With all this talk about lead...
What all options are there on getting lead or steel weights? Anyone sell a product for less than $1 per lb?
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Just buy Pop-bags with steel shot in them. They are the best bang for the buck and include shipping and not as hazzardous as lead.
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I get all the lead I need from the local tire or farm/diesel mechanic. I make .44 magnum bullets though... Elmer Kieth style...
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For free.
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Pop bags with scrap lead from local tire shops.
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I used Pop bags or something similar that they sold near me. They were 50 pound bags with yellow handles that I paid 40 bucks for and they worked great.
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Years ago, we used bags of dry concrete, wrapped in heavy duty plastic bags and several strips of duct tape. They take up a bit more room, but they are cheap and easy if you are only wanting to add a couple of hundred pounds.
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Or you could just buy an Epic with 4000# of ballast.
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I could buy enough lead to since MANY boats for the price of a new Epic.
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I have 4 steel blocks that are 8"x11"x2" which I had handles welded on the tops and rhino lined. They weigh approx 50lbs each and they cost me $ 140.00. Got them Rhino'd for free. Work great for moving around to balance or weight one side with surfing along with my side sacks.
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I called around to a bunch of "mom and pop" tire stores around Indianapolis about 8 years ago and ended up getting 1200lbs by the end of the day in tire weights. I melted a few down into bricks but that takes too long, just go to lowes and get those small canvas tool bags they hold about 50lbs of them. I think I only ended up paying out 80$ by the end of collecting all the lead. Some of these guys had been saving it for years! Grab some gloves and fill up bags!
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