weight in the front...purpose?

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 3:26 pm Post subject: weight in the front...purpose?

i never thought i would post in this forum but it belongs here. what exactly is the weight in the front for? does it make the wake steeper or is there somethin i am missing?

thanks Very Happy

Jensen · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 4:16 pm Post subject:

are you taking about weighting the front of the boat down as well??? if you are here is the reason...... If you have all the weight in the boat all in the back, then the boat wont plane out as good and you will be forced to go to a higher speed to plane the boat out. This means wakeboarding at a faster speed than usual and the wake will be the same as it was without all the weight because the faster speed washes the wake out. Hope this helped.

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 4:36 pm Post subject:

why wouldn't you just not fill the ballast all the way then Neutral

peca · Addict Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 640 City: Mt. Pocono, PA

it makes the wake have more of a ramp rather than a vert shape

aloharodeo · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 4:54 pm Post subject:

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 30, 2004 6:36 pm Post subject:

okay that was a dumb comment to make...the wake would get a little smaller if the ballast was filled all the way and weight up front Rolling Eyes

anything on how to make the wake more vert? i want to work on mobes and stuff and my dad is probably getting sick of turning the boat a little bit to make it more steep

aloharodeo · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 8:19 am Post subject:

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 5:27 pm Post subject:

we only have two sacs...one custom and one other one we bought and we don't put any other weight in the boat

colefooter · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 6:48 pm Post subject:

where do you put the sacs at? Might make or break your wake

holdsworth · Posted: Jul 31, 2004 8:30 pm Post subject:

it's in the walkway opposite drivers side to offset my dad becuase he is the only one in the boat

beasoldierprstn · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 4:32 pm Post subject:

you guys are lucky that you even have al the ballast and fat sacs and stuf

DRAGON88 · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject:

Ballast just sinks the hull into the water so that the hull displaces more watter, IE bigger wake, usually the weight in the front is for 1.) to keep the wake from curling over and 2.) to make it firmer (in my personal experiance).

SHSjAGs08 · Newbie Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 29 City: Mansfield

what is a good fat sac?

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

the weight in the front makes the wake narrower and helps it get on plane.

DRAGON88 · Posted: Aug 03, 2004 8:40 pm Post subject:

PortlandBrder · Soul Rider Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 352 City: Portland

Too much wieght in back=washy wake and boat will have hard time getting on a plane.
Too much in the front=flat wake with not much hieght.

AndyDeeJay · Outlaw Joined: 20 Jul 2004 Posts: 239 City: Belfast

Dragon - Imagine the hull of the boat like a see-saw pivoting about the centre. If there is too much weight in the back the boat will simply lift its bow and try and pust the lake in front of it. Sure if you have a powerful enough motor it will eventually climb out of the hole. If you weight the boat evenly IE same weight up front as at back (this includes fuel people and ballast) then the hull will perform as it is supposed to and come up out nice and parallel.

Talk to any of the pro riders and they will ask for even weighting.