making a good wake with fat sacs

Mike.H · Posted: Nov 01, 2004 3:33 pm Post subject: making a good wake with fat sacs

around xmas time i plan on buying fat sacs for our boat, i was just wondering where the weight should go. like should there be 200lbs up front 300lbs in the middle and 200lbs in the back or what...plz help, thanks

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

What kind of boat do you have? Every boat and hull are different.

wakeboarder89 · Addict Joined: 15 Jun 2003 Posts: 637

i always went by 40/60

you might want a little more weight in the back

Porterwake · Posted: Nov 01, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject:

yeah, just try and even out the boat, maybe a few extra in back and you will have a fine wake

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Nov 01, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject:

200 in front
200 in middle
350 or 500 in back

and add some sand and humans Smile

Mike.H · Posted: Nov 01, 2004 5:33 pm Post subject:

ok thanks guys, and ill try that Liquid*Force*Rider

finkle · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 4067

uhh...you have to test that out for yourself.

no one can tell you where to put anything, you just have to figure out where and how much to put

joedirt00 · Posted: Nov 02, 2004 4:45 am Post subject:

the best thing to do of you can is borrow the sacs from friends if you have some that board. Test them out one day move them around maybe half fill a couple to simulate the smaller side sacs and just see what works for your boat. This way you will know exactly what you need since all boats are different. It will save you from buying too few or too many sacs. Cool

89 skier · Addict Joined: 30 Jun 2004 Posts: 729 City: Dallas

Also, get several people on your boat, and move them around, then use the fat sacs as more permanent weight.

In my boat ('89 Malibu Skier closed bow) I don't use any weight up front. Only 700# in the back and 250# on either side of the engine. That's with 3 people in the boat. With 4 people I only use 500# in the back. With 5 people I only use 200# in the back. So people can dramatically change your weighting, but not every boat needs weight up front.

msimpson · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 7:03 am Post subject:

Trial and error.........It is the only real way.

msimpson · Posted: Nov 03, 2004 7:05 am Post subject:

Trial and error.........It is the only real way.