Cheap Weight?

PimpinD · Addict Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Posts: 785 City: Orlando, FL

What can be used as cheap weight? by that i mean something as clean looking as a fat sac, but not a mattress, lead would be cool, but i dont know where to get any. Would dumbbells work? how much do they cost, where can i buy em cheap? What about rust?
Any other ideas, besides barrels filled with water lol Very Happy

STPHNSN23 · Guest

fat friends...

arlanj · Newbie Joined: 07 Apr 2003 Posts: 31 City: The Plains

I have posted this several times but I couldn't get a fat sack to fit my ski locker so I started using contractor grade heavy duty trash bags. I bought 40 for $8.96. I use 2 to fill my ski locker, and 1 each under the 2 front bow seats. They fill the spaces perfect, they take up no floor space, they are very puncture resistant. In fact I have never really had a leak. When I am done with them I use them for trash. So they are basically free. It works for me.

I also tried using the sacks in plastic 16 gal tubs beside my engine. Only for one pull, because I couldn't get the boat to plane.

MadDog · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 465 City: Upstate NY

if you are looking for lead, go around to local tire centers. I went to like 4 different places before I found one that just gave me all the lead I wanted. Most of the other places were willing to sell it for $.10 / pound.

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

use sandbags or cement-the only problem is if it gets wet Rolling Eyes

DaveBrowning · Posted: May 28, 2003 6:38 am Post subject:

Seth Martin · Moderator Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 891 City: Orlando

you can make containers out of 4 inch pvc with caps on each end. Fill with whatever you want, lead tire weights, steal bars, sand. Glue the caps on and it should be water proof. Try to make each one 50 lbs and place where you need them

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

thats a pretty good idea seth

twitch88 · Posted: May 28, 2003 6:53 am Post subject:

the only problem with fat friends is that yor gonna have to feed them so it is not really that cheap

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

tell them to bring thier own food

anti-shoobies · Posted: May 28, 2003 7:18 am Post subject:

That doesn't work wakeboarder. Fat friends are expensive.

X-Star · Soul Rider Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Posts: 253

[quote="superx75"]the only problem with fat friends is that yor gonna have to feed them so it is not really that cheap[/quote]

LMAO. Just what I needed to wake up this morning

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

i cant put a lot of fat people in my boat because it want push it. i just use my sister and her friends. they dont eat much Very Happy

anti-shoobies · Posted: May 28, 2003 1:39 pm Post subject:

haha, girls are a little anal about there weight. If her friends are hott, sparing some food is worth it!

wakeboarder · Addict Joined: 24 Apr 2003 Posts: 702

yea but they get made cause they have to sit in the front and always get slashed. Very Happy

and they get made because we wakeboard so long. they told me they would keep on doing this if i payed them. but i wont need them much longer, when i get the money i will have to buy some more fat sacs. im going to miss them Rolling Eyes

hyperlite-proair man · Outlaw Joined: 04 Mar 2003 Posts: 193 City: columbus in.

go to some yard sales and look for some old plastic wieghts that go to bar bells. that is what i use in my ski locker they don't rust like cast weights. i got 500lbs for $30.00 at a yard sale down the street.

Dude · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 8:06 am Post subject:

Get some duffel bags and fill them with sand or the tire weights would be heavier.

tdes · Soul Rider Joined: 07 Feb 2003 Posts: 270 City: Orlando

corpses, nitrous tanks, and bibles.

MackDaddyWake1 · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 11:18 am Post subject:

4"PVC capped..filled with tire weights.
3.5 foot length...70lbs.

Makes more sense to go with 6" capped. I have two in the front of my VLX. Two feet long is 100lbs.

Dave W · Posted: Jun 04, 2003 1:29 pm Post subject:

Kid's play sand actually comes in bags that are pretty nice. If you're still worried aobut it though you can either put them in garbage bags or buy some sacks from letsgoride.com.

macdaddywake has a pretty sweet idea though.