Wake surf ballast setup ?

[BMF JK]

Waiting on our 2016 195 hoi , passing time by ordering stuff for the new boat . Any info on ballast setup for a 195 hoi without factory wake blast system would be great. lbs and ballast bag location ? I've been wake boarding for 20 + years , but not familiar with wakesurfing setup due to always owning a stern drive boat . Thanks for any setup info !

 

[BMF JK]

Anyone surf behind a scarab ?

 

[ar240owner]

I don't have expariance , but what I would do is get some totes on the rear swim deck and fill with water , that how we started and it's cheap and let's you see if it will work with out spending to much money !!

 

[RiverRat]

Since our boats are about the same size, if you wanted to get a few bags to play around with, here's what I've been doing;

I only set up for regular. I put a 350 lb bag under the port seat, and a 540 directly on top of that same seat. That seems to be the best so far, especially when I don't have many people in the boat. I have another 350 and 540 that I plan on trying on different places this summer. When I was first setting things up I had the 350 under the seat, 540 on top, 350 on the swim deck on the port side, and 540 in the ski locker. The wave looked really good... until I tried pulling someone. Then it was not nearly as nice. I probably had too much in the front.