Sand bags

lkvllacrosse25 · Newbie Joined: 14 Feb 2006 Posts: 4

Does putting sandbags in the back of your boat help you get more air off the wake? I know it makes a bigger wake but would your nose just stick into the water and go rite through the wake?

albinoblacksheep · Criminal Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 77

if the nose of your board sticks into the water that means you are going too slow and the wake is falling on itself.
if you have more weight in the boat, the faster you should go.
your wake should be crisp at the top, not rounded or falling over itself (whitewater).

hyperlite58 · Outlaw Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 228

Sand bags may work ok....but i suggest in getting fat sacs because they can hold more weight and are easy to move...(plus thers no mess)

Cameron · Outlaw Joined: 28 Aug 2003 Posts: 180 City: Down Under

Hmm well yes in theory given the right boat speed and weighting setup your wake would be bigger.. but the main concern with that is how much your going to put it.. because if its like 500kgs of sand vs 2 x 250L sacks your gonna have to tow it and its gonna be bloody hard to put in and out of the boat if you want to use it otherwise..

lostsparrow · Posted: Apr 10, 2006 11:51 am Post subject:

Fat sac =400 bucks Sad

Sand bag= 25 cents Smile

DadKid · Outlaw Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 140 City: Ottawa

I'm not sure I understand the answeres. The way I read the question I think he is referring to the nose of the board sticking in the wake when you pop, which shouldn't happen with proper edging technique. I've never heard anyone complain about a wake being to big (except for waterskiers and my newbie buddy who makes me empty the ballast)

howabouttheiris · Addict Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 677 City: Austin, TX

Fat sac =400 bucks
Sand bag= 25 cents

Ummm you are overlooking 1 important safety fact.

Fat sac when boat sinking = neutral bouyancy
Sand bag when boat sinking = yer' going down

brath5 · Outlaw Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 222 City: Winnipeg

Cameron, with the 2 fat sacks u just fill n empty em in place with a pump..there's no carrying around a 200lb sack...screw that.

elmerfudd · Outlaw Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 223 City: Ft. Lauderdale

I ride behind a 23' sea fox and its made to be a fishing boat so it has 2 100 gallon live bait wells right in the back and its a simple way to add a bigger wake.

ac88926 · Posted: Apr 13, 2006 8:20 pm Post subject:

Trust me, the fat sacs are well worth the money. I bought two 600 pound sacs online for 70 buck a peice.

BigMace255 · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 271

Where are you getting a $400 price tag on fat sacs?

I've found 700+ lb sacs for 80, a pump for 50, and a ski locker sac for 80

$210 is much < $400....

money_mike · Criminal Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 67 City: phoenix

willc · Criminal Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 81

Does your boat have ballasts in it?

BoarderX · Posted: Apr 22, 2006 9:07 am Post subject:

howabouttheiris, good point.. we run some lead weight along with our water ballast... never thought about that Wink

lord forbid the boats ever actually sinking!

BigMace255 · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 271

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55 bucks + shipping