DIY Ballast System

[chrisk]

So I made a pretty tall loop for the front bags and that solved the problem of them filling when I don't want them to. However, I now have the problem of the rear bag filling when I don't want it to, a problem I didn't have before. I just can't win!

[chrisk]

Okay here are some pictures finally, not the greatest but you guys will get the idea. I'm still having problems with the rear bag filling as we're underway. However, I've been too busy to do anything about it like buying a vented loop so I've just been turning my ball valve off and on. I have absolutely loved having all of the extra room in the boat. Let me know what you think! And I just realized I didn't take a picture of the switch panel so I'll have to do that later.

[chrisk]

That last one is a pic of the wake that I took while driving, Sacs basically full with only one other person in the boat.

[chrisk]

Oh and the reason the seat is all messed up in the back starboard corner in that last picture is because I got really anxious while putting the system in that I didn't put the seat back together fully and the sac pushed it up a little. Now I have it all screwed down and everything looks great.

[Ptownkid]

Nice work dude!

[Okie Boarder]

Looks pretty good. So how much total weight are you running?

[chrisk]

It honestly only comes out to around 700 lbs.. but I'm usually riding with close to 8 people every time so the wake is usually very nice. When I surf I throw another sac alongside the doghouse and I put that ball valve on the front right sac so I can just fill the left side and run around 1000 lbs in the back and left side. We surfed yesterday and the wave was killer, I'm SO satisfied with the project and SO happy I did it. I'm one who absolutely hates a cluttered boat.