86' Sunsport ballast setup
After a couple of weekends moving the bags around, we think we found the right combination this past weekend! We had a 750 lb fatsak behind the drivers seat (towards the rear), a 550 lb bag on the left side beside the engine (in the same position as the one on the rt), a 370 lb bag in the rear locker and a 550 lb in the bow. We surf goofy. Kevin found the sweet spot pretty quickly when we tried out this combo, it was his first time without the rope!
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86' Sunsport ballast setup/wake
Here are a few more pics from this weekend. A little better picture of the wake.
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New prop does = better wake!
Talked to Nettleprops and they recommended an Acme 13/12 but weren't sure so they had me call Acme and Bob at Acme agreed that was the right prop for the wakesurfing with 2000 + lbs on the Sunsport - and by gosh they were right look at this pic! It cleaned up the wake and the prop wash pretty much disappeared. Bob at Acme says they found if they go with a more aggressive prop it tends to affect the wave negatively. We could not be happier! :p
It was much easier to get up to surfing speed, all the cavitation was gone, pulled me with no problem wakeboarding with about 1800 lbs on board. At cruising speed across the lake, it only gained about 50 rpm.