Weight placement in 22iR

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Sammamish22V is correct. the 22ir you have to weight heavy in the front. both myself and a good buddy have 22irs and we throw a 350lb sac in each rear locker and a 600 in the front. if you gain more than 2-3 peeps, start letting out water from the rear sacs. get more than 5 -6 in the boat (not including rider), just empty both rear sacs, but leave the front full. you'll love the wake, and yes people will constantly be comparing to a V drive but awesome wide for great landings when you go big. it is quite intimidating for beginners. Dajuice - glad to see you still ride Tige -grin-

[tigetex]

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Thanks for the scoop on how to load the boat. I have a few questions that I hope you can help with.

What brand/dimensions are the sacks you use in the back. When you say back, I am assuming you mean in the side lockers in the back of the boat. Is that correct?

In the front I assume you mean the walkthough area in the bow? Is that correct? What bag fits well there?

Are you manually filling the bags, or have you worked out an auto-filling system of some sort?

What TAPS setting do you find is best when weighted as you suggest?

I appreciate you sharing, it will help a new owner like me from making mistakes along the way.

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yes, rear lockers, front walk through. Taps set to 0.
sacs are all "fly high" - I run the ones in the rear lockers w/o covers but the big one in the walkway, gets a cover for sure. hope that helps. oh yeah, all are manual fill. I was going to do a system but I am trading the boat in on a new 24V (it's actually suppose to be here next week).
let me know if there is any other questions i can help w/ and i'll try.

[tigetex]

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Sorry to be such a pest, but I have another question.

You said you use a 600 lb fly high sack in the front. The specs for the 600 pounder indicates a size of 20x50. As I measure the space in my boat I get more like 16x48. Does it just "squish" to fit the size of the space?

I assume you loose access to the locker on the right side of the walkthrough.

Thanks for the advice.

[Domsz06]

sam,

isn't it WAY expensive though?

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tigetex - sorry for the late reply. the front sack is a squeez and you do have to empty it to get to the locker behind the plastic door. we really only keep tools in that locker anyway. i also reccomend the cover on that sac because you always have people stepping on it. it also becomes a bit of a pain to get to the frt storage under the seats, but not bad. the wake is deffinetly worth it!

[tigetex]

Thanks. I appreciate the advice.

[Tige22ityper]

I only have two 350# sacs right now but haven't used them yet. Would it be better to put the weight in the rear storage lockers, or in the bow walkway?

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go out and get a 600 lbs sac for the front if you can. if npt put one behind the engine and one in the walk way. putting them in the lockers w/o any front weight will just make you have a washed out wake and take longer to plane.

[Tige22ityper]

I wish I could get a 600# sac now, but will have to wait for some more dough.
Will I notice a difference with a sac behind the motor and in the walkway?
thanks for the quick reply!

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you should notice a difference. not as much as when you get both 350's to the lockers and the 600 up front, but will be a difference. until you get your 600, you could use sand bags or lead up front. sand bags are typically pretty cheap (around $3-$4 for 65lbs) but you may get a little bit of sand in your boat, but that vaccums up easy.

[ssrgeoff]

Does anyone have pics of there wakes when weighted? Interested in seeing the direct drive wake.

[ssrgeoff]

Alright this weekend while I was in Northern CA I stoped by Ultimate Waterpsorts. They had a 20-60% off sale on accessories. I picked up 2 pairs of FATBUDDIES HD by Skylon giving me a total of 1120 lbs. They only had the 1100gph pump so I can only imagine its going to take for ever to fill. This should do until I can save for the Rival system. My question is..... do any of you run these and where should I start with the placement. My boat is in storage and I will not get to measure any spaces till the weekend so without spending my whole day measuring I will check with anyone else....

After reading this thread I see that 600 lbs. in the front is recommended. I dont think these will work however since they are 20x28. Unless I can stuff two of them in the bow. Hmmmm.......

Any ideas?

[Sammamish22V]

You will probably have to put them in the walkway for now. They are too big to fit under the seats. Once you get your Rival system, you can get about 300 pounds upfront with ballast, and then add some lead. You might want to start acquiring lead and then you would only need 1 of the sacs upfront in the walkway.

[ssrgeoff]

Yeah I thought of that... I dont know of anyone here selling it. I damn sure am not going through mailorder. Shipping would kill me.