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Natman
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 Posted: Jan 13, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject: homemade ballast system |
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| im working on my winter projects. today i got finished with my homemade sand sacs. i used the idea of the fat sac shape and picked up 2 nice sized duffel bags. i remade the liner so it could do with weight. im planning on filling with sand, they each weigh close to 600 lbs full, and just chuck them on the dock when u dont need them, so ill do 600 on each side of the engine. a 350 in the back, and the wedge, hows that sound? |
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McPie
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Nice, but that is going to be really heavy and difficult to move around thats all that i can say would be bad about it... You also wouldn't want it to break haha, sand all through your boat wouldn't be great.
But good luck with it mate.
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Natman
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| Posted: Jan 13, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| i know, but the bags are reinforced, so like triple thick, they'll be heavy, but with a few people to help it will be all good |
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 5:20 am Post subject: |
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they each weigh close to 600 lbs full, and just chuck them on the dock when u dont need them,
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No offense, but I would really like to see this. Can you get a video posted of this chucking 
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Natman
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 10:15 am Post subject: |
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| here, ill get a pic of today of one of the side ones, trust me, 500-600 pounds of sand, yeah and check my other post, im guessing it will take three of us to lift them on to the docks, and also im hoping to go to some special place where i can get some more reinforced handles heavy duty sewing int. |
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Natman
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| plus who said im filling them all the way |
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matt1808
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| Sounds like a pain in the ass. Any ballast other than water is going to be a pain. Do you keep your boat in the water all the time or do you trailer it? Are you going to be able to leave the bags on the dock? |
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Natman
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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| yeah i keep my boat pretty much in the water, but on a lift, it wont be a pain. faster than filling sacs |
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Natman
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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| plus i dont have the money to buy a 100 dollar pump then three sacs |
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McPie
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| Posted: Jan 14, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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I would laugh if when throwing these things onto the dock, it goes straight through cause they are so heavy 
Well good luck with them mate, if they work, post some pics in here for us to see.
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Chocolate Sauce
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| Posted: Jan 16, 2006 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| i know someone who did that, i helped them carry the bags, they were like 400 each, its not hard if you hve handles, and it REALLY helps the wake, |
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