Auto ballast?

Dank,

A lot of guys get lead at tire shops or other
scrap houses, melt down, and make bars themselves. I think lead is ok for a couple hundred pounds in the bow, or as a movable source to balance out the boat, but I don't think its a good idea as your entire weight source. You are carrying all that weight, regadless of whether you are boarding or not. Tough on the engine, tough on fuel economy. It is also a lot of weight structurally when on the trialer.

The auto ballast systems typically have an overflow hose which goes out the side of the boat. I lot of guys fill the ballast until they see water streaming out the side. Over on PN. com, several guys have plumbed and wired ballast systems into their boats using both hard tanks, and ballast bags. You might check there as well. I know several guys have done it with early model Super Sport Nautiques, which have essentially the same hull as the current Air 210s, but were produced before towers and ballast were available. BKH

Take a look at this

Here's another
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I've been contemplating this kind of project also.