New Rig and New Updates to '97 Super Sport/SAN

[JWAT]

Made some changes over the winter to both the rig and boat. Switched out the Denali for an EXT. I love it because I can throw all the gear and crap in the back without it getting anything dirty or wet.

Also did some upgrades to the boat. I added a custom swim deck that I purchased from a fell planetnautique member. This thing is sweet and I don't have to teak oil it! I also added a two-outlet heater. I mounted the heater core under the bow and ran two hot tubes to where the sub is mounted. I finally got my stereo working right and have one amp running the interior speakers and one running the sub. Both amps are mounted under the passenger seat.

Last, but not least, I installed vent and empty lines on my ballast system. I used to have to watch the bags fill and empty because everything came through the bottom of the boat. Now when the bags are full they overflow out the side and when I empty the bags they empty out of the side also. This is great because I don't have to have the back hatch open when filling and emptying them. The picture kind of sucks, but the line on the far right is the fill line. The line just to the left of that is the empty line and the line all the way to the left is the overflow line. I did this using the reversible simer pumps I originally had hooked up to my ballast system.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that helped me out on this forum as I had quite a few questions along the way.

[Sinkoumn]

RE: New Rig and New Updates to

Awesomeness! Everything looks great! I like the Ipod holder, good idea for keeping up and out of the way - mine just dangles, but after seeing what you did I might have to borrow that idea for sure.

Enjoy the heater :grin:

[cmd]

looks sweet.thats what i'm talking about.who needs a 50k plus boat when ya got that.looks like i see a rm fender back there too in the garage.gotta have a winter hobbie to huh? :mrgreen:

[surfaddict]

Nice work! - the pic on the volleyball court looks like it is straight out of Adams Lake West Side - is that home base for you?

[JWAT]

surfaddict,

You are right about Adam's Lake. Do you ride there? My uncle has a place up there, so I go up once in a while. I am usually only there early in the spring and late in the fall when it is too cold for everyone else. That lake gets way too rough, even when you're the only one on the lake. I live in Columbia City, so during the summer, I take my boat down to the Huntington Reservoir. It is usually smooth, even on weekends until about noon or so.

[Bevan]

Looks great!

[BigBald]

very very sharp. I like that color scheme. I also like the white tower.....I bet you got to clean the bugs after every trip?

[liquidroam]

easy way to take care of the bugs is spay PAM oil on the tower. that way the bugs dont stick to. makes things a lot easier.

[gride300]

that is bad a$$. it looks like you're using 750's in the rear? what do you usually run

[surfaddict]

You are definetly right about the rough water. We are just a few cottages down in the A-frame lot 186, my family has been up there since the 60's when my grandfather built the cottage. We play on that volleyball court all summer. I ride there every once in a while but usually hit the surronding lakes as they do not have posted hours. I have a green and blue 210 - I'll look for you this summer - thats a sweet ride

[JWAT]

gride300,

Those are actually the 400's. I have those in the back along with 50 lbs of lead on each side. I then have 100 lbs. of lead in the middle of the boat under the passenger seats. I put a custom sack in the ski locker that holds 700 lbs. and then I have another 200 lbs. of lead in the nose of the boat. That is a total of 1900 lbs. plus people. The wake is very good weighted this way.

surfaddict,

That is crazy you are in that A-frame. That place you played volleyball at is part of my extended family. I've probably played with you before and didn't even know it. The new house two houses down is my uncles place. They just finished building it about a week or two ago. I have never seen your boat there, but like I said, I don't ride there much in the summer...if at all. I will be there this weekend though riding behind my uncle's X-10 if you happen to be up there. Hopefully nobody else is out there!

[gride300]

nicely weighted. if it's just you and a driver add another 100 to the bow and 2-400 on the floor and you'll be soo happy super nice boat though.

[gride300]

what year did they change your hull? it looks just like my 05

[DanielC]

I believe they changed the hull in 06, or maybe 2007. The hull started out as a "Super Sport" in 1995.

[JWAT]

nicely weighted. if it's just you and a driver add another 100 to the bow and 2-400 on the floor and you'll be soo happy super nice boat though.

Yeah, I have another sac I can fill up if needed. We usually have at least 4-5 people in the boat though, so it's not really necessary.

DanielC is right, the hulls are pretty much exactly the same from the '95 Super Sports all the way to the '06 SAN's. The hull changed when they came out with the new 210's in 2007. I still haven't rode another wake that kicks like mine. They need to come out with this hull again!