rooster tail

[ford359]

how do those guys get the big rooster tails, i have a place diverter, but it only throws the water about 7 feet in the air and mybe 50 feet long.

[67weimann]

add a droop and start wedging it :crossx:

[ford359]

what is wedging, i dont have a split bowl can i still add a droop?

[El Prosecutor]

add a droop and start wedging it :crossx:
Or bust out the grinder after reading this thread:
Roostmakers (http://www2.***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131124)

[67weimann]

what is wedging, i dont have a split bowl can i still add a droop?
Ouch...I believe yuo can only add the droop to the split bowl. Sounds like you need to bust out the grinder...

[painterdan32]

Is your gate fully opening? I have no drop snoot or ride plate and it looks good for a factory setup with the diverter installed.

[IMPATIENT 1]

search devilman's posts and you'll find pics of his divertor mod.. i did the same with a great resut! gotta extra up notch outta the mod and my rooster was gettin major air time!!!!@40ft up

[OverKill]

Start hacking or get a split bowl. I personaly would just get a split bowl and work from there. Then the fun begins.(Wedging) start with four degree wedge, you can work up or down from there 2 degree 6 degree or 8. I have a 4 degree and am very happy with that setup.

[IMPATIENT 1]

here's the link to dman's mod, works great and just takes some elbow grease!
http://***boat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=131124&highlight=mods

[Sanger Jet]

I think I would rather wedge-up and rideplate than modify the nozzel and break parts

[IMPATIENT 1]

I think I would rather wedge-up and rideplate than modify the nozzel and break parts
not all boats respond well to that though. my last sj ran better with the c bowl than it did after split bowl and droop. we tried about every combo we could think of trying to recover what was lost, adjusted plate 0-3 degrees, tried different wedges, still no luck. i put the c-bowl back on, and presto, what i lost came rite back, though the boat took a split second longer to plane.
this mod isn't the rite way to do it, but it works and if you pay attention while your grinding, no parts are gonna break or blow out o-rings. it worked great for what i needed.

[Sanger Jet]

I understand.....Maybe I'll give it some thought, There's already a shitton of roost behind my boat but another 10' in height would be impresive. :cool:

[Dominator Scott]

I understand.....Maybe I'll give it some thought, There's already a shitton of roost behind my boat but another 10' in height would be impresive. :cool:
Nothin' like a huge rooster tail. This is my dads Sanger after a wedge,place diverter and a droop snoot were installed.

[Devilman]

I understand.....Maybe I'll give it some thought, There's already a shitton of roost behind my boat but another 10' in height would be impresive. :cool:
It will give it height, for sure. Good for nothing but show & sprayin the occasional bridge, LOL. This pic is kind of fuzzy, but you can see how high the tail is behind my boat (red one) thats with a JC pump. No droop, wedge, etc., nothing but diverter... :cool:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2812Cross_Rooster.jpg

[El Prosecutor]

It will give it height, for sure. Good for nothing but show & sprayin the occasional bridge, LOL. This pic is kind of fuzzy, but you can see how high the tail is behind my boat (red one) thats with a JC pump. No droop, wedge, etc., nothing but diverter... :cool:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/2812Cross_Rooster.jpg
D-Man what kind of wheelies do you pull with that thing? I am thinking the extra "up" would give you a nice vertical takeoff??

[clownpuncher]

All ya need is a little angle and some HP :) http://www.hotboatpics.com/pics/data/500/1081running-med.jpg

[Devilman]

D-Man what kind of wheelies do you pull with that thing? I am thinking the extra "up" would give you a nice vertical takeoff??
Actually, I don't know. Never tried it, LOL.... Have to try it next time I take the boat out & see what happens. :rollside:

[Mr. Crusader 83]

http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2854000_0094.jpg
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/2854000_0095.jpg
or just a really big wedge. j/k

[Mr. Crusader 83]

i have a droop with no wedge and a diverter. works pretty good. i want to wedge the sh*t out of it to see how high it will acctually get. here in tampa we have an overpass that is not very high. I want to soak it durring rush hour traffic.

[460 jus getn it]

3* wedge and droop............................................. ...........................
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1570DSC00399.JPG

[Dominator Scott]

i have a droop with no wedge and a diverter. works pretty good. i want to wedge the sh*t out of it to see how high it will acctually get. here in tampa we have an overpass that is not very high. I want to soak it durring rush hour traffic.
My local river has a low bridge and I soaked the cars on this pass. Didn't take long for the cops to show up either. They were waiting at the dock for me.

[wright27]

My local river has a low bridge and I soaked the cars on this pass. Didn't take long for the cops to show up either. They were waiting at the dock for me.
What did they say?

[Dominator Scott]

What did they say?
They chewed my azz a little and said I could of caused an accident. Then they just wanted to look at the boat and were wondering how the hell I did it. :rollside:

[Devilman]

My local river has a low bridge and I soaked the cars on this pass. Didn't take long for the cops to show up either. They were waiting at the dock for me.
I can't imagine that going too well. Local lake has a reaalllly low bridge, if I stand up in the boat while under it I can put my palm on the bottom of it. I've blasted it a few times but you got a clear shot from both directions to make sure there are no cars.... Hittin some cars, I would think would not be conducive to a good day on the water, LOL....