FAT Sack Question for 2002 SAN

[SprintST]

I’m trying to decide on which Fly High Fat Sac makes more sense. The goal is ballasting the boat for wake surfing.

Option 1
Pro X Series Jumbo V-Drive Wake Surf Sac: 50X24X24 – 1100 lbs

PROS: It’s 1100 lbs and if I decided to change hard ballast in the ski locker at a later date I could drop it in.

CONS: The seats are 20” wide so it’s too wide to sit on the port side seats and must sit on the floor.

Option 2
Pro Series Fat Sac: 50X20X20 – 750 lbs

PROS: It could be placed on either the port side seats, rear seats, or floorboard.

CONS: It is 450 lbs lighter than Option 1. Option 1 could/would be a better fit at a later date to replace the hard ballasts in the ski lockers.

Other info:

I have stock ballasts in the lockers plus 400 lb Fly High wedge sacks for each locker. I’m also getting a 1000 lb Pro X Series Open Bow Sac.

Looking for thoughts and advice on which Fat Sac is the better choice. The 1100 lb or 750 lb? Is everybody placing the 750 or 1100 Fat Sacs on the floor?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[TxJole]

I know this, if you shove all the weight in the back and run factory bow tanks the wake is crap for surfing. been there.

[Chexi]

I think even if you rip out the hard tanks, that 1100 lb sac will not fit right in the rear. It is too wide. The 750s are the perfect size once you remove the hard tanks, while giving you just a little space on top for some extra vests, ropes, etc. Having extra bodies in the boat helps, or a 400 lb or more sac on the surf side seats. You also need some weight in the bow, but not a full 1000 lbs. You are actually better off with a more traditional sac, as it's more difficult to get the water all on one side with the bow triangle sac.

[intrlaz]

Agree with chexi. The 750 is a perfect size for the lockers. For the bow i use another 750 on the surf side, then two 400s inside the boat on the surf side. For port surfing, I lay the 400s end to end along the seats and tie them off so they dont roll off the seat. On the starboard, I place one 400 parallel with the rear bench seat on the floor behind the driver. The other 400 goes parallel to the boat, resting on the seat and on the other filled bag. This one backs up to the drivers seat.

[SprintST]

I appreciate the comments. With what I am hearing it sounds like two 750's are the way to go with one for the back/middle and one for the bow.

In my thread research I found somebody that normally ran the bow triangle with about 600 lbs. My thought was with the center bow cushion in the sack would be level (to start) so if the rest of the boat was sacked to one side the front would list that way by default. The bow triangle was appealing since there was up to 1100 lbs of weight and it would be easy to switch from port to starboard without having to physically move the bow triangle sack.

Experience trumps theory so I'm hoping for a few more thoughts and opinions.

[SprintST]

Fly High - How To Fat Sac a V-Drive

Wanted to share an image from Fly High on sacking out a v-drive.

[intrlaz]

Your theory on the bow sack seems valid. I fill my center sac half full so it leans. Your idea could be a winner as it definitely would be easy to adjust weight when changing surf sides. I have found it's not that tough to slide a sac to the other side of the bow.

As for the diagram you posted, usually only newer boats use that much weight. The only person I know of on this forum that has used the L sac on an early year SAN is ers906. Check out his posts of you are looking on running this heavy