ballast

[dougofkc]

weight for Tige

I've spent a considerable amount of time trying to get the right balance of wieght and placement. What Ihave discoverd is weight in front of the gas tank in the floor helps no matter what at making the wake nice and tall. I run with 1200 in the back with the bags pushed as far forward as I can get them 400ish in the hole in front of gas tank and 600ish in the nose/under front seats. Taps on 3-5 with this setup produces tall rampy wake. 2003 Tige 22V

[talltigeguy]

So did you just run the hoses beside the gas tank up to the bag?

Thanks for the pic.

Does anyone have a picture of the stringer system without the floor on? Is there much space there?

So the bag you put in there is just a typical cylinder shaped bag?

Why wouldn't Tige do exactly what you did? It would seem to be a nice spot to hide ballast under the floor.

[Lucky 275]

the newer Tiges (2004+) have a foam type core in that spot. That's when they changed from a wood stringer set up. I've seen pics without the floor in the newer boats, but I don't have a copy of them.

[Ruune]

'03 didnt have wood stringers- it had four composite ones.

[Lucky 275]

When did they move away from wood? here's the latest core

[Lucky 275]

oops

[dogbert]

Originally posted by Lucky 275
oops

Awesome picture. I wonder if we could get similar pics for other models?


BTW, nice mod on the floor sack! Was it hard to get your gas tank out of there?

[talltigeguy]

I had always understood that the wood was gone in 2003 (note the difference in hull design between 2002-2003).

Obviously, it would be pretty disappointing to drill a hole in the floor and find a bunch of foam. Does anyone know of a way to know if I could put a bag under there? 2005 24V.

[Moki]

Re: weight for Tige

Originally posted by dougofkc
I've spent a considerable amount of time trying to get the right balance of wieght and placement. What Ihave discoverd is weight in front of the gas tank in the floor helps no matter what at making the wake nice and tall. I run with 1200 in the back with the bags pushed as far forward as I can get them 400ish in the hole in front of gas tank and 600ish in the nose/under front seats. Taps on 3-5 with this setup produces tall rampy wake. 2003 Tige 22V

I got a 2000 2300V, so I am very interested in what you did. Did you cut out that large hole in your walk way?

[lee]

Originally posted by talltigeguy
I had always understood that the wood was gone in 2003 (note the difference in hull design between 2002-2003).

XL Panel was still used in 2003 in the new hulls.

Originally posted by talltigeguy

Obviously, it would be pretty disappointing to drill a hole in the floor and find a bunch of foam. Does anyone know of a way to know if I could put a bag under there? 2005 24V.

2005 is when Tigé started with the new stringer system.

[talltigeguy]

He really is 'Mr know it all'!

Thank you.

[dougofkc]

Re: Re: weight for Tige

Originally posted by Moki
I got a 2000 2300V, so I am very interested in what you did. Did you cut out that large hole in your walk way?

I pulled my gas tank back (not Completely out) and looked around before I went hacking. Once I confirmed that there was lots of space and nothing apparently structural under there I used a 6" circle cutter and choppe the hole and dropped in the deck plate. Note there seem to be sheets of 7/8" plywood under 3/8" of fiberglass to get to this location. Before you cut look under neath and make sure your circle is not on the edge of one of these sheets. I figure that cutting more towards the center of the floor sheet makes the hole less likely to cause structural issues. I went out and pounded through some huge waves to make sure it wasnt going to fly apart. Aside from my crumy Tige tower shaking like always, the boat seemed tight as ever.

On a side note I also installed a new 1.25 inch htru hull scoop to provide a dedicated feed for my ballas system. I was amazed to see that the bottom of the hull in back was less than 3/8" fiberglass only!!! Seems really thin, and i was suprised to to see ply or something else in there.

[dougofkc]

Originally posted by dogbert
Awesome picture. I wonder if we could get similar pics for other models?


BTW, nice mod on the floor sack! Was it hard to get your gas tank out of there?

I just pulled the tank back far enough to confirm the space and were I should drill. I did not take completely out as it would have required removing the rear pylon frame and I ddint feel like messing with that.

[dougofkc]

Originally posted by talltigeguy
Obviously, it would be pretty disappointing to drill a hole in the floor and find a bunch of foam. Does anyone know of a way to know if I could put a bag under there? 2005 24V.

Pull back the fuel tank and look before you cut.

[Moki]

Re: Re: Re: weight for Tige

Originally posted by dougofkc
I pulled my gas tank back (not Completely out) and looked around before I went hacking. Once I confirmed that there was lots of space and nothing apparently structural under there I used a 6" circle cutter and choppe the hole and dropped in the deck plate. Note there seem to be sheets of 7/8" plywood under 3/8" of fiberglass to get to this location. Before you cut look under neath and make sure your circle is not on the edge of one of these sheets. I figure that cutting more towards the center of the floor sheet makes the hole less likely to cause structural issues. I went out and pounded through some huge waves to make sure it wasnt going to fly apart. Aside from my crumy Tige tower shaking like always, the boat seemed tight as ever.

On a side note I also installed a new 1.25 inch htru hull scoop to provide a dedicated feed for my ballas system. I was amazed to see that the bottom of the hull in back was less than 3/8" fiberglass only!!! Seems really thin, and i was suprised to to see ply or something else in there.

Doug,
Thanks for the information, very useful. So, did you get your fat sac in by stuffing it through the hole? I assume you ran your hoses along the side of the gas tank. Where are your drain holes located for that sac? One last question, what kind of a sac did you use up there?