Ballast while moving

[54T]

Is it ok to fill and/or drain ballast on a 2006 210 while moving at wakeboard speed?

[wakecrashin]

RE: Ballast while moving

Better yet... why does an 07 210 ballast drain through the bottom of the boat???? Just noticed that this weekend. Is doest matter the speed during fill or drain, will fill faster is slower though!

[C-Money]

RE: Ballast while moving

It fills and drains through the bottom of the hull because there is only one pump that is reversible for each tank.

A guy at my dealer told me not to fill while at speed because it could cause air to get into the pump and it would need to be primed, but I don't buy it. I've filled and drained at wakeboard speed several times without issue. This is on a 2007 210.

That same guy didn't know that the pumps shut off automatically... He said "be careful not to burn up the pumps by accidentally leaving them running"

[tdc_worm]

Re: RE: Ballast while moving

A guy at my dealer told me not to fill while at speed because it could cause air to get into the pump and it would need to be primed, but I don't buy it. I've filled and drained at wakeboard speed several times without issue. This is on a 2007 210.

the pumps sit above the level of the water so they have to be self-priming. when you engage them while the boat is sitting still, you will hear the pump make a distinctive change in noise once it primes itself. an air that is picked up while moving will just be pumped through the system.

[54T]

My 2006 has the same reversable pumps. So are we saying it's ok to fill and drain at wake speed?

[jonfo]

Its ok to fill at speed, in fact it will be forced in quicker through the pickup so the pumps should run with less resistance. I have an 05 211 TE, but I also run a Jabsco Ballast puppy to fill the additional sacs. The ballast puppy has crazy power to draw water from a distance so the bubbles in the line thing is bull. To test it take off a hose and put your finger over the side it is drawing from to see what i mean.