Fat sacks 2000 SAN? or the perfect weight .

[purgatory71]

I have a 2000 SAN with only the rear ballast tanks which I was told hold 480 lbs total. has any one found the sweet spot in a great wake by adding weight to the mid section and bow. I have the center storage to hold weight and have seen fat sacksfor the front bow. I don't want to over do it on the weight. I have not exsperianced with any weight yet. Can you give me some good answers to what you have seen or found for a great wake with adding weight. I usally ride with 4 people - 2 being in the rear and one in the drivers seat and one across.

Thx
Purg

[wakefun]

Purg -
We ride with the stock tanks (rear) full and a 600 lb. locker sack. With 4-6 people in the boat wake size is pretty good - and not too extreme for your typical intermediate rider but big enough for those that are looking for good pop. However, add a few 100 more pounds in the rear and a couple 100 in the bow and maybe a couple of your larger friends and the wake gets really nice - big and steep (and not for everyone, especially those who are learning). Also, you can really mess with the shape the wake by moving weight from bow to stern. Experiment with different combos until you come up with what works best for you and your crew's riding ability.
One more thing, with our standard set up we ride at 22.5 to 23.5 mph with 70 to 80' rope lenghts. More weight means faster speeds and longer ropes.
Wakefun

[jroyal]

Check out my wakeside rides profile which shows how I plumbed in a locker sack.

Let me know if you have questions.

[kentsmith12]

I have a 2000 SAN - I fill the rear stock tanks - have a 680 fat sack in rear locker, two 150lbs bricks that i can move to either side depending on who likes to surf goofey or not, I also have a 400lbs sack in the center storage locker. The center storage locker sack makes the biggest difference because it pushes the wake further behind the boat so the nose of your board doesn't hit the platform. It pushes the wake back about 3-4ft. Loading up the boat gives you a more realistic surfing experience but you need to be careful, i.e. the boat will drive completely different - use caution...

[craigb]

Besides additional weight in the back, add a floor sack and at least 400lbs in the front. All the additional weight in the back and middle isn't enough. We've logged over 2000 hrs in the SAN in the past 8 years. We've tried all different wake configurations.

[ck1105]

put 2 450s on top of the rear ballast, a 600 in the locker and another 600 in the bow. if you only take 4 people this will plane out fast with a driver a passenger a person in the bow and a rider. biggest wake you will ever see.

[Seattle]

I run ballast as follows,

Total approx. 1660lbs

stock flat tanks plus one POP bag on either side in the rear, two POP bags each under left and right side rear seats, two 120lb Line-I’d bricks in the seating area to balance out the wake, 400lb Fly High Pro-X sack in the ski locker, three POP bags under the cushions on either side in the nose.

I was running around 2k in ballast when I first got it, but quickly decided it was overkill and reduced down to the current configuration. The wake is still steep, but now it has enough transition that you can time it.

The POP bags weigh approximately 45lbs a piece and work real nice for hiding throughout the boat. I highly recommend them for 210 owners.

[baine157]

we move our 400 pound sac around quite a bit we keep the stock hard tanks filled at 600 pounds then we usually put the sac in the front to balance it out the wake is really nice with 3-5 people on it after that

[boatech]

my buddy i ride with has an 03 san he runs stock ballast plus 350lbs. extra each side in rear and 150lbs. extra each side in bow. he uses lead. the wake is freaking crazy. its rough on the knees but you want some pop its got it going on. hes only 21 had the boat for three years and is knees are getting bad already. he is a very good rider and an really lays down the tricks but the big pop really has done a number on his knees get yourself a little more ramp and less pop you will be glad you did in the long run.

[seven20]

wakeboarding in general is bad on your knees if you land in the flats especially, no matter what the boat. I just had a knee reconstruction for acl..of course I have a nautique also, but spent most of the last 2 years behind a supra launch ssv..also kinda hard on your back