1990 Sunsport Ballast help

[jtryon]

thats a nice sized pocket on your wave. Definately looks better than mine. I'm going to give your set up a try and see what happens. Your not running any weight in the ski locker or on/under the back seats right?

nope, mine doesn't have a ski locker and no additional weight other than people. actually, for full disclosure, with the additional people in the boat that day if i recall everyone correctly, that pic would have been with "people weight" of around 500lbs on the surf side and 400lbs on the starboard side. i have noticed that the wave is best if you weigh the surf side 100-200lbs more than the non-surf side when using the surfgate--so basically weigh it evenly and have someone sit in the rear corner you're surfing. the boat still drives really level and handles much better than when listing.

[Moor]

nope, mine doesn't have a ski locker and no additional weight other than people. actually, for full disclosure, with the additional people in the boat that day if i recall everyone correctly, that pic would have been with "people weight" of around 500lbs on the surf side and 400lbs on the starboard side. i have noticed that the wave is best if you weigh the surf side 100-200lbs more than the non-surf side when using the surfgate--so basically weigh it evenly and have someone sit in the rear corner you're surfing. the boat still drives really level and handles much better than when listing.

I didnt see that you were using a surf gate. That makes a little more sense. I dont have one yet....

[jtryon]

oh sorry, yeah i said that in my first post in this thread but the replies are pretty far apart so i can see how you missed it. here's a pic of the first mockup gate that i made last summer, just to make sure it worked. the angle is way more than the angle that ended up working best--i found that 21-22 degrees is ideal for both the wave and handling of the boat.
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it would be pretty simple to re-create this if you have the same platform, if you just want to see if it works. a couple pieces of wood and offset brackets to sandwich the rail on the platform, which holds it in place. a couple turnbuckles to secure the assembly, hinge, and 15x20" wal-mart cutting board with the hull angle cut out so that the cutting board is flush, and you've got a template. i can send more pics in the next few days if you want.

[Moor]

Please send a few more pics when you have the chance jtryon. I have a teak swim platform, its not the same as yours but i'm sure i can incorporate something similar in design.