Piggyback 750# fat sac surf setup, '08 230

[super01]

Just finished a piggyback setup to add a 750# bag on top the factory hard tank in my '08 230. I used flyhigh male/female quick connects in each of the factory hard tank vent hoses, port and starboard, so the bag can be moved side to side.

I used the plastic tubing idea, found here on the forum, to keep the bag from collapsing. All we need to do is disconnect the vent line and plug the sac in on the side we want to surf on.

I like this setup because we store a lot of gear in the lockers, so all we have to do is transfer the gear when we move the bag. It's not that bad. We surf all the goofys, then all the regular folks, so the setup only gets changed once or twice a session at most.

This entire setup from Wakemakers, including the bag, cost just over $200!

Here are some pics:

[perry386]

How hard was running that "safety" hose through the bag? My setup doesn't have that and I am thinking that would be a cool thing to add at some point so I don't have to constantly monitor the sac while we drain it.

[super01]

The difficult part was just threading the cord into the holes I drilled. I chose 3/8 tubing, which made it easier. Once you have the cord in the tube, shown in picture 1, the rest is easy. Just loop it through the fitting like in picture 2 and tie a square knot. The threaded ports in the bag are really large so that went really well. I made the tubing about 1 foot longer than the bag so it goes way into the fill line, that way no worry about it pulling out when the bag gets swapped around. The whole thing took about an hour to do.

I tested it and it takes 2 cycles of the pump to completely fill and empty. If I were doing it again, I might actually try 1/2 tubing to see if It would empty faster. It's only like $0.50 a foot at the hardware store and I bought 5 feet.

[Ecapps]

What is the plastic tubing idea? i am thinking about adding the additional ballast to my SAN 230 any recommendation would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Miljack]

@ Ecapps, the idea is to keep the bag from "sucking down flat" during the empty cycle, so the vent function continues to allow the hard tank below to drain without creating vacuum and thereby endanger the hard tank to collapse.

I have been running my 230 piggy backed 750's in the rear without this setup, but since it's an easy mod, will do it soon to be on the safe side.