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TSHutch
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 Posted: Feb 08, 2003 7:59 pm Post subject: Ballast for an I/O |
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| Got a 19' glastron I/O. Im not going to be able to upgrade to something better until at least next summer. So I'm going to add some ballast to help in the meanwhile. I was wondering what kind of balast and where some of the other unfortuante souls with I/Os placed the balast for the best wake. |
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joram
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City: Beaver Lake, Nebraska
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| Posted: Feb 08, 2003 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| just fat sacs is all we used |
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Ryan_m
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City: glen ellyn
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| Posted: Feb 08, 2003 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| wieght up front, and trim up. |
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MadDog
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City: Upstate NY
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2003 5:33 am Post subject: |
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I fill my ski locker with a sac, and have another sac up front. Trimming up also helps out. Good luck man
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Jeff Royal
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2003 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| Before I got my boat, I had an I/O as well. I put fat sacs in the ski well and under the back bench seat (total weight 1000) plus passengers. It worked well. Also, I trimmed it us a bit. I adds to the wake but the speed is much more difficult to control. Good luck! |
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scott a
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| Posted: Feb 10, 2003 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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i got a sac in the ski locker. when there's only 3 people on the boat we also put 240 lbs of lead in the front and trim up.
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poston
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City: Southern Illinois
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| Posted: Feb 11, 2003 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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i put plastic milk jugs full of water under the bow seats, and some 4" concrete blocks under the rear bench seat.
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CPGrandelli
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Like these guys have been saying, weight from front to back. Your goal is too prevent so much bow rise. Load up the bow and ski locker. You can still put weight around the engine but it doesn't need to be extreme. Most in the bow and ski locker. Good Luck!
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Stang7tl
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City: Hobe Sound
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| Posted: Dec 14, 2012 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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| i have 550 in bow 300 in locker and 550 in back just in front of the motor with a bench seat I built I also have 2 250 on each side of the motor that I only fill for count weight or wakesurfing which is fun but on a I/O better be good LOL only reason I am selling mine I am tired of seeing the prop |
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CPGrandelli
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HaHa Keeping it alive!
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