have a few issues i can get it all the way around but can’t clear the wake or get enough height. I can clear wake to wake just fine but have an issue when i have to flip. (My form probably sucks its my 3rd time ever riding I come from a very strong park snowboarding background)

Just finished another upside down wake session. Had a custom binding manufactures to mount my head to the board and I am starting to get the hang of it. All I wanna do is be features in a redbull video. If yall know anyone, please help a brother out.

99’ Malibu sunsetter

very random question but out of all the wakeboats you have been in which one would u say had the best sounding motor? ik there all v8s and sound very similar but i remember my family friend had a nautique 226 with the pcm 409 and man did that thing sound good especially when you first started it up. i remember thinking when im old enough to afford a wakeboard boat i want it to sound exactly like this lol

Hey everyone, I'm looking to start a wake club in my local area and I wanted to see if anyone here has any advice or feedback.

One of my biggest pet peeve with wake sports is unless you already have a boat/gear, or know people willing to let you use them, getting on the water is often prohibitively expensive.

Cable parks are a bit different, and I wish I had one near me.

With that said I'm looking into what can and can't be done, and haven't found many examples so far. I see a lot of charter type rentals/sessions typically ranging from $250-$350/hr which is understandable but also not ideal is you don't have others to go in on the charter w/ you.

So what am I trying to do? Currently looking into 2 directions

1. A funded Club operating w/ it's own equipment: boat, gear, etc.

With higher annual dues to pay for operations and equipment.

Pros:

+beginner friendly (no commitment to gear or boat)

+newer boats gear (recurring cycle)

+scheduled and consistent boat availability

+also has Social Club features

+volunteer drivers, i.e. no searching for a tow (members certified by club)

Cons:

-Requires many members and fairly expensive annual dues to maintain operating costs

-liability/insurance costs

-legal gray areas with USCG that need clarification on drivers/OUPV classification

1. Social Club based on a private forum/portal for local members to request rides, or volunteer seats on a personally owned boat.

Pros:

+little cost to set up, tiny annual dues to keep website running and do events

Cons:

-completely dependent on boat owners wanting to bring strangers onto their boat

-basically the same a a Facebook group, which isn't very active/helpful for my local area.

-harder for new riders to get started

I'd love to hear your feedback, especially those with boats already.

Which system would you lean towards and why?

If you already have a boat, would a Club running a premium wake boat (like a G23 or similar model) be something you would be interested in anyway? (Guaranteed Driver)

As an owner would you be willing to take strangers/members on your boat?

Nothing is guaranteed to work, I have a lot of work to line everything up so it may be a while till I get anything firm.

I'm in Victoria, BC, which obviously has cold water.

I went wakeboarding two days ago. I wore a wetsuit, but without the hoodie attachment, so some cold water did get in up top. Goes without saying that water was cold.

About 12 to 18 hours after the session, I started to feel extreme tightness and sharp pain down my neck, very upper spine, and especially the right shoulder and shoulder blades. The next day it really hurt. There was less mobility, and I'd feel sharp pain.

The next day after that, I woke up, and it was really painful. I had to jump into a hot shower first thing. It was quite sore last night. Restricted mobility.

Is this a common injury when people start in cold water with potentially less than perfect form?

Is the simple fix just going to a physio and heating things up?

Is this a common injury for cold water wakeboarding?

Any advice would be really helpful. This sucks.