EK Ballast Install

[SPBFAN]

EKS where are you at on your ballast? How much do you have left to finish. I need pics. I'm going crazy here not seeing it.

[Tanner]

Nope! Sure don't!.... hehe. Only reason I know this about the CC's is b/c I while at my dealer I was leaning on 210. And I thought I felt the hull flex.... I kind of raised an eyebrow at my dealer... he lowered his head and said, "I know". I couldn't believe it.

As for the bu's thickness... only reason I know is b/c I've helped install a ballast system. Wasn't pretty. Their little rubber mat (about like dynamat) they use to deaden their hull is ummm "CUTE"...lol.

I'd be curious to see what Tall's hull was like? I really don't remember... but I THINK he posted pics of it in his ballast install.

EDIT....

Found it! Tall's hull was 5/8" thick.

[da.bell]

You guys think that's bad. You should check out a BU and Nautique hull. You can actually push a Nautique hull and make it flex!!!!

They don't have a lifetime hull warranty either.

[Tanner]

You guys think that's bad. You should check out a BU and Nautique hull. You can actually push a Nautique hull and make it flex!!!!

[dogbert]

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks!

[eks]

I think Andrew used 14 gauge wires.

[dogbert]

Hey, what size wire did you use?

[eks]

Now that my system is almost done I would like to give a HUGE THANKS to Andrew, without his good pricing and especially his willingness to fly to Utah to help on getting started I wouldn't have done it.

I give Tige this, one of the best things they have on their favor is it's Owners, and Andrew is the living prove of that!

Again, Thanks Andrew

PS.: Other thanks to Kona for coming and helping, for Doms for letting me use his tools, and all others that gave their input on the installation setup.

[eks]

Thanks, That does make me feel better, I hope my 08 is included in that group

The early 08 were built in 07.

At the same time when I bought my boat in 07 I was still let to believe that the hull was the thickest and the most solid on the market.

[eks]

EKS- Are you going to question Tige on this?

I was very disappointed as well with the thickness , but I don't think Tige will do anything about it. They will still honor the warranty if anything happens to the hull, but it does not give me the warm and fuzzy felling anymore that I am riding a very solid boat.

I think the thickness is bellow average from other companies (MU and MC). With this kind of thickness I don't think they can claim that they build the most solid boat on the market.

[Ks]

I dont know if u saw this or not korgae.... of course it doesn't help the older boats

Thanks, That does make me feel better, I hope my 08 is included in that group

[eks]

EKS,
What size are your vents thru the hull and what size pick-up on the bottom did you use. I am going to do a system like yours and I need to start rounding up some of the materials so I can get this project started. Where did you buy these parts as well as your pumps? Andrew said he would help also, but he said he will be without his computer for a while. I will call him today and see if he has some talk time.

All the vent holes are 1", the thru the hull is about 1 1/4".

Andrew got all the parts for me, he also helped me drill the holes and wire the pumps.

I would send him a PM and he has a list of all the parts you need. In my case, we both went to Lowe's the night before and got all the plumbing part. The fittings, pumps, thru the hull and vent parts he got it for me.

[eks]

1.25" thick is almost double what he has shown in the pic above.

The 1.25" is almost 4 times thicker than what I got on the hull.

The last picture was of the vent hole on the side.

[TigeDuner]

I had to go buy different (smaller) screws for the through hull, because the original screw was 1" long would have gone through the hull.

I just hope the 1/4 inch thick hull can hold the stress of the ballast manifold

EKS,
What size are your vents thru the hull and what size pick-up on the bottom did you use. I am going to do a system like yours and I need to start rounding up some of the materials so I can get this project started. Where did you buy these parts as well as your pumps? Andrew said he would help also, but he said he will be without his computer for a while. I will call him today and see if he has some talk time.

[Timmy!]

1.25" thick is almost double what he has shown in the pic above.