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[Stingreye]

Stingreye, my 22v has stock ballast.... Will the ones that came stock work to make a decent wave ???

I guess I need to do some experimenting.

Took your question from the other thread and brought it over here.

Quick answer, reach out to Chpthrl (Mike or MLA) and he'll set you up with a nice system.

If you truly have the stock system on the 22V (like I did on my 24V), here is what I did:
http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...ike-(Chpthril)
Not too many people seemed to order with stock ballast so you may actually have a custom system that would likely be better than the stock factory. Tanks vs sacs would be the first clue its a factory ballast system.

I talked to Mike (before I saw the factory ballast) and it went like this:

1) Mike - The factory tanks in that era sat on the floor in the locker, most guys prefer to take them out. When I got the boat, sure enough the tanks take up alot of space under there. If you go with sacs, you can use the storage space when they are empty. If you are surfing, we keep all our soft things that can get wet in the rear lockers and transfer them when we switch sides.

2) Mike on if I pull out the factory tanks can I use the existing pumps - "well they are slow pumps and the plastic gets brittle and may break when you remove the tanks" - sure enough every drain pump pretty much broke when I removed the tanks.

All in all, the factory systems of that era were not the best and we prone to air locking (air getting in pumps so you can't fill up).

For your first season, I would just pick up a sac and manually fill. Then when you have time and budget. Plumb in new pumps and maybe go through the bottom of the boat instead of the transom. There are TONS of good ballast threads on here and you will get alot of help throughout the whole process.

I think the sac selection for the 22V with the tanks removed is:
1) Jumbo Surf sac (least expensive)
2) Enzo Sac (best value for off the self sac)
3) Custom Sac that fits perfect (not sure if this is needed on a 22V or if the enzo fits well)

Good luck! Surfing is addicting if you haven't done it and we have had several people that had no interest in wakeboarding/kneeboarding/skiing that got up on a surfboard and loved it. I expected our boat to be 50/50 wakeboarding/surfing but we are going 95/5 surfing.

[TWOhunter]

Mine does have the factory installed ballast in the boat.

I would like to know what performance I could get w/o making any modifications.

Anybody have any feedback ?

[Stingreye]

You can try filling only surfside rear tank run 10.5 MPH and TAPS at 4. Put all the people on surfside corner. See what you get. My 24V which takes more weight to sink, was really good with just an 1,100 that likely only had about 800 or 900 lbs in it. So I would think you would get something with People piled in the corner and the rear tank filled.

[TWOhunter]

You can try filling only surfside rear tank run 10.5 MPH and TAPS at 4. Put all the people on surfside corner. See what you get. My 24V which takes more weight to sink, was really good with just an 1,100 that likely only had about 800 or 900 lbs in it. So I would think you would get something with People piled in the corner and the rear tank filled.

Thanks Stingreye.... I'm going to give it a try. I've noticed it puts up a pretty good surf wake one day and I wasn't even trying to make a surf wake at that time.

[c_hotshot]

TWOhunter - one more comment. Since you are new to boating - suggest that you get very familiar with the boating rules and regulations by TPWD as well as check the jurisdiction of your local lake. IE - I found out the hard way that Lake Conroe has it's own set of Rules and Regulations established and enforced by San Jac River Authority and their Agents.

[NICKYPOO]

Nice find. One of the best surf boats around. Great colors and a Limited to boot. Score. Topaz Surfer on here has a 22v that has the best wake I've ever ridden. Look up his setup. It's way over the top but, it shows just what that hull can do.