Maxed out my ballast in my 24V...vent line check valve question

[MooseX]

Trying to keep up with Duffy's big a** ballast race I've added more weight to my 05 24V.

Sold my 1500 Enzo rear sacs for custom ones (forgot how big they are..think 2000..Duffy designed them)

Added 280 mid ship sacs..1 under the stereo console and 1 in the compartment in front of the driver

Total:

280 bow
280 mid
2000 rear
3 Oprah 155 bricks (2 on swimstep..1 in boat) 2 on the deck slide 'side to side' on the handrail as the boat leans
New plump girlfriend (40 lb. upgrade)

All of the Port side sacs are connected as are the Starboard side. ie when I fill all the sacs fill at the same time. If one fills before the other we can shut off the bow/rear with inline ball valves.

On our maiden voyage with the new big a** ballast we fried the impeller on the starboard side draining at the end of the day + cooked the port side switch doing the same (someone forgot to open the rear sac valve. LAME I know..The pump never ran dry but it got heated enough to somehow cook the dash switch..smoke and stuff..

1st things ever to go wrong with the boat in 2 years (probably 150 days on the water)..totally my fault

Where should these check valves go? I've got 4 vent lines ..2 for the front 4 sacs (T together) 2 for the rear going across the boat to vent

[NICKYPOO]

Wow. 3k!? Holy jumpin! Where's the pics dude?

[MooseX]

wave pics are too big to post...muahahaha

Rub rail? buried...we don't need no stinkin' rub rail

Pics soon. Gotta get this vent line deal done then I'll be snappin some off

One thing the bow sacs don't quite fill all the way..'bout 7/8

I have to limit crew size. We had 7 in the boat the day the pumps died...it was ridiculous

[duffymahoney]

Welcome to the big as* ballast crew! I run all vents and drains to the opposite side. So port vents to starboard etc..

[duffymahoney]

I also run 700 pounds in lead

[Duncan]

New plump girlfriend (40 lb. upgrade)

Hah! Go bigger

[MooseX]

my rear sacs vent opposite but the fronts vent same side but up high.

So I need lead now huh. Soon my power will be maxed. You've got a big advantage at your elevation.

I just want to know if the check valves need to be in a specific spot ie up high whatever. i'll call Spencer when they open for sure. Today is the THE DAY we dial it and also the stereo guy is coming to clean up his mess. Lake is dead calm and Im waiting for 2 more check valves in the mail. It's killing me

[MooseX]

Duffy your the king of the BAB'... Big As* Ballast Crew

U up to to 4k yet?

[MooseX]

Hah! Go bigger

40 over is my limit... a man's gotta draw the line somewhere

[MooseX]

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