Ballasting down a 08 220 san

[biggris79]

Im was wanting to know what the max weight people have put in there boats and where they put it to get the best wake out of a 08 220 i have a 400 ib sack in the ski locker and i was thinking of putting either 2 500 sacks or 750 sacks in the back and i wasnt for sure what to put in the bow i was think a sack that goes under the seat and then something on top to.and i was going to used the boat for wakeboarding and wakesurfing if anyone has any ideas let me know

[jonfo]

RE: Ballasting down a 08 220 san

I have an 07 220 TE and this is how it is set up with 4 additional fly high pro x series.

Port and Starboard rear compartments 400lbs per side
http://www.wakeside.com/product/boat...ve+sacs+set.do

Floor locker 500-700lbs depending on how full you get it.
http://www.wakeside.com/product/boat...ar+seat+sac.do

Under Port seat 300-400lbs depending on how full you get it
http://www.wakeside.com/product/boat...ve+surf+sac.do

Assume just the driver and one passenger, adjust as neccessary for additional passengers.

Wake
All stock plus port, starboard, floor locker

Surf long wake
All stock plus port rear, floor locker, port under seat.
Wake plate in forward position

Surf steep wake
All stock plus port rear, port under seat.
Wake plate in forward position

[MUSHEZ]

Have an 06 220,

Find you need the weight right in the centre of the boat, so we have set up with them all plumbed in to the overflow of factory tanks.

2 x Fly High W-705's under the flip up rear seats - find this is a better place than the set of two sacks in the back two compartments (W-701 - the W-713 is one of the W-701 pack) I find we use the two back compartments with vests and wet riding gear and not only is wake better with the 705's further forward, but works better with getting gear and not having to play musical chairs with people in the rear seats.

Also run a W-713 in the locker to balance weight, but generally only 3/4 fill it, anything larger than a W-713 (or get a W-701 and sell of the other) is a waste in the locker.

Have fitted also a W-711 bow sack, but hardly fill it, and only fill it when we have 10 plus people in the boat with all the rear sacks full as well, and need more weight forward - but then only for riders who want to kill themselves as the wake is massive.

Have got another (third) W-705 to put between the floor and fuel tank, as you have a 6" gap between the fuel tank and floor and need the weight in the centre of the boat more with the 220's. When you add weight in a 220 in the wrong place, you have a dam ugly wake and need to go F#%* fast to clean it up - pays to get the weight in the correct location to start with, which is in the centre of the boat, with weight in the bow/locker to simply balance it out - which often it doesn't need much.

We also have to load an extra 200 lbs in the starboard, as Port has the 3 extra Kinetik cells (5 batteries total), full ice box, and amps + sub. Off the trailer, the boat lisps over to the port. Some times we have the Starboard back compartment full of jerry cans of spare fuel to assist, if we happen to have them full at the time.

Hope that makes sense and helps, we deal in fly high gear and know them more by their codes.