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Ok, so I have read through most of this topic and haven't seen anyone with a late model DD and how they are weighting it.

2003 Launch DD here. Typically we throw a 350 in the rear locker, stock plumbed bag under the rear seat, 540 in center locker and a 540 on whichever side depending on the stance of the person surfing, Tab all the way up.

We bought a 5 11 hyperlite because we knew it was tough to get the push on a DD. This setup works pretty well and we can go without the rope on most days.

Anyone got any advice?

Thinking of toying with the weight distribution next week while we are up....

Putting 540 in rear locker and using the 350 to place on either side of the doghouse. Possibly moving the 540 from the center locker to the bow.

Thoughts?

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Ok, so I have read through most of this topic and haven't seen anyone with a late model DD and how they are weighting it.

2003 Launch DD here. Typically we throw a 350 in the rear locker, stock plumbed bag under the rear seat, 540 in center locker and a 540 on whichever side depending on the stance of the person surfing, Tab all the way up.

We bought a 5 11 hyperlite because we knew it was tough to get the push on a DD. This setup works pretty well and we can go without the rope on most days.

Anyone got any advice?

Thinking of toying with the weight distribution next week while we are up....

Putting 540 in rear locker and using the 350 to place on either side of the doghouse. Possibly moving the 540 from the center locker to the bow.

Thoughts?

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There was a post on the previous page.

I'm just learning how to get mine weighted well.

I tried a bag under my rear seat, another tube sack on the floor in front of the rear seat. the 750 fat sack beside the engine on the surf side, and another sack filling the cooler up front. I would estimate around 1200+ pounds of ballast??

1992 Supra Sunsport, wakeplate fully up. Somewhere between 11 and 11.5mph
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Trayson--try and slow down a bit...that helped me. I think I surf around 9mph. It should help with the push.

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Trayson--try and slow down a bit...that helped me. I think I surf around 9mph. It should help with the push.

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Okay, I'll def give that a shot. I know there's a lot of trial and error to all of this.

• Amount of Ballast
• Location of Ballast
• Speed of boat
• Distance of rider behind the transom
• Type of board you're riding
• Rider skill level

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Okay, I'll def give that a shot. I know there's a lot of trial and error to all of this.

• Amount of Ballast
• Location of Ballast
• Speed of boat
• Distance of rider behind the transom
• Type of board you're riding
• Rider skill level

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You forgot to add if the tractor beam has been deactivated or not.

My God Spock - did he say tractor beam? That's how it all began for me back on stardate 10/11/09...

https://forum.supraboats.com/showthr...at-have-I-done

Trayson - let me know when you get it figured out - still working on mine.

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My God Spock - did he say tractor beam? That's how it all began for me back on stardate 10/11/09...

https://forum.supraboats.com/showthr...at-have-I-done

Trayson - let me know when you get it figured out - still working on mine.

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Well, it'll be a while before I figure it out... I just dropped the boat off at my local boat dealer. Slipping tranny again. :-( I'm on vacation in NYC next week, so hopefully they have it figured out by the time I get back.

This thread is still alive? Wow! :) IMHO the Supras have a fantastic deep bow - dig that baby in and the displacement dramatically increases. I always run at least 400 in the bow personally in my 87SS. Cheers

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This thread is still alive? Wow! :) IMHO the Supras have a fantastic deep bow - dig that baby in and the displacement dramatically increases. I always run at least 400 in the bow personally in my 87SS. Cheers

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I guess this thread is alive now! I don't run any bow weight.

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My God Spock - did he say tractor beam? That's how it all began for me back on stardate 10/11/09...

https://forum.supraboats.com/showthr...at-have-I-done

Trayson - let me know when you get it figured out - still working on mine.

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My setup that seemed to work the best was as follows:

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

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2005 22ssv GG
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Attachment 16725Attachment 16726Attachment 16727 Just got this 2015 SE450 so we're still playing with settings and weight . Its only gonna get better . Had to get this boat , tired of bags on the seats and floor.

First attempt at surfing behind the boat, still messing with setup...
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Got ballast!? ;)
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Supra SE450


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Where do you usually ride at? I am in Vancouver across the river and usually ride over by Hayden Island. And sometimes at Merwin, Lake Billy, and Prineville Res

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Where do you usually ride at? I am in Vancouver across the river and usually ride over by Hayden Island. And sometimes at Merwin, Lake Billy, and Prineville Res

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This last year it was primarily Hagg Lake. I also like Detroit Lake, and Newberg.

Well, not the biggest, but here's my 98 comp. That was with 8 people, and roughly 700 pounds of ballast

For a direct drive, it's an awesome wave

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2005 22ssv GG
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What is your surf setup? I have a 2004 22ssv so I think my setup could be similar to yours?

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Here's a couple from yesterday's fun. Still testing the wake shaper. Can still make it bigger with more weight.

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"2001 Supra Launch DD custom swell surf system"

tmino03, what is this custom swell surf system you speak of? That wave looks pretty good for a DD.

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2013 LSV 1100 surf side and 1150 in bow. Just 1 passenger.
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How much weight are you running and where is the placement?

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tmino03, what is this custom swell surf system you speak of? That wave looks pretty good for a DD.

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https://forum.supraboats.com/showthr...041#post122041

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600 pounds in each locker roughly and 600 up front.


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Largest wave this year for me.

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Full 750's in rear ballasts, 85% full front 800lb ballast, plus 2 x 400lb fat sacs on port side. I also have the Wakeland surf system with 3 tabs down on port side.

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600 pounds in each locker roughly and 600 up front.


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What year and boat do you have? Looks good.

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What year and boat do you have? Looks good.

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2013 Moomba LSV


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2004 Supra Launch Direct Drive using a SuckGate!
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Love my SE450


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01 22ssv 750 in rear 350 up front and ghetto gate

A couple Pictures from this past weekend, most successful wave to date, about 1900 lbs rear ballast, mission delta, around 350 lbs in the front bag and two of us on the boat.

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For the first time I added weight to the front bag (about 350 lbs), and I had the best wave by far. Not quite as tall, but a lot longer, so we had a lot more room to surf, which was awesome.

my buddy danny riding one out

That's a nice looking curl to that wave. And a fairly nice pocket. I'm really struggling to get length and push with my 242. With 1000lb bags in the rear I can create a monster wave, but not much length to the pocket and weak push that makes it hard to drop the rope.

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For the first time I added weight to the front bag (about 350 lbs), and I had the best wave by far. Not quite as tall, but a lot longer, so we had a lot more room to surf, which was awesome.

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my buddy danny riding one out

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Great picture


90 Supra Saltare
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That's a nice looking curl to that wave. And a fairly nice pocket. I'm really struggling to get length and push with my 242. With 1000lb bags in the rear I can create a monster wave, but not much length to the pocket and weak push that makes it hard to drop the rope.

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The setup on a 242 will be different, of course, but here is what i had: 1,100 lb bag in surfside locker, 400 lb bag laid out halfway on rear surfside deck / seat, then added roughly 350 lbs up front, and had a couple of people up front. I haven't been putting weight up front, but it helped lengthen it out. If you could add some weight up front, then put all your people on the surfside rear, that might come up pretty nice. And I don't put anything opposite surfside rear.