need more weight

sconroy · Outlaw Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 117 City: Destin, FL

ive been riding on not what you call a wakeboard boat, but its fun. ive gotten a lot better and want to be able to get some more air...its a center console and i want to load it up with some more weight . do i just throw it all in the back of the boat?

boehnkew · Outlaw Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 112 City: Kennewick, WA

You'll need weight in the front and back (and maybe in the middle;). I'd probably start with more weight in the back. Sandbags, lead bricks, or other moveable weight is good to start with so you can move it around to see what happens and how your boat does.

Good luck,

sconroy · Outlaw Joined: 14 May 2003 Posts: 117 City: Destin, FL

alright thanks for the info...i was going to use big coolers filled with water. would that work?

boehnkew · Outlaw Joined: 26 Mar 2003 Posts: 112 City: Kennewick, WA

Coolers with water should work fine. Hopefully the lids stay on so you don't dump all the water. Anything that will fit and add weight is good. 5 gal buckets of sand/water work good too. Once you get figured out how much weight and where you want it you can look into something more permanent.