2007 22VE Ballast build

[bsreid]

Yeah I’ve warrantied hose from wakemakers and they literally had 10ft at my door 3 days later.

I will agree fly high bags seem heavier duty.

[Jetdriver]

I purchased one of the WM bags from another member here and it failed on me at the end of the season here. WM warrantied the bag for me even though I didn't buy it from them originally and sent me out a replacement free of charge. The WM bags have a 2 year warranty on them and I don't think they've had them out that long so it was still under a warranty. Either way I was surprised and very appreciative of them doing that for me.

Wow! That really surprises me that they’d warranty a bag that you didn’t actually purchase from them! That’s pretty cool of them to do and definitely a rarity to see any retailer do.

[Hammertime]

I use a tape measure on a daily basis for work and I am pretty good at it. I measured my rear locker and figured a bag approx. 21"x24"x24" would fit. Should I return my tape measure as it must be broken?
How does a bag that long fit? I like the idea of it stopping short of the rear speaker. Did you also add bracing to the engine divider like others have done?
I will be contacting Chpthril to order bags when I'm ready.
Thank you

[Jetdriver]

I use a tape measure on a daily basis for work and I am pretty good at it. I measured my rear locker and figured a bag approx. 21"x24"x24" would fit. Should I return my tape measure as it must be broken?
How does a bag that long fit? I like the idea of it stopping short of the rear speaker. Did you also add bracing to the engine divider like others have done?
I will be contacting Chpthril to order bags when I'm ready.
Thank you

Yea, your tape measure is jacked! Haha! The point is that the bag fills all the voids as it expands. It’s not gonna expand to its full size but will fill more space and give you more weight by being oversized for the space. If you get the exact size you’ll be leaving extra ballast potential out. The 45” long x 25” wide x 20” tall measurements I posted weren’t the measurements of my locker, rather the measurements of the bag I bought. The locker is less wide at the base than the top because the shape of the hull, about 45” from the rear of the locker to the underseat area where the speaker starts, etc... even though the locker isn’t 20” tall the full length of the bag using a longer length allows the bag to go under the gas fill hose and seat a bit giving me more weight. I should add that I also took out the angled paneling that covers the fuel hose on the fore part of both rear lockers for a little extra room for the bag to expand.
I reinforced the plastic channel that holds the locker walls on the base with extra screws and aluminum L channel from Home Depot. The HDPE, aka starboard is capable of flexing quite a bit, it just needs to be braced top and bottom. Some others here have braced it vertically as well but I havent had any issues with mine.

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