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I'll apologize in advance, I'm a newb when it comes to all this and would greatly appreciate some guidance from those that have this same boat or similar. I've found a very clean 210 that has factory ballast and from what I can see from reading through some of the threads is that they are essentially worthless for surfing with factory ballast. I'm looking for a good boat for kiddos to surf/wakeboard from with occasional tubing. My 1st question is this, if I replace the factory ballast then what setup do I need and what does it cost? Second, does this boat hold up and handle well in lakes that see a great deal of boat traffic?
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I believe the 06 was the last year of the original 210 hull. That’s the same hull I have on my 95 Super Sport. I’m not sure what ballast is included but what I run is 800lbs on each side of the engine, 650lbs in the ski locker and 600lbs in the bow. That setup including my own plumbing, pumps and bags ran about $1500. With that and a surf gate we get a surfable wave but it’s not nearly as good as my friend’s 2009 210. I’ll take my wakeboard wake any day over his though. But that’s a matter of taste. To answer your second question, it’s not easy to navigate heavy chop in an older 210. It’s probably middle of the pack compared to its peers (v-drive 21 footers). -
I have that same boat (06 210) and there should be several threads here on how to upgrade the ballast. That year came with reversible pumps for each of the year tanks and then a third pump for the 330# belly tank. It is pretty worthless for surfing stock. Take out the rear tanks (simple process) and then replace with two 750# bags. The bow requires you to cut out the bow cooler which is worthless anyways and then the 500# under seat bow sumo sac fits perfectly off the overflow of the belly tank. The bow will still stop emptying when the float sensor senses the belly tank is empty, the rear bags you will have to listen to the pumps run dry and just leave the float sensors tied up in the full position at all times. Doesn't take long to adjust to that and the surf wave allows kids and smaller girls to ride back as far as they want on port and starboard sides. For some reason the wakemakers.com ballast guide is linking to the wrong bow piggyback setup but here are some links to explore.
https://www.planetnautique.com/vb5/f...419#post535419
https://www.planetnautique.com/vb5/f...ballast-set-up
https://www.wakemakers.com/straight-...w-bag-500.html
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Thank you for your input, I've about decided to pass and wait for this season to pass and look in the fall. Thanks again!Comment
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