WInds of Change is a Blowin'

[chpthril]

Over the past year and a half, we have filled over 30 orders for our custom surf sac, but it's time to retire it and move forward with the next generation.

The original sac design was a universal sac that would fit in either side of the RZ2 and 22Ve boats and has performed very well. But like anything, there are always room for improvements. With the valuable feedback we have gotten on this sac over the past year, I have been tinkering around with an updated design. In doing this, it has become apparent that we will need to do a dedicated port and starboard sac......a universal will no longer work.

Due to the manufacturing process, going to two custom sacs to outfit a boat, adds to the production time for each order. Down side to this, is that it adds to the cost. So in order the get the best price possible, I will need to retire the original sac, so that brings me to this post!

i am going to place an order for one last batch, and like Disney says, it's going back in the vault, never to be seen again

SO, if anyone is on the fence, now is the time. Let me know if you want one!

To update the new plug'n-play surf sac upgrade for the 2010's with the Surf/Pro ballast option, I have completed some tweaking and just want to let Ragboy get a few more hours on these sacs before we go to production. I have also made the calculations for the 24ft Tiges.

[flyguy]

Any idea if they will retrofit the factory surf sacs in my 2010 Z1 or is the locker too small?

[chpthril]

Any idea if they will retrofit the factory surf sacs in my 2010 Z1 or is the locker too small?

Although the sac for the RZ2/22Ve will be slightly over-sized for the Z1, that's not a bad thing. The most important thing is if the in-floor drains on the Z1 line up with the sac. I have not yet been able to confirm this.

[jbort]

Does this impact custom fatsacs for 07 or 08 Tige 22Ve too?

[chpthril]

Does this impact custom fatsacs for 07 or 08 Tige 22Ve too?

Yes, that's the sac that is getting retired. I'm ordering a couple extra for me for those like you that i am in the process of doing one for. So basically, if I havent quoted you one in the last couple of weeks, it's time to chit or get off the pot

[ragboy]

After the polar bear event, I will have my final tweaks for you.

[chpthril]

After the polar bear event, I will have my final tweaks for you.

Sound great

[jbort]

thx. sending a PM.

[majestic]

After the polar bear event, I will have my final tweaks for you.

Just a reminder about moving the Vent to the top of the Sack!

[ragboy]

Yep.

[Duncan]

Related sac idea ...

Several pre-2010 RZ2 owners (myself included) would be interested in a pair of sacks for the bow to replace the U shape stock. Because the U-sack has a set of pumps on each side, it should be simply re-wiring the pumps to different switches.

I can see a difference in bow weight when a person shifts from one side to the other. So the boat necessarily is as sensitive or more to placement of water ballast in the bow.

Any interest in offering dual bow sacks?

[chpthril]

Related sac idea ...

Several pre-2010 RZ2 owners (myself included) would be interested in a pair of sacks for the bow to replace the U shape stock. Because the U-sack has a set of pumps on each side, it should be simply re-wiring the pumps to different switches.

I can see a difference in bow weight when a person shifts from one side to the other. So the boat necessarily is as sensitive or more to placement of water ballast in the bow.

Any interest in offering dual bow sacks?

So the conclusion is that 200 lbs on the surf side of the bow is better for the wake then 400 lbs evenly across the bow?

The W703 side sac set would be a possible solution, but all 3 ports are located at the same end of the sac. This would create venting issues unless you turned the sacs so the ports are at the nose of the bow. This would require a bit of plumbing work.

A custom is doable, but $$$! I have another idea, but need to run, more later.

[Ewok]

I'm planning on ordering my sacs from you this january or February, will the new design be available then?

[chpthril]

I'm planning on ordering my sacs from you this january or February, will the new design be available then?

New design is down, we are just hammering out the price details. I should have this down in the next week or so, so no delay in getting yours done. Just keep in mind that there is typically a 4 week build time on these, but for this next season, I plan on having them in stock and will try and keep them in stock. So in the next month or so, i will be putting in an order for 2-3 starboard and 4-5 port sacs.

Just an FYI, I will only stock gray, and to do a single sac order for another color will cost more. Sorry about this, but bulk order is the only way to keep the price down, and I dont want to be sitting on a dozen yellow are red sacs.

[laserfish]

Mike,
What is the best sac for a 2000 21v? Is this the sac you are retiring or is there another that is better? Thanks for all your contributions to this site.