weighting a 22 ssv

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

just got a 08 22ssv & wanted to know how yall are weighting them. any tips would be much appreciated!!

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

Do you have the Gravity ballast in the boat already and are just looking for more?

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

im running gg front bag & 2 750s in the back. i also have @ 400 lbs of lead in the playpen.

flixmaster · Site Owner Joined: 30 Oct 2003 Posts: 7488

I do not see how you can get any more weight in that boat.. Sounds like you already have upgraded to the larger bags in the back. Check and see if the Gravity center bag that Barefoot offers is any larger than the one you have now. But it sounds like you have the largest bag for your locker already. and then 400 in the pp. Sounds like you should have a huge wake.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

agreed. I'm not sure if the '8 hull is the same as '04 but we just use the full GG sacks with the wakeplate at about half. Wake should be huge.

Commodore · Ladies Man Joined: 20 Jun 2005 Posts: 11636

If you need more wake after that, either get more friends, or get a cruiser. Laughing

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

haha! i hear ya! i guess i was just riding too slow. i need to speed up to @ 23.

Broccoli B · Posted: Sep 10, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

If you need to weight your boat like that to wakeboard you are just wasting gas. I would work more on technique then add more weight.

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

brocc: i appreciate your concern for my technique. i dont need that much weight, it just makes it more fun. actually, the first half of the season i rode with no ballast to better my technique. now i'm boosting into the flats with ease! maybe u should try more weight. it's more fun. & to hell with the gas prices! Laughing

Riddick · Outlaw Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 212 City: Knoxville

yeah..pick that speed up 24 or 25 and try riding 80 or 85ft out..thats about what i ride when i ride behind a 24ft supra, and its lovely

bjeremi · Soul Rider Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 433 City: Owasso

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

riddick: austin hair said u need to stay off the forums until u land a bs180 & a heel 5.

just kidding!!! lol!! this is chuck. i've almost got my tsbroll dialed.

Riddick · Outlaw Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 212 City: Knoxville

wake eater, hey man! thats awesome...and yeah, i can half way stay off the forums cause i landed a w2w bs 180...just not the heel 5 quite yet.

h2obug · Soul Rider Joined: 10 Aug 2003 Posts: 450 City: Muncie, IN

Wake eater tell bernie quit being a vjj and stick his blind 180 or you wont buy any more boats.

Did the longer line and increased speed do the trick?

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

I ride at 22.5 on the 22SSV and put the rope at 75' with handle I think. Adjusting the wake plate will also let you customize the wake, steeper or more rampy.

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

i started riding at 22.6 & that helped alot. the wake is NASTY! bernie is saying i need to ride about 5 feet further out, but i wanna get my tsbroll on lock before i do that. i'm looking forward to seeing yall this weekend.

Riddick · Outlaw Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Posts: 212 City: Knoxville

wake eater, is that thing on sunday at melton hill still on? or do you know?

tonality · Soul Rider Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 435 City: DFW

I have the GG bag in the front (1100) and the stock bags in the back...with 3-6 people, full rears and 3/4 to full in the front, anything between 22.5 and 25 is money with the plate at 47%.

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

yeah, it's still going down. i'm not sure when the tournament starts, so u might want to give nick a shout. i'll see u there!

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

wow been a while since I posted on here...

anyways my friends got a 21v with gg ballast and we add a 1000 lb bow sac in the front, a 400lb vdrive sac in the walkway, then a 400 lb vdrive sac on the floor against the rear bench.

This setup works best for us with about 4 ppl in the boat, here is a pic at 24.2 at 80 and I'm 6'1

sorry for the bad pic quality, its taken from a video frame