Fat Sacks??

[First Ski Nautique]

Hello All "Big Wake fans" I need some help! I have a 1992 196 and I'm looking to get a bigger/better wake for my wake-boarder! I an hoping to just put a "fat sack" I am looking at a Fly High Pro X Series Fat Seat. It would give me about 1100lbs. I am not looking to take the back seat out... I was thinking about putting it in front of the back seat just behind the engine, and have to 2 side run along the sides of the boat. Is this a bad plan? Too much weight? Would I still need weight in the bow? Need help and advice on this issue! Thanks hope I'm not way off my rocker on this?

[s_kelley2000]

I am not sure that sac will fit there without removing the back seat but even if it does I do not think that is your best plan because you will end up with too much weight in the stern which will make the wake steep and washy. You are probably better off getting a pair of the 400 lb v-drive sacs (or maybe 750s?) and putting them on either side of the dog house. You may want some additional bow weight as well but I am not sure what you can fit under the closed bow besides some static weight such as lead. Good luck and make sure to remember that your boat will handle differently and be more prone to taking a wave over the nose when putting around with the added weight. Just throttle up a little over 5 mph when going over big rollers and you should avoid burying the nose. With the slanted transom on your boat you also have to be a little careful coming off of plane too quickly or else your own wake will crash right over the stern and soak anybody sitting in the back seat. Your boat is definitely capable of throwing a pretty nice wakeboard wake for a small ski boat. It won't get as big as an SN2001 but it is light years ahead of what you can get out of a TSC SN.

[HS]

Good stuff. If you want more info, call Mike Seipel at Fly High. I bet he has seen every application and will give you the straight scoop! 414-964-3668
Be sure to tell him the age and ability of your rider and what you're looking for. He was tremendous help for me both on getting set up with a Tower Boom and setting up sacs and stuff. One call and you'll get the sac(s) and pump(s) you need.

Small world, I actually did some ski sets at his ski school in Lake Worth 'back in the day' on a spring break trip with pals (1980-whatever) and then a few years ago I found his site http://fatsac.com/ It was another guy driving us, but he was there on the dock. I found him to be really cool, and really helpful.

[desertskier]

I have a '92 also. Here is the email from wakemakers recommending the sacs that I ultimately bought. I wanted to keep my back seat. The wake is noticable larger and has sharper ramps.

Maintaining use of the back seat is no problem, and we actually don't suggest putting a large amount of weight in that area in closed bow boats because it's difficult to put an equal amount of weight in the front of the boat, which is necessary to maintain proper wake shape and boat performance.


For your application I would recommend using a set of Fly High's Pro X Series V-Drive Sacs (http://www.wakemakers.com/fly-high-v-drive-sacs.html) along with their Tsunami Ballast Pump (http://www.wakemakers.com/fly-high-tsunami-pump.html). That will give you 800 pounds of additional ballast, which can be easily filled and drained in less than 10 minutes. The bags should be positioned on each side of the engine compartment in order to evenly weight the boat from front to rear, and as I mentioned above, that will allow you to maintain the use of your rear seat. Because of the construction of these ballast bags, they can be walked, jumped or sat on without any risk of damage, so many of our customers end up using them as additional rear facing seats to watch the action behind the boat.


That setup is one of the best values we offer, and will have a dramatic impact on the quality and size of the wake, without eating up too much interior space, or too much of your budget.


If you have any questions about these products in particular, or ballast in general, please feel free to contact me.


Thanks,


Jason Craveiro | Wakemakers.com
(888) 338-6085 | sales@wakemakers.com