Hey there. Bought a 92' sunsport about two months ago with the goal of having an affordable surf boat. We've been playing with the ballast, best wave so far seems to be with about 1400 pounds on the surf side (two 800s stacked on top of each other on the left side of the motor... top one about 2/3s full). This puts the top of the colored gelcoat just about in the water when the boat is at rest. I've also got about 500 pounds of solid ballast in the boat (70 pound sand bags, three in the nose, one under the spotters seat, and three in the ski locker on the surf side).

The board is a 5'11" hyperlite.

This is my third day surfing, so be nice... and as you can see, I lose all concentration once beer gets involved.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiayAo7V9ts

I'd love to hear your thoughts regarding ballast placement, boat speed, surf technique, etc. We're new at this but having a ball!