Surf Ballast Upgrade

[talltigeguy]

I have seen the swimstep mounted tank before also. I will get around to searching for a picture. I don't think it would work for surfing because it would drag in the water at surfing speeds and that would worry me.

I think that I hear of more problems with reliability on the reversible pumps.

It is probably a non-issue for a system with extra batteries, but I understand that the power draw on the reversible pumps is much greater.

Can I buy a tige with a prop that roates the other direction. I gave a ride to a friend the other day on the goofy side and could not beleive that the wake seemed very nice with much less weight.

[xpjim1]

Hey Surfdad -E-O;
make sure you post some pics of that custom sac. I like that idea, rather than the "Sofa" that tkes up all my floor space.

Greg
Here is a link to my custom surf sac. 2nd picture.

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...88&postcount=1

Vdrive section is 22x22x40 and leg is 22x12x60

[Surfdad]

xpjim1 - I have to ask - this is the tsunami I bought - 2 years ago it's listed at 99.99 now. But I paid 129 for it back then. What is the $60 difference in price, the 8 feet of clear plastic hose?

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...r=view&i=11452

The fittings are only like 8 or so dollars a piece and what can the hose be? $4?

[xpjim1]

xpjim1 - I have to ask - this is the tsunami I bought - 2 years ago it's listed at 99.99 now. But I paid 129 for it back then. What is the $60 difference in price, the 8 feet of clear plastic hose?

http://www.overtons.com/modperl/prod...r=view&i=11452

The fittings are only like 8 or so dollars a piece and what can the hose be? $4?

Ciagrette power adapter, clear hose and some fly high fittings. Did not need any of that so went for the 30 dollar option.

[Surfdad]

Tall, I was talking with the folks from Centurion way bac in...shoot '03 I think. The first (actually technically the second) world wakesurfing championships in Merced had Av'ys and when they switch over to the Enzo, the starboard wake was miserable. The next year they had a counter rotating prop option. They told me all the did was reverse the cables and threw a RH prop on it...there wasn't any snakeoil or magic to it.

[da.bell]

I guess I should have clarified...you'd still need ballast near the bow to counteract, but you wouldn't need a whole lot back there for a decent surf wake. Wakeboarding would require less, comparatively speaking.

I kind of got that idea with the last sentence that I wrote. Need to make sure the ballast weight is properly placed....

[NICKYPOO]

These guys have a platform ballast tank. The web site pretty much sucks. I have actually surfed one of these rare beasts and it wasn't bad. The pump was out so we weren't able to fill the platform tank, but we had 7 or 8 of us. The owner didn't think I'd be able to let go of the rope. I happily proved him wrong.

http://www.elanboats.com/eagleair.htm

[Moki]

I am interested in doing what Malibu does and that is have the pump go directly through the boat, so there is no manifold, just a smaller hole for each pump. The one benefit that I do see with the manifold is that you can use a scoop and get faster fill times while under way.

[xpjim1]

I have not seen the Malibu set up, but I prefer only one hull below the waterline than 3 or 4. Just seems like more points of failure with the pumps in various locations in the hull. Not sure I would trust the plastic fittings in my hull. Just my .02 cents

[Surfdad]

Well, my darkside custom fat sac arrived today, I think 7 days exactly from the day I ordered it to when it arrived at my office.

It is the enzo sac, only made to my custom dimensions. For thos of you with a V drive Tige, you'll recognize the small finger that will fit into the open at the front of the darkside locker in this picture.

[Surfdad]

I don't have my pump system figured out completely, so in the interim, I have attached a quick disconnect fitting to the hose that normally attached to the thru hull/sea **** below the waterline. I will, for the moment, use the quick disconnect fitting to attach to the darkside fat sac OR merely toss this end overboard to fill the port sac or to empty the port side rather than transfer to the darkside.

The source hose to the pump connected to the darkside fat sac.

[Surfdad]

We finally got to ride the starboard/darkside fat sac. You know something. I know that there are other hulls out there that produce a better surf wake than my 23V, but to be honest, I don't know of any that can do it on both sides without giving up seating to tons of ballast.

These pictures on the starboard side...I gave up no seating, all of the ballast, besides people, is hidden underneath storage lockers. I can switch between sides while we eat lunch or swim - Judy will fish. and I have good wakes on whichever side I choose in no more than 15 minutes. I really think this hull is one of the best wakesurf hulls ever manufactured.

[da.bell]

Wow, that wakesurf wake looks like it about 3 feet high. Nicely done.

[Surfdad]

Yeah, I guess it is. Bre is a statuesque 6 foot tall, so I'm guessing that from the trough to lip is about 3 feet high. AND the face is clean, too.

[da.bell]

How far back does the clean face go? Looks like it is around 6-8 feet????