ballast bags

(norwalkbeast) · (norwalkbeast) **Join Date: May 2011** 06-01-2011, 4:41 AM

im looking at adding some weight to my boat to get a bigger wake. i have an i/o and i was wondering if adding ballast will just suck the gas out of my boat and just end up with bad fuel economy.

(jdhart73) · (jdhart73) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 06-01-2011, 5:12 AM

You will get worse fuel Economy yes

(sidekicknicholas)

That is the price you pay for a big wake.

As you add weight you'll find there is a point of diminishing return - that is we usually run, anything above and beyond just isn't really worth it to me

(norwalkbeast) · (norwalkbeast) **Join Date: May 2011** 06-01-2011, 5:23 AM

im only planning on adding around 700lbs. will that still affect it that much?

(Texan) · (Texan) **Join Date: May 2011** 06-01-2011, 5:59 AM

Totally depends on your boat and the engine you're talking about. But to compare just think about having an extra 4-5 people in your boat all the time, that's near 700#s

(hyperlink) · (hyperlink) **Join Date: Nov 2003** 06-10-2011, 7:18 AM

I have 4 sacs adding up to 1000# that you can throw in and move them around sometime if you want to try them out before you buy your own.