Ballast install help

[adamsjstt]

[QUOTE=chpthril;560708]PM sent.

The Attwood Tsunami pumps come in a 800 GPH and a 1200 gph. I use a lot of the 800 GPH, but use Rule 1100 gph instead of the Tsunami 1200. The Rule 1100 is actually faster.

The Rule is 3/4" NPT, but Attwood has recently released a T1200 that also has 3/4" NPT.

I haven't received mine yet but I believe the attwood 1200 has a 1" NPT inlet and the attwood 800 has a 3/4" inlet

[Greg Mallek]

CHPTHRIL is correct. Mayfair is noe Johnson Pumps. They are a cannister type of unit, with interchangable pumps. Mine came originally with 750 GPH ratings, but I changed them all to 1000 GPH at the cost of about $25.00 ea. Pictures coming today.

[Greg Mallek]

Sorry, all the pictures I took came out crappy. The manifold is in a position so a good picture could not be taken, so I did a simple drawing. The manifold is positioned on the drivers side, just below the rear bench seat running the length towards the rear. it's a very simple set up using 2" PVC, one elbow, 3 "T" joints, a shut off valve (very important), and a connector hose to yoour thru valve. Hope this helps a bit.

[NICKYPOO]

Wow, even broke out the graph paper.

[Greg Mallek]

Like that Nickypoo
I used a real architecual scale as well. Lol.

[NICKYPOO]

Oh ya? What scale did you draw it in?

[Greg Mallek]

Your trying to corner me now. Lol. I guess I sould have stamped it "For referance only" "Do not Scale"

[Wakeman22]

Where is the hose? After the valve? What size thru hull and valve did you use? Why four pumps?

[Greg Mallek]

I have two pumps going to my port side Ezo sack for quick filling, one pump going to my starboard side Enzo (not used much) and one pump going to the stock forward ballast tank on the port side.
The hose is clamped directly after the ball valve, and goes straight to the thru hull valve. Not sure of the size, but I'll check.

[duffymahoney]

Where is your stock forward ballast tank?

[Wakeman22]

I have two pumps going to my port side Ezo sack for quick filling, one pump going to my starboard side Enzo (not used much) and one pump going to the stock forward ballast tank on the port side.
The hose is clamped directly after the ball valve, and goes straight to the thru hull valve. Not sure of the size, but I'll check.

I am a little confused. Hose is after the ball valve or before after the thru hull? If it is conected to the thru hull are you not worried that the hose could give way over brass or bronze? What pumps and placement are you using to drain with?

[akdoc]

To add another option instead of the Enzo sac on the surf side just use the 850 pound sac and then put a 250 pound sac underneath the seat on the side you surf, connect it will ball valves for fill and empty to the big sac behind it. use the overflow spliced in with overfill for the rear sac. I did this in my boat and it works great going from surfing to wake boarding and you don't have to deal with water bouncing around in the Enzo sac.

[Greg Mallek]

Good idea AKDOC. Never thought of that before.
Wakeman; The stock forward tanks are located in the "Bulkhead" area right in front of the driver, and inside the pull up storage area on the passenger side. I use a seperate pump attached to the sacks ofr draining. Johnson / Mayfair pumps are not reversable. The Ball valve is located between the thru hull, and the pump manifold.

[Wakeman22]

akdoc I have considered that option and asked chpthrl about that setup. Never really got a good answer if it was possible, a good idea and feasable. I believe that is the way I will probably go. I love the idea of the enzo sack and the weight it has however since we do wakeboard and will use some weight and do not want the sloshing around I like the idea. I have been looking and trying to decide which sack would fill up my locker space. If anyanyone knows what is the biggest sack I can get in the locker without doing a custom one please respond.

[chpthril]

akdoc I have considered that option and asked chpthrl about that setup. Never really got a good answer if it was possible, a good idea and feasable. I believe that is the way I will probably go. I love the idea of the enzo sack and the weight it has however since we do wakeboard and will use some weight and do not want the sloshing around I like the idea. I have been looking and trying to decide which sack would fill up my locker space. If anyanyone knows what is the biggest sack I can get in the locker without doing a custom one please respond.

The W718 Jumbo Surf sac will net you between 800-900#. I also have a custom cube sac that nets about 600#. Its designed to just fill up the locker. its roughly the size of the main section of my custom surf sac.

Sorry for overlooking this in our emails. Doing a dual sac setup gets kinda complicated in the plumbing department. Filling is easy, you can fill into either sac. But draining gets a little tricky, especially with a single aerator connected to the rear sac. With an aerator on the rear sac, the problem is getting the water from the front sac to flow back into the rear sac to be pumped out. Adding a dedicated drain pump to the auxiliary sac eliminates this issue. Cost wise, you are adding another pump, some fittings and additional hose. Impeller pumps are more efficient at pulling the water out.