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Old 05-05-2011, 11:26 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Guy View Post
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As I looked out the back this year, I was surprised to see the wake was curved. The explanation for this is not readily apparent to me. I suspect it is related to the shape of the mount and the way the water moves around the boat and recombines behind her....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake

According to this article there are 19 degree waves and 53 degree wavelets in the wake. Perhaps small changes in the under water shape, caused by trim changes, caused by weight changes, caused by the engine changes have now emphasized the 53's over the 19's.
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