Wakeboats, wakeboat displays, and systems and methods of measuring and indicating wakeboat potential

A wakeboat configured to create a wake, the wake having a performance level varying depending upon the mass of the wakeboat, the wakeboat comprising:

• a hull;
• an engine supported by the hull;
• a controller supported by the hull;
• a processor coupled to the controller;
• a memory coupled to the processor;
• a ballast system supported by the hull, the ballast system being configured to selectively change the mass of the wakeboat;
• a hydrodynamic control surface, the hydrodynamic control surface selectively changing the effect of the mass of the wakeboat on the wake performance level while the hull is in motion in water;
• a sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the wakeboat, the controller being coupled to the sensor and being configured to receive data from the sensor, the controller being configured to derive the present mass of the wakeboat from said sensor data, the controller being configured to determine the present wake performance level of the wakeboat based on the present mass of the wakeboat and the effect of the hydrodynamic control surface on the present mass of the wakeboat;
• and
• a display coupled to the controller, the controller being configured to use the display to indicate the present wake performance level of the wakeboat.

A method of indicating a wake performance level of a wakeboat that creates a wake, the wake performance level varying depending upon the mass of the wakeboat, the wakeboat having a hull and an engine supported by the hull, the method comprising:

• providing a sensor configured to measure at least one parameter of the wakeboat;
• providing a display configured to indicate a wake performance level of the wakeboat;
• deriving mass of the wakeboat, using the sensor;
• determining the wake performance level of the wakeboat based on the mass of the wakeboat;
• and
• indicating the wake performance level of the wakeboat, using the display.