TomS
Well-Known Member
Yes, that's the unfortunate part. Those I referenced were VERY experienced 20 somethings. They wake board, knee board, combo's, etc. with ease because they've done it a LOT. Many people with pontoons are on their first boat, thus first time skiers, first time pulling a skier as a driver, and on and on. It gets very frustrating and completely ruins the experience. I taught many of my daughters friends and guests to ski behind our Malibu w/340+ hp direct drive. That's as good as it gets, especially with a boom on the pylon where you can talk them through it and no wake to deal with.Boat dealer also sells Obrien skis, tubes etc. he told me about these vortex skis specific for slower or pontoon boats. I assume it would take a really good skier to get up. That is not me, hahaha.
Any skis with a wide bottom will help, and the more surface area the better. You may be better off trying a wakeboard as it's large and flat and takes very little power to get someone up and going, about 15mph under way. They are relatively easy to learn, just start very slow!! Most of our young guests have been up after 3 to 5 tries.