Cheap weight for boat

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

i was thinking about taking three 60 pound sand bags and putting them all into a garment bag and putting them in the ski locker. good idea?

QNev · Posted: May 08, 2008 8:03 pm Post subject:

Good idea until your boat sinks. The reason water is used for fat sacs is because water remains neutral in water. With sand it will just keep sinking.

brichter14 · Addict Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 705

180 pounds is just a bit more weight to even the boat out. but yeah if i had 2k in sand...different story.

QNev · Posted: May 08, 2008 10:03 pm Post subject:

Go for it then. Can't be worse than lead weights.

chadramsey75 · Newbie Joined: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 27 City: Lincoln

I bought a 55 gallon drum for 10 dollars and a 25 dollar aerator pump and a couple of wheel chocks from walmart and made a removable ballast for the back of my boat, at about 8.5 pounds/gallon thats about 450 pounds... and I put both of my 150 lb phat buddies, (yes you read right, phat buddies) in the bow to even it out a little.. worked out pretty well but I went from averaging about 3.7 gph of gas to about 5.9 gph. It was a nice wake even behind my outback tho.

SilverMustang35 · Posted: Aug 29, 2008 6:18 am Post subject:

I bought 6 (50lb)bags of sand initially from Lowes and covered them in trash bags so they didnt get wet or ripped. They helped. but I would advise checking Ebay for fat sacs...I got a pair pretty cheap on there brand new. Lowes has a 90 day return policy too, so a week or so later, I took the sand back to them since my childs "sandbox" didn't need those last 6 bags I bought hehe....

Rhawn · Posted: Sep 12, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

Sand bags wrapped tight in ductape, makes em nice little bricks. Pretty frickin ghetto, but super cheap.

drknute3 · Criminal Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 50

SilverMustang35 · Posted: Sep 16, 2008 9:42 am Post subject:

you should be able to tell a difference with the weight. Remember to play with the trim too and that will clean it up and give it a little ramp-iness. I ended up getting 2 v drive twin fat sacs and run 350 in the bow and 350 in the locker and it helps out alot. Picked em up on ebay pretty good price...thinking about adding another 300 lbs but not sure yet...