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Old 01-09-2014, 06:12 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by codeman671 View Post
Wakeboard boats do not have trim, they are either straight shaft inboard or vdrive. Some have wake plates that are meant to help shape the wake but do help with bow lift, they are usually in the center as opposed to trim tabs. When wake surfing you intentionally sink one corner of the stern by filling a ballast tank on a specific side to create the curl in the wake needed.
This is an example of a "manual" wake plate:
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