Weighting Question - Surfing
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Printed Date: June-25-2024 at 9:52pm
Topic: Weighting Question - Surfing
Posted By: Okie Boarder
Subject: Weighting Question - Surfing
Date Posted: October-29-2010 at 6:55pm
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We've been experimenting with surfing a little this year using a friend's board and either people weight to list the boat or borrowed bags. We may try to go out again in a couple weeks and I wanted to try something. Here is the current set up for weight (typically for wakeboarding)
400# bag in ski locker in back 400# bag under rear seat 350# bag down in front bilge belly (basically right under the cooler) 250# bag on the floor between engine cover and cooler Note: These all only fill to approximately 90% full. A friend has 3 350# bags that we may try using next time out. My thought is 2 of them in back next to the engine and one up in the bow all on the surf side. Thoughts? This would definitely be a LOT of weight. We tried two of the bags before like I described and moved the 250# to the bow seating area on the surf side and the wave seemed pretty good. Just thought it might be interesting to experiment with just a bit more weight. |
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Posted By: C-Bass
Date Posted: October-29-2010 at 7:06pm
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I'm not a wakeboarding/surfing weighting expert, but dang, 2200lbs is a lot of weight! I've only surfed once, and it had 800lbs in the back surf-side corner, plus 4-5 people in the boat. Worked alright I suppose, I was able to ride it. It was behind a 21' Tige v-drive. ------------- Craig 67 SN 73 SN http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=6103" rel="nofollow - 99 Sport 85SN |
Posted By: kapla
Date Posted: October-29-2010 at 7:22pm
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i put 2 x 600 bags (1 over the other 1) on the surf side and 1 x 600 pn the back between doghouse and rear seat...Is not a huge wake but works fine for pulling me... ------------- <a href="">1992 ski nautique |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: October-29-2010 at 8:09pm
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If I recall you have a direct drive, open bow. Of the Sacs you have been using for wakeboarding, I woul only fill the 400 lb sac in the locker.
I would put one of your friends 350s in the bow on the side you want to surf, I would put one of your friends bags beside the engine, and put one either on top of your existing locker sac, or on that side and toward the back seat. It's all about getting the boat on its side. I get a pretty good wake surf wake with 350 Bow, 400 on the side I'm surfing, 350 in the locker on top of the stock 300 in the locker. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: Okie Boarder
Date Posted: October-29-2010 at 8:21pm
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Yeah, open bow direct drive.
So you're saying not to have any of my other "standard" bags filled, just the one in the rear ski locker, then place his bags like you're saying? I wouldn't be able to stack the locker, but I can place one bag up over the rear seat some. Maybe we'll go out a little early that day and play around with different configurations and take some pics. |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: October-29-2010 at 8:52pm
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The rear locker was the only one I saw in your standard setup that gets the boat on its side. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: Okie Boarder
Date Posted: November-05-2010 at 1:21pm
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Actually, the rear locker and the rear seat both are all the way across the back of the boat.
I'm going to try two things and see what works better. 1. Have all the normal wakeboarding bags full (Ski Locker, Rear Seat, Bilge Belly up front and Bag on Floor above bilge belly). Then fill all three of my friends bags. Two bags will go next to the engine and the third will go up in the bow. That puts 1050# all on the surf side, 600# up front in the center and about 700# in the rear across the whole width. 2. Drain the Ski Locker and Rear Seat bags, but leave everything else the same as above. I might even try putting all three bags next to the engine if it seems like I have too much front weight. I'm interested to see how it goes. Here's a couple pictures with option 1 and two of the bags next to the engine. 
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Posted By: Okie Boarder
Date Posted: November-08-2010 at 7:22pm
Here's some pictures from this weekend...
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Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: November-08-2010 at 7:59pm
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Looks like you improved the height and mass of the wake quite a bit. BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: SNobsessed
Date Posted: November-08-2010 at 11:54pm
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Maybe you will have to change your moniker to 'Okie Tsunami'! ------------- “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin |
Posted By: Okie Boarder
Date Posted: November-09-2010 at 11:18am
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Brian,
Thanks. If you look at the pictures there are four with just the two bags added next to the engine and four with the additional bag in the bow...all surf side. I definitely think the extra box weight helped. Chris, No kidding huh? Some of those pictures were taken with the camera resting on the sun deck (ski locker lid) and once you get going, that perspective is almost down to water level so it makes the wave look huge. |
Posted By: bkhallpass
Date Posted: November-09-2010 at 12:06pm
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What type of board are you using? BKH ------------- Livin' the Dream |
Posted By: Okie Boarder
Date Posted: November-09-2010 at 3:37pm
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LF Fish 5'-3"
CWB Ride 5'-4" |