Quote Originally Posted by jnasystems View Post
very interesting you bring up the prop. My boat has a 14' prop on it now and I wondered if it shouldn't still. It tops out at about 42mph at wot, so I was thinking it was a pretty good prop, but am open to different sizes if it will be better performance. I am the second owner of my boat and the previous owner was a slalom skier, so they were definitely not weighing it down. What is the 650lb diamond sack that fits perfectly (is it the sumo sac)? Does it take two of them, or does it end up going over the divider? Or did you remove the divider?

I did end up taking the boat out yesterday and tried looking down the bow in the bilge area. There is an opening on my boat about 6 inches round that I could easily remove for access, but I could not see down there well at all. I will try getting a better light and angle, but there was also something mounted there that looked like it would prevent easy access. At least on my boat, it will be a big project to get access to that space, so for the time being, I will focus on the bow bags mentioned above and making sure to keep the cooler full .
that stock prop will give you a higher top speed but will not handle weight well. the first time you run even 1000lbs ballast plus people you will realize that when it takes a minute to get up to speed, if you can get up to speed at all you will lose top end speed but will have a lot more low-end torque to get out of the hole, even with weight. i went from a top speed of around 39 with the stock prop to about 35 with the 10.5 pitch, but it's well worth it. only about $350 as well, it's one of the best purchases you can make for board sports.

the 650 sack i have in front is the sumo sack, yes. stuff it under the front seat and then fill it if you want it hidden, or fill on top of the seat if you want to keep the under-seat storage space.