weighting a nautique 2001

bryce_04 · Posted: Feb 23, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject: weighting a nautique 2001

We are making a ballast system for our boat and not sure whether to go with:
- Three 550# sacs (one up front, one on each side of the engine) or
- One 550# sac up front and 350# sacs on the sides of the engine

Would the first one be too much weight in that little of a boat?

wakehype · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 460 City: Fresno

definatly put the 550's in the back and at least one up front and possibly one in the locker but its all up to you...... but at hte minimum 550s in the back and a 550 up front.

wakehype · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 460 City: Fresno

my centurion takes 2k of ballast + people. It rides very low like sangers... Throws akiller wake tho. You may just want go with the 350s' its up to you.

ADAM B KENDALL · Outlaw Joined: 25 Jan 2003 Posts: 128 City: Smith Mountain

Yo man,
I gotta 87 2001 and i usually ride with 2 big BG sacs in the back, ( 1400lbs) My wake is big and has great transition to it.

bryce_04 · Posted: Feb 23, 2003 6:47 pm Post subject:

Do you add weight to the front?

ricktrav · Criminal Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 54 City: san diego

I ride with 2 500# sacs on each side of the engine 1 450# sac behind the engine and 1 350# up front. the boat throws one hell of a fat wake

cabin · Outlaw Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Posts: 129 City: Nor Cal Nomad

I put in 2 550# on the side of the motor,550# in the back of the motor and 300# up front. Big and solid wake Exclamation

bigcut · Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2003 Posts: 7 City: s.centexas

i run 3 350s one in back 2 on sides and 200llbs in nose w/a passenger this works well any more weight makes the boat way slow hard to maintain speed and really sucks gas and yes i have a 4-blade make it fun kept it simple 87 2001 1385 hrs had it since 88

Kyle Shaw · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Posts: 157 City: Pittsburgh

just keep adding weight, you can never have too much

orzech · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject:

if you cant get your boat to plane.... that might be too much

C-Stone · Posted: Feb 26, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject:

Unless youre wakesurfing.