So how much weight????

[jcyamaharider]

How much weight are you stuffing in your boat?

With the purchase of my last ballast bag I am totaling up the weight and I am nearing almost double the weight of my capacity sticker (1800) with just ballast! So that brings me to ask what everyone else has in their boats?

 

[jetboater4life]

stock 750 ballast + two 750 bags probably at around 600 each for another 1200 + filled front floor storage probably another 400 + 500lb people + 300lb gear so I'm probably right around 3k in weight. Rub rail does not get in the water because I keep it evenly distributed.

 

[jcyamaharider]

We list the boat over to the port side for a better surf wake.....we do not wake board that often. I am at 3450 just ballast plus people weight 500, and gear 300 so that puts me at 4200 lbs when I am full for surf and the wife myself and 2 kids.

 

[Glassman]

 

[ar240owner]

I run a lot more than I should lol !!! But it's awesome !!!!! Lol

 

[robbo3]

I feel like a lightweight only filling 700 pounds of ballast.

 

[Venkman]

I am new to the whole ballast game, but does anyone have a concern about too much ballast. I currently have 700lbs and with five adults it doesn't seem to effect the boat at all. Anyone had any issues with the boat feeling unstable?

 

[ar240owner]

No I never felt unsafe ,

 

[Julian]

I feel like a lightweight only filling 700 pounds of ballast.

Ditto....I have used 900lbs max plus 5 adults....definitely a light weight

 

[jetboater4life]

Just really slow to get up on plane, made me a little nervous at first but once I had a feel for it, didn't have any concerns.

 

[jcyamaharider]

This is 2900 pounds ballast plus 800 people weight and coolers.

 

[Silverfish]

When I had my 212X I filled the factory 750# bags plus four 400# fat sacs so 2,300# plus people and gear. Surf wave still wasn't really big enough unless I had 8 adults in the boat.

Ran almost 4,000# ballast plus people on my Centurion. The rub rail was under water and it was hard to,stand up in the boat it was leaning so much. Threw a MONSTER wave though!

 

[bobbie]

Today we ran factory ballast on my 212X, about 600 lbs in the ski locker, and 400 lbs on the back seat and all who wakesurfed when ropeless sucessfully. i am very happy with that setup in the boat. i've tried to add the 450 bag in the bow but near the stern seems to throw a better wake.

 

[jcyamaharider]

Are you still doing circles @bobbie ?

 

[bobbie]

@jcyamaharider Nope...no circles ever. Will post a video we took yesterday...had a great pocket and push...felt i could go ropeless forever!

 

[bobbie]

@jcyamaharider

 

[bobbie]

@jcyamaharider

 

[jcyamaharider]

Looks like you are flying! !! How fast is that?

Awesome job on the straight line!

 

[bobbie]

Looks a lot faster than we were going....between 9 and 10 mph @jcyamaharider

 

[jcyamaharider]

That's about what we run....10.4-11 mph