Z1 ballast

[Kvon]

Does anyone know a good weight ratio for a Z1?? I am thinking about adding some sacks soon. I don't have any ballast at this point. thanks kvon

[Billy Doyle]

Regardless of your locker weight you will need as much weight up front as you can get. If you find yourself with only a couple buddies out boarding and no one to sit in the bow, the boat will start to porpus @ 22-23 mph. We put 300 lbs in the bow and 2 550 Fat Sak's in the rear. With 5-6 people in the boat it is a really nice wake.

[nakedfarmer84]

Ive tried a lot of differant combinations but here is what works the best for me.

Wakeboarding: 1,000 lb trianle sac in the bow, 2 X 400 lb sacs in the rear lockers, and if i only have one or two people in the boat i put a 750 lb sac in the center. Run the taps between 2-5 with the speed set @ 22-23 mph and a line length of 65'-70'.

Wake surfing : I keep the 2x 400 sacs in the rear, drain the bow sac and move the 750 sac to the seat on the side im surfing on. Taps off and speed set @ 10.2

I used to hate my boat but now that i have everything dialed in the way i like it I wouldnt trade my Z1 for anything.

[Kvon]

What brand of sac did you use for the front triangle one?? Fly High?? The reason I ask is I am planning on getting the sacs soon, then i would like to get it automated over the winter and the place where I bought the boat recomended the Fly High sacs. thanks

[nakedfarmer84]

yeah fly high is the only one that i found that makes the 1000 lb triangle sac. Just be carfull with that much wt. up front. When @ ridding speed theres no problem the boat controls well and traks well but when you slow down to pick up a ridder, if your not careful you will get a bow full of water. I though about doing the auto ballast but in the end ill have to fill up sacs any way to get enough wt. in the boat.

[buffman]

Ping DieselPower on this forum as well he has done a nice ballast system for his Z1 if I remember correctly...

[DieselPWR]

Surfing: I fill my bow sac, ~300 and put two fat bricks, ~300, on the bow seats to the side i'm surfing, and then 400 in the rear locker on the side i'm surfing as well. I think the weight up front gives it a nice long pocket.

Boarding: 300 in the front, the two fat bricks in the walk way and sometimes I fill the rear lockers, depending on the people.

In my opinion, the Z1 loves the weight up front. I've heard that from others, 60 front / 40 rear seems to be a good ratio.

I ordered another wake surf sac to stick in the walk way so I can move around the fat bricks and experiment some more.

[DieselPWR]

Ive tried a lot of differant combinations but here is what works the best for me.

Wakeboarding: 1,000 lb trianle sac in the bow, 2 X 400 lb sacs in the rear lockers, and if i only have one or two people in the boat i put a 750 lb sac in the center. Run the taps between 2-5 with the speed set @ 22-23 mph and a line length of 65'-70'.

Wake surfing : I keep the 2x 400 sacs in the rear, drain the bow sac and move the 750 sac to the seat on the side im surfing on. Taps off and speed set @ 10.2

I used to hate my boat but now that i have everything dialed in the way i like it I wouldnt trade my Z1 for anything.

That's interesting, I run it at 12.6 and taps around 6. I'll try 10.2 again, but it always looks washed out.