Adding Lead Ballast

[Mark2]

Many people on here have said that they add lead plates for some ballast. I have just started getting into wakesurfing and would like to add a little weight to the rear corner. My question is what exactly do you use (plates) and where do you purchase them from?

Thanks

[HS]

You can try to find lead bars (ingots) near ship ports, sold by ship supply type businesses. Or you can buy pop products bags which are easier to handle (40 lbs. each).

[ers906]

I use the bags, very easy to finetune the wake on the fly for wakeboarding and surfing. But if you are doing a lot of surfing, I would recommend using ballast sacs. Lugging around the weight it takes for a good wave will suck down gas, and put undue stress on the transmission. With ballast bags you can just empty when you are done and leisurely cruse to the ramp/marina

[BKinSoCal]

Mark, I agree with Eric. I use Pop Bags in my boat as well. I have 800 lbs distributed throughout and they make it really easy to fine-tune the wake. I also have fat sacs to go along with my stock ballast to help with wake size when surfing. When I surf, I just move the pop bags from one side to the other, which is very simple and they don't take up much space. It would be great to not have 800 extra pounds in the boat when I'm cruising, but it's a price I am willing to have the wake I have when wakeboarding and surfing.

Here is the website for Pop Bags: http://www.pop-products.com/