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The boy
01-29-2013, 11:26 PM
I have a 1989 sunsport and i have a 750 pound fat sac and was woundering what other people have in theirs

kvand347
01-31-2013, 02:31 PM
1993 sunsport


1 350 up front port side

1 350 in ski locker half full or laying on back bench

1 540 beside doghouse butted up against back bench

http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o621/kvand347/Wakesurf1.jpg

http://i1151.photobucket.com/albums/o621/kvand347/Wakesurf2.jpg

incognito
02-08-2013, 05:21 PM
I have a 2002 Supra Launch SL, and last season I had no rear hard ballast due to a pump issue, but used by fat sac up front. Needless to say even with people sitting to one side, I could not get a good enough wake to wakesurf. However I've replaced the pump and added a sumo 750 lb fat sac to the boat. I'm hoping that should provide enough this go around.

87SunSportMikeyD
03-22-2014, 09:20 AM
350 in rear storage locker, 350 under rear bench seat, 400 in the bow, 750 on the floor. 87 SunSport, surfs great. Also recommend ACME913 surf prop from NettleProps.com

inair
03-23-2014, 06:05 PM
Mikey, if that set up produces the wake I see in your pics, really awesome job!

trayson
03-25-2014, 01:21 PM
1992 Sunsport.

370 on the surfside floor beside the doghouse
750 on top of the above bag, with as much of it in the rear seat as possible.
about 250 under rear rear seat
150 either on top of the exposed part of the 370 or in the rear center seat.

No bow weight and I'm slammed to having water at the top of the rub rail in the back corner. Wakeplate is adjusted so it's down maybe 1/2 an inch or so.

Also have a custom surf platform that doesn't dig into the wake and kill it.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n54/phathomthis/Swim%20Platform/IMG_20130925_205817_386_zps7f7e41dc.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Xz4nHRCOoek/UlLUuScE4dI/AAAAAAAAPJg/C6Bjdv445C4/s800/IMG_7482492806397.jpeg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J6soRkPYnM0/UlLUgXang1I/AAAAAAAAPIA/srFIwkl_KdU/s800/1006131532-00.jpg

This video shows the platform and ballast setup pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW_eQnL5MPU

jtryon
03-25-2014, 04:14 PM
interesting take on the new platform--i've never paid attention to whether mine digs in or not and i have the same one you used to. i'll have to check that out when i'm back on the water in a few weeks!

trayson
03-25-2014, 05:16 PM
interesting take on the new platform--i've never paid attention to whether mine digs in or not and i have the same one you used to. i'll have to check that out when i'm back on the water in a few weeks!

Here is a whole thread on it:
https://forum.supraboats.com/showthread.php?15710-Custom-Surf-Platform-build

I will actually be making a future version out of Seaboard Grip-X. It's an HPDE that has a textured grip coating on the top. (adhesives don't stick to HPDE so no sticking foam on it). However, I have to buy a whole sheet, which is enough to make two platforms. I think I'm going to wait until I have someone else that wants one to distribute the cost of materials better.