95 SS for wake surfing

[gmtkyfcs]

I have a 1995 SS that is in great condition. It has roughly 300 hours. I've had many years of wake boarding and after spending sometime on Lake Austin last year I'm ready switch over. I'm looking for recommendations on how to outfit my boat so that I can get the best wave? Any suggestions or photos of what other might have done to theirs would be greatly appreciated.

[WakeSlayer]

Do a search on ballast systems. You will find an overload of information, opinions and installs.

My hull is the same as yours. I have 750# bags on each side, 400 in the belly locker, 300-400 on the riders side under the side seats, 180 in the walk thru, and 150-200 in the very end of the bow. then a 400# bag on the seat on the riders side. 3-4 people in the boat is perfect, but is still more than adequate with just a driver. I have had zero luck trying to use an additional bag in the bow.

[DanielC]

Your boat was not made to be sunk far enough to wake surf. You probably will have problems with water leaking in around the deck to hull connection in the back, by the platform, under the rub rail.
See this thread:
http://www.planetnautique.com/vb3/sh...-and-hull-seal

[jimmyj]

while i agree with most of the things danielc says, hes off on this one. the super sport puts out a fantastic wave.

my super sport setup is as follows.

750 in the belly,
400+ bag in the bow on the surfers side,
400+ in the rear locker on surfers side.
400+ on the back seat, farthest to whatever side is surfed.
400+ behidn the driver on the floor or in the seat of the port side (again whichever side is surfed)

sometimes i stick one of those 4s on top of the sac in the rear locker instead of on the the floor or in the seats. sometimes i leave it on the floor or in the port seat and not put one of the back seats. kindof depends. and everytime you go out its gonna be a little different.

i also have 300lbs of lead i usually move around. sometimes leave most of it in the bow, behidn the drivers seat, under the sac in the rear locker, in the middle of the floor. doesnt really matter.

everyboat is a little different. you basically want to weight the crap out of it and get it leaning. the weight should be fairly evenly distributed bow to stern if you want a long workable wave. towards the back if you want a very steep short pocket. when looking at mine weight for surfing, it looks level bow to stern, but just leans. i am able to get i would say 20ft or so back behind the boat.

and yes, if you weight it well, you will have water coming in the vents sometimes over the back, over the bow if you have a rookie driver, etc. but just turn the bilge on and let it do its works. its a boat. water will get in it.

also, if you get it leaning really hard and the wave is rolling over with very little lip, move somebody or a little weight to the opposite side, it will make the wave stand a little taller with a more defined lip to smack and punt off of.

[ers906]

My plan!!!

Did you have a custom sac made to be fit into the ski locker?

Currently I have a 650# bow sac, a 350# ski locker sac, and 2 750# V-drive sacs. along with this I have about 1050# of lead in 50# bags (www.bombwake.com), that I can move at will. I have a fairly good wake with all the automatic bags filled (maybe the side not being ridden not 100% full). I place about 700# of weight under the surfside gunnel, and the rest of the lead (about 350#) moved under the bow filler seat. I plead with all passengers to lean towards or over the surfside gunnel, and one or two in the bow of the boat.

My thoughts are to replace the 750# sacks on the side of the Vdrive with the 1100#, Then use the 750s to run surfside on the bench seat. I will keep the lead in the boat am maybe move some of it towards the bow. If anyone has done something like this, or you can give me an mental image on how it should work, please let me know

eric