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I have a 92 SN that my son likes to weight down to get a better wake for boarding. Is this hard on the boat? What should I look out for? How much is to much?
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RE: Weighted Boat
I know a lot of people who go double to rating of USCG plate and they are fine. I would never do that because I am not good to a point where I cant do tricks without a ginormous wake. Basics are core and all tricks can be done without so much weight. I usually run about 800 with people in my sport and that is typically plenty.
But to answer your question, it will be harder on the driveline (not enough to worry about it unless it is a stupid amount of weight). Just make sure you keep up your basic maintenence like oil changes and tranny fluid changes. There isnt anything that can be checked over other than that as far as mechanical things go. If you want it easier than it is now, I would suggest going to a prop more geared towards getting out of the hole. That would make it easier on the engine by esentially gearing it lower so it can work easier. -
RE: Weighted Boat
No such thing as too much... Kidding of course but I have a 1990 Sport and we put approximately 1500 -2000 pounds of fat sacks in it and I have not really seen any problems. It uses a little more fuel but that direct drive is a beast and just pops it on plane. I would say as long as your stringer system is in good shape you should be fine. This isn't fact but I have heard that using water weight is much safer than using lead and hard weight. Not to mention being able to pump it out before you dock/trailer/lift it out is easier on the boat, A friend or mine had an old ski supreme that he would fill large rubbermaid containers with sand and water and eventually all the stringer busted out on him. Not a fun thing.1990 Sport NautiqueComment
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