Wakeboarding Boats For Sale near Rochester, NY

Learn More About Wakeboard Boats

A wakeboarding or ski boat is a wise investment for anyone whose friends and family enjoy waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, or any other watersports that require moving fast over water. Here at your local wakeboard boat dealer, Mark's Leisure Time Marine, we have put together a bit of information for you to learn more about this popular type of boat. If you are looking for wake boats for sale near Rochester, NY, come and visit us! We are a wake boat dealer proudly serving those in Conesus and Canandaigua, New York, conveniently located on both Conesus Lake and Canandaigua Lake. 
 

What are Wakeboarding Boats?

These boats are designed to tow watersport enthusiasts behind them and tend to be V-drive speedboats, which offer the strength needed to tow people. You'll find their inboard engines in the back of the stern. This placement helps create a higher wake, which leads to better watersports experiences, and also makes the boat more stable.

Another common feature of wakeboard boats is their cruise control which drivers can use to set and maintain a constant speed. This reduces the chance of the watersport enthusiast falling and also helps them land their jumps and tricks, one of the best parts of these sports!

Common Features of Wakeboard and Ski Boats

When you visit a wakeboard or ski boat dealer, you will see a wide range of models before you. In general, they will all share some common features. First are hydrofoils, which are extendable wedges and plates. You use them to manipulate the size and shape of the wake by displacing the water in different ways. You can make it taller or wider, depending on what the person you are towing prefers. 

Second is hull technology. This term simply means the way the boat's hull is shaped to increase wake sizes. There is also a focus on the shape of the rudder propeller and fins since they also affect the wake. It's important to know how far these features stick out since it may make your boat unsuitable in shallow water, so in some of these boats you will want to steer clear of the shoreline.

Third is wakeboard towers. These give you a higher place to connect the tow rope. This higher anchor point makes it easier for watersports enthusiasts to launch up off the waves, which in turn helps them stay in the air longer. It's a great addition for adrenaline junkies. Towers often include speakers and other accessories to pump up the music and amp up the good times when spending the day on the water with your favorite people. 

Last is the ballast, which is basically another way to refer to the "weight" of the boat. How weight is distributed on your wakeboard boat will affect your wake size. Typically you will see more weight in the stern as this lowers the boat's draft, which in turn pushes more water into the wake. But you can put ballast anywhere on the boat to change the wake to your liking. These tend to come in the form of sandbags or hard tanks of water.

When you are ready to look at wakeboard boats for sale near Rochester, New York, visit Mark's Leisure Time Marine! We are a wakeboarding and ski boat dealer proudly serving those in Conesus, Canandaigua, Rochester, and Syracuse, New York as well as the rest of Upstate New York. Stop by your friendly Mastercraft® boat dealer today and check out our wakeboarding boats for sale, as well as MasterCraft, the King of Wakeboard boats!