RZ2 upgrading from surf ballast to pro ballast

[Benno]

just wondering how hard it is and whats involed in upgrading the ballast in my 2010 RZ2 from the surf ballast to the pro ballast system thinks its 1600 lbs for the surf and 2000lbs for pro, any help with this would be appreciated

[chpthril]

The difference between the Surf and Pro levels in that year and model is that your boat currently uses a single U shaped bow sac and the Pro level comes with a pair of custom 400# sacs. Your Tige dealer should be able to get these for you. The actual swap is fairly easy and straight forward since the boat already had dual fill and dual drain pumps for the bow. basically, all you need to do it T a vent line to each sac off the existing vent line and re calibrate the timer.

[Benno]

There doesnt serm like there would be enough room in the bow for bigger bags ! The u-shaped bag that in there takes up most of the space, Might have to look at getting those bags from the US as I imported the boat from there and no Australian dealer wants to help me out because of that !!! So if you could point me in the direction of a dealer that can help me out that would be awesome.

[chpthril]

There doesnt serm like there would be enough room in the bow for bigger bags ! The u-shaped bag that in there takes up most of the space, Might have to look at getting those bags from the US as I imported the boat from there and no Australian dealer wants to help me out because of that !!! So if you could point me in the direction of a dealer that can help me out that would be awesome.

In all honesty, its not a lot more weight. The biggest advantage is having two individual bags. This can be an advantage for surfing but not for wake-boarding. A couple of lead bags in the bow will gain you the additional weight, or even a 400# sac manually filled and placed in the bow walk-thru.

For US dealers check with Dom Forts, in FL. He is a regular contributor to the forum and is a great resource. There is a dealer in Colorado that post here, but I can not remember his username. I would also suggest contacting the Tige dealer in Las Vegas NV. Met them in Sept at the lake Mead get together and seemed like a nice bunch.

If getting them shipped to you becomes a hurdle, ship them to me and I will forward them to you. Last time i shipped down under, a large flat rate USPS box was $58. We may be able to get both in one, but it may take 2 medium.

[Bruizza]

The Colorado dealership is WWS and Nick is the sales guy.

http://waterskispecialty.com/Tige/WWSHome.html

[Benno]

Thanks heaps guys !! I will look into it a let you know how I go !!