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Hey Guys,
I have a 2013 Nautique 210, A couple of pics are attached, cause everyone loves pictures. These pictures were taken from my drone, at our Nautique Owners Reunion, for New South Wales, in Australia. It was a ripper weekend.
Anyway, I'm looking at doing a few upgrades to the boat, throughout winter for us, down her in Aus. It is still warm enough at the moment to use the boat, so more like July and August for us, unfortunately the boat will be parked in the shed.
So as the title says, I'm looking at upgrade the Prop on the Boat, and then looking at changing the rear bags in the back as well. So what does everyone recommended? and what setup are you guys currently running?
I currently have the ACME 1579 Prop, and running standard Ballast, plus the factory fly high kit, which I believe consists of the following:
Standard Ballast:
Belly Tank = 200 kg or 440 lbs
Rear Tanks = 100 kgs each or 220 lbs, Total 200 kgs or 440 lbs
Fly High Ballast: Piggybacked
Front Nose Bag = 300 kgs or 660 lbs
Rear Bags = 180 kgs or 400 lbs, total 360 kgs or 800 lbs
These are approximate, so correct me if I'm wrong
So my questions are:
PROP UPGRADE:
I'm looking at upgrading the current prop, ACME 1579, to the ACME 1235 or the equivalent OJ Prop, depending on price/availability etc. and yes I know that this prop could cause prop burn, or is there a better prop to run? but it also means I can upgrade the rear ballast, which is the next question. I want to be able to run more rear weight in the boat, and get it on the plane easier.
BALLAST UPGRADE (REAR):
Upon upgrading the prop, I would then look at upgrading the Ballast setup, mainly the rear, which will include, removing the current Bags and also the Hard Tanks, and replacing them with either the Fly High 1100lb (500kg) bags or the Sumo Sacs 1000lb (450kg) which will bring my total ballast from 2400lbs (1100kgs) to either 3300lbs (1500kgs) or 3000lbs (1400kg) depending on rear bags. So it will be more weight in the rear, to help lip the wake up even more, because I like a really lippy wake.
So guys, let me know what you all think, and any feedback, responses will be appreciated, this will be a winter project for me here in AUS.
Cheers
Jake, from AUS
ANd yep, that is a 1953 Correct Craft Aqua Skier, that gets used here in AUS, it is a weapon!
I have a 2013 Nautique 210, A couple of pics are attached, cause everyone loves pictures. These pictures were taken from my drone, at our Nautique Owners Reunion, for New South Wales, in Australia. It was a ripper weekend.
Anyway, I'm looking at doing a few upgrades to the boat, throughout winter for us, down her in Aus. It is still warm enough at the moment to use the boat, so more like July and August for us, unfortunately the boat will be parked in the shed.
So as the title says, I'm looking at upgrade the Prop on the Boat, and then looking at changing the rear bags in the back as well. So what does everyone recommended? and what setup are you guys currently running?
I currently have the ACME 1579 Prop, and running standard Ballast, plus the factory fly high kit, which I believe consists of the following:
Standard Ballast:
Belly Tank = 200 kg or 440 lbs
Rear Tanks = 100 kgs each or 220 lbs, Total 200 kgs or 440 lbs
Fly High Ballast: Piggybacked
Front Nose Bag = 300 kgs or 660 lbs
Rear Bags = 180 kgs or 400 lbs, total 360 kgs or 800 lbs
These are approximate, so correct me if I'm wrong
So my questions are:
PROP UPGRADE:
I'm looking at upgrading the current prop, ACME 1579, to the ACME 1235 or the equivalent OJ Prop, depending on price/availability etc. and yes I know that this prop could cause prop burn, or is there a better prop to run? but it also means I can upgrade the rear ballast, which is the next question. I want to be able to run more rear weight in the boat, and get it on the plane easier.
BALLAST UPGRADE (REAR):
Upon upgrading the prop, I would then look at upgrading the Ballast setup, mainly the rear, which will include, removing the current Bags and also the Hard Tanks, and replacing them with either the Fly High 1100lb (500kg) bags or the Sumo Sacs 1000lb (450kg) which will bring my total ballast from 2400lbs (1100kgs) to either 3300lbs (1500kgs) or 3000lbs (1400kg) depending on rear bags. So it will be more weight in the rear, to help lip the wake up even more, because I like a really lippy wake.
So guys, let me know what you all think, and any feedback, responses will be appreciated, this will be a winter project for me here in AUS.
Cheers
Jake, from AUS
ANd yep, that is a 1953 Correct Craft Aqua Skier, that gets used here in AUS, it is a weapon!
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