Weight...

Fauker · Soul Rider Joined: 20 Jan 2003 Posts: 471 City: Charlotte

I talked to Lyman at the masters this past weekend for close to an hour... Somewhere in the convo I asked him how much they weighted the boat. He said 3000 pounds. Jebus H christ. We only have 1000 pounds of ballast - no wonder they can make stuff look so effortless Wink

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Really though I was wondering how much ballast you guys weight the boats you ride behind with...

We use 1000 lbs. in a 92' ski ray

Mister C · Posted: May 26, 2003 8:08 pm Post subject:

The boat I ride behind is somewhere between 700 - 800lbs. 3000lbs is a hella lot of weight.

w$r az style · Soul Rider Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 384 City: Arizona

i have like almost 2000 in my mob V

Mister C · Posted: May 26, 2003 8:32 pm Post subject:

Now when you guys have all this weight, is it from some fat sacs or an internal ballast system or what?

RiverRatBoarder · Posted: May 26, 2003 11:49 pm Post subject:

I run 2600lbs. Once you go big you cant go back.

jvanick · Posted: May 27, 2003 4:06 am Post subject:

I run 2200lbs... in my Malibu Sunsetter VLX

2 fat sacs to the point of popping.
and
2 side sacs on either side of the v-drive.

no wedge.

I tried to ride last weekend with just a single fatsac filled and the wake sucked.

-J

WIDE-A-WAKE · Soul Rider Joined: 10 May 2003 Posts: 370 City: Otis

Holy crap that is alot weight. My boat doesnt even weigh that much. Probably not though. Laughing

Partyb · Posted: May 27, 2003 5:12 am Post subject:

This is like the 10th thread on this subject. Nevertheless, I run like 1800 in 3 fat sacs. It seems the average runs 1800-2000. My buddy is running like 2800 in his malibu and wake is f-ing huge.

Breezer · Outlaw Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 246 City: Austin

700 lbs

SB_Boarder · Posted: May 27, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject:

1100 in custom ballast, plus wedge in my wakesetter LSV

seanmcd · Criminal Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 89 City: orlando

wedge sucks, 2000 lbs. extra here

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 28, 2003 6:35 pm Post subject:

Good god ya'll are throwing a lot of weight in your boat! We put around 600 pounds in our boat and have a great wake. It's very "rampy" and solid.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

just 700 and its decent and ive ridden behind some boats with a lot of weight and it woesnt seem too much bigger. i wanna add some lead a sac in the front and maybe another in the rear

Krashr31 · Outlaw Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 238 City: Florida

I run 2400 lbs. In a MC 19' skier. You can still get a nice shape with about 1300+ lbs.

I just like being able to hold grabs longer and have extra time for learning the technical stuff.