Auto ballast pros?

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Anyone on the forum do custom ballast setups? I am looking for some how-to ballast setups for the site. If you have done them I could use a few writeups. I am looking for a custom setup for the Supra boat, Malibu, Tige and any Naut.

If you want parts at cost to do a job let me know and I can get you all the parts you need at cost for a system. I just need you to document the process and take some pictures.

thanks
Ed

vette74 · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 11:23 am Post subject:

I did my ballast set up on a D-Drive Supra Saltare this year. I have 2000 lbs all hidden. Is this too old or do you need something for a newer boat?

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Do you have some pics? email them to me at ed@wakeboarder.com

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

vette74, I wanna see that!!! If I can get ahold of a Sunsport/Saltare I'll be doing the same.

vette74 · Posted: Apr 24, 2008 12:43 pm Post subject:

http://www.gcwa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6333&KW=ballast

Here are a few pics. I will take a few more this weekend and do a better write up. I have changed it a little since then. I just need 1 more check valve and I am done. The wake is insane with all this weight in it.

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

If you want to get a few more pics of that and throw it into a nice how-to let me know.. Is that a check valve from BFI?

Ed

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

vette74, please do get more pics as my boat has the exact same layout as yours. I won't be able to run 2000lbs, I'll sink my stern, but hidden auto ballast would help a ton. If I could get my rear seat to hold around 650-700 and the bow 500 I'd be happy.

vette74 · Posted: Apr 25, 2008 5:25 am Post subject:

I'll take some more pics it really wasn't that hard but by the time I bought everything it was expensive. I'll try to get something this weekend hopefully I will have some more time.

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

vette74, thanks man. I would really like to see how you constructed the rear seat, and it's finished results. With the raised support how did you keep the overall seats from sticking up above the hull? And as for the added bow supports where you put the bag. I know the supports you removed, did you run replacement supports the span of the bow?

Where is your pump system located? And did you run the water intake through one of the hull through-holes? Or drill another one? And if you want to keep it private, what kind of costs did you incur? You can PM me those is ya want.

Sorry to hit you with tons of questions, it's just our boats are hard to do, and since you've done it, I could learn alot.

Rhawn · Posted: Jun 06, 2008 5:03 am Post subject:

Any 'traction' on this? Would be a very cool how-to. I'm looking to add a bunch of ballast for surfing on top of the stock ballast, which we do manually now.

WakeMikey · Addict Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 640 City: Fridley

I'm really interested for my 87 SunSport. Looking to hide 350 in the rear locker, 500 under rear seat, 500 under the playpen open bow. So far just bought one Flotec Simer pump.

rideit · Criminal Joined: 14 Aug 2006 Posts: 50

vette74,
where did you put the vent and the drain going out of the boat, for the rear ski locker sac,
Thank's

vette74 · Posted: Jun 23, 2008 4:57 pm Post subject:

http://forums.wakeboarder.com/viewtopic.php?t=76518&highlight=