surfing / ballasts?

[Deckerdawg]

I just bought a 2007 22Ve with no factory ballasts... Will I need to add ballasts to get a decent surf wake? Or any surf wake at all? Thanks.

[wallacmc]

If you are as masculine and robust of a man as I am, I say absolutely

[chpthril]

Although the 22Ve is surfable with no ballast, it's hard work, and a struggle for beginners. We found that 600 lbs will produce a nice decent wake. Add a few peeps and it really gets big and the pocket lengthens. When it was just 2 of us we would fill two 400 lb'rs in the locker (about 600+) and then another 400 in the seat. When we had other, we used just the 2 sacs in the locker.

We have a custom sac designed specifically for the RZ2/22Ve that will hold roughly 1000 lbs. I am also doing a pair of custom cubes for Kerlee right now. They will hold about 600 lbs, and will fill the v-drive locker without taking up any under seat storage like the larger sac. This sac will be in addition to his 250 lb factory in-floor tank.

At this point, i have not heard any that has found what "too much" is for a Tige. I guess it gets to a point where the wake just stops improving, but i'm betting it's 2500+

[DieselPWR]

Ballast Ballast Ballast. The more weight you add the the better results you'll get from that wave!