I am the proud new owner of a 2006 22ve. Only have 1 day on the water with it, but I am already very satisfied. The boat is not equipped with any ballast, but I borrowed a buddy's swell wakesurf shaper and got a clean surfable wave (TAPS on 4, perfect pass set to 6.8, 10 mph on the speedometer, 4 people in the boat). I know the boat will benefit from adding ballast, but my question is how much do I really need? My main issues with the recommended ballast (1200 lb L-shaped in the rear lockers, and 600 lbs in the nose) are as follows:
1. 90% of storage is lost
2. After spending ~$2500 for the custom sacs (plumbed in) , I'd need to spend another ~$500 on a new prop
Is it realistic to think I could get away with less ballast by using the wake shaper? Is it also true that listing isn't required if using the wake shaper? I'd really like to save my rear seat storage space and would prefer to not have to spend an additional $3k on top of the $28k I paid for the boat.
1. 90% of storage is lost
2. After spending ~$2500 for the custom sacs (plumbed in) , I'd need to spend another ~$500 on a new prop
Is it realistic to think I could get away with less ballast by using the wake shaper? Is it also true that listing isn't required if using the wake shaper? I'd really like to save my rear seat storage space and would prefer to not have to spend an additional $3k on top of the $28k I paid for the boat.
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