2000 SAN fat sac question

[Bryand82487]

Do you guys think the Fly High Pro X Series Fat Sac Ballast Bag will fit in my ski locker on my 2000 SAN? The bag is 750 lbs.

[Sinkoumn]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

Are you talking about the actual ski locker in the belly of the boat, or the rear locker? No for the ski locker, and I believe if you remove your tanks from the rear next to the engine the 750's will fit no problem.

[Bryand82487]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

I took my boat out today for the first time with my new fat sacs. I bought a 540 for the center ski locker and two 350 V-drive sacs that go on top of the hard tanks. I'm not sure if I need to redistribute the wait or what but at about 21 to 22 mph at 70 feet back I could not get the wake to stop rolling over. The boat reached plain but the nose was still up in the air a little more than usual. Can anyone tell me how to rearrange the setup that I have for a good wake without buying any more extras. The stock hard tanks are about 200 pounds each in the back.

[Sinkoumn]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

You need WAY more weight up front with the SAN (or even any V-drive you want to stick to the 40/60 weight ratio front to back; SANS tend to be great if it's closer to 50/50 (maybe a little more weight in the rear).

So right now you have essentially 540 in the middle/front; compare that to the 1100lb in the rear - so you're running ~32/68 weight ratio. You need more weight up front, A LOT more (if you don't want to spend money, take the v-drive sacs out of the back).

Too much weight in the rear will cause the wake to wash out horribly.

[dizzyj]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

no, the 750 wont fit in there.

get the fly high locker sack, and get a fly high 540 lbd sack and put it across your open bow. that plus factory and your $$

[Bryand82487]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

If I kept my same setup and bought the fly high integrated bow bag that is 750 pounds would this fix my issue? Also, does anyone know if this bag will fit good under the front?

[Bryand82487]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

Also, would that setup be too much weight for my boat? How much is too much?

[Sinkoumn]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

"How much is too much?" - aha, when you cannot get the boat on plane.

You should be able to run 2500lb NO PROBLEM! The only thing with the large weight is worrying about taking a bow shot or a transom shot - where you stop too quick and the seating roller behind you crests the top of the rear hatch, or you hit a roller going idle the the roller crests over the bow.

Currently, I will be running the following:
1 bow triangle underneath the playpen (Which I believe is identical to yours): ~400lb
In the ski locker: ~700lb
2 fat sacs in the rear hatch next to the engine:~1500lb

You will be fine, you just need to make sure you follow the ratio for weight distribution to get a clean wake, and to also learn how you have to drive the boat now that you have so much weight in it (read: you can add much more weight, but understanding how to take on rollers/stoppages is the trick to it).

[MHayes]

RE: 2000 SAN fat sac question

Keep in mind that typically with more weight, you're going to have to go a little bit faster as well to keep it clean.