How much weight can my i/o handle?

MJade · Newbie Joined: 14 May 2009 Posts: 9 City: Eugene

I have a 2000 bluewater mirage and the weight capacity says 1200lbs. I was looking to buy some fat sacs to load it up with more weight to make the wake bigger. I have friends that do this but they have newer wakeboarding boats. Im nervous to put a ton of weight in a ski boat though. How much weight can i put in my boat you think for it to still be safe? Any other tips on making the wake better? Thanks!

DRAGON88 · Posted: May 21, 2010 10:07 am Post subject:

Some of it depends on how much weight your engine can actually deal with, and what you personally feel comfortable with. There are a lot of good threads on here about weighing an I/O boat, if you search around a little bit.

I/O's tend to like the weight in the bow, so your best bet is to experiment with that first, maybe adding a few hundred lbs at a time. Trimming the out-drive up a little bit can also help enhance the wake a little bit.

Enygma · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2009 Posts: 356

I'm about to drop 1200lbs in my glascon with a 4.3. I've had more weight then that in people in the boat though and still got a good pull. I'm going with 2 350 lb sacks in the front and 1 540 lb sack in the ski locker. If there's lots of people I just wont use them. Benefits of using water over sand.