The proper size of your wakeboard is very important. Too big a board, and you’ll struggle to get on edge, or have trouble spinning.  Too small a board, and it’ll be a fight against the boat to even get up. One of the most important and very first questions one should ask themselves before buying a wakeboard is what is the right Wakeboard size for me?

Once again, we here at Marine Products are here to help you out.  We’d like to thank everyone from Liquid Force for putting this size chart together.  The proper board size for someone is based SOLELY on weight.

This is probably the best size chart that i’ve personally ever seen. Riding a board that’s the right size for you is going to improve both your comfort and riding as soon as you make the change.

People often aske about the width of wakeboards, and the effects that the differents widths will have on their riding.

The wider a wakeboard is, the more surface area is going to hit the wake.  A wide wakeboard is going to produce a greater pop off of the wake, where as a narrower wakeboard will help get on edge a lot faster.

Marine Products is the OFFICIAL PRO SHOP for the new Billabong Wake Video “OUT OF THE POND“.

To celebrate this, get ready for some specail events leading up to the premier. More news is on the way.

Until then, here’s a teaser to get you psyched!

That’s right; Supra boats and Liquid Force are giving away Free Booty this summer!

It’s not what you’re thinking though.  This isn’t your regular swag-a-way…

This is the Supra and Liquid Force get ready for the season give-a-way.

So what do you have to do to get Free Booty?  Go to www.supraboats.com and register between March 13^th, 2009 to April 12^th, 2009 until 11:59 pm to enter.

This month’s give-a-way is loaded with everything you need to start the season off right:

1.)  Ben Greenwood’s 2009 Witness Wakeboard by LF

2.)  LF 2009 Transit Bindings

3.)  Straight Line Benny G Rope

4.)  Straight Line Benny G Handle

So get moving to www.supraboats.com and register today.  Just click on the Free Booty logo to enter your info. There is no purchase necessary and it is limited to (1) entry per person; however, you can send as many family members to register as you like.  And pass it on, everyone likes Free Booty!

We know times are tough these days. Every one’s looking for the best deals they can find on groceries, gas, clothes, and anything else they need.

Well we here at Marine Products have exactly what you need to help float you by in these frugal days. Introducing…. THE BARGAIN ATTIC!

The Bargain Attic is located in the down town store at 1700 South, 949 West, Salt Lake City, Utah, and is filled with tons of past product to fill all your water sport needs.

Also, for you loyal internet customers from all over the world, don’t worry, we didn’t forget you either. You too, are just one click away from the Online Bargain Attic.

So come on down and see us for the best deals on all your boating needs. We know you’re working your hardest to give your family summers that they’ll never forget, and this is our way to help you do so.

Checkout some of the new 2009 Liquid Force Wakeboards, Wake skates, and Wake surfboards.  We could not wait for the water to warm up so we decided to test out some of the new gear at the Salt Lake City Marine Products store.

Today, we’re gonna talk about edges. The edge of your board is very important. The with the help of the Rocker pattern, the Edge of the board helps decide the speed of board. The kind of edge is also going to decide whether the board will catch itself easily or not.

There are are two different kinds of edges. A Sharp Edge, and a Beveled Edge.

Beveled Edge- When a wake board has a beveled edge, this means that the edge of the board is rounded off. If a board has a beveled edge, the bevel, or rounded edge, is going to be in the middle part of the 3-Stage Rocker.  This rounded edge does a couple of different things for the board. If you remember when we talked about 3-Stage rockers, they tend to be slower then continuous rockers because the middle of the board is dragging in the water. When you bevel the edge of the board though, the rounded edge creates lift on the board. This lift reduces drag on the board and makes it faster then a 3-staged board with a full sharp edge.  A beveled edge also makes the board less likely to catch an edge while landing or sliding. The beveled edge does make the board a little slower to edge into the wake compared to a sharp edge. Some boards with a beveled edge are the Ronix Viva, the Ronix One, the Liquid Force Witness, and the Hyperlite Tribute.

Sharp Edge- The tip and the tail of all boards is going to be a Sharp edge. A Sharp edge is going to hold tightly going into the wake. The Sharp edge is always going to be found on Continuous Rockers, and is what gives the board it’s speed. If the board does have a Sharp Edge though, it will be more prone to catching it’s self and could cause the rider to fall. Some examples of boards with Sharp Edges are the Hyperlite Sub 6, the Hyperlite Marek, The Hyperlite Murray, the Liquid Force Groove, and the Byerly Assault.

Ever wonder what it takes to wrap a Supra Boat?  Check out the video of the guys at Supra Boats putting on the BroStock LF wrap. Find out more details about this years line of Liquid Force Supra’s Here, or come down to Marine Products to see the Liquid Force Supra before someone get’s it as their new boat for the summer!