Direct drive ballast .

Hey just been offered a Launchpad launch sofa and was wondering if anyone has used these and know if they are any good ,

Add extra weight without sacrificing your seating space or style. Replace the rear seat in your inboard or fit the Launch Sofa to your own boats configuration.

24" wide, 70" Long, !2" Seat height with 28" High Back Rest.

Holds up to 1200 lbs of water

4 Quick Fill/Drain Valves for ease of filling, trimming, and draining, especially with automatic and multiple pad systems.

Special firm formula, puncture-resistant 30 Gauge PVC bladder w/electronically welded seams for durability.

Custom Gaskets, Caps and Plugs for quick, easy and efficient filling and draining.

Straight Line say there heavy-duty, materials, seams and bladders will outlast all other brands.

Pillow Top Air Ride for Comfort.


I'm looking at putting this in my 94 Ski Brendella. Im a bit worried as it doesn't have much free board but like the idea of not loosing a seat . My other though was putting 580 lbs on each side of the motor . And 580lbs up the front .

One of the issues with those is that it is very hard to get enough weight in the nose of the boat to "offset" the weight of these couches and most direct drive boats have a hull that likes weight in the nose.

The set up I have is a sack in the rear ski locker, a sack in the front ski locker in the floor and then when we have a more serious riding day another sack in the walkway of the bow.

Ya i agree with the weight in the nose. Used to have one in the rear of my direct drive. You would really have to weight the nose right to get any benefit from all that weight in the rear. But your swim platform on the back will probably be ankle deep or more...LOL!

Originally Posted by jeff_mn

One of the issues with those is that it is very hard to get enough weight in the nose of the boat to "offset" the weight of these couches and most direct drive boats have a hull that likes weight in the nose.

I agree. When I had a DD I use to run two #600 fat sacks. One one each side of the engine and a little lead up front.

That poor Brendella. Your gonna end up with close to 2000 lbs of ballast in it. Like it's already been said, the swimstep will be ankle deep & it will be tough not to take on water over the rub rail.
Some DDs can take it, but the older Brendella hulls just don't do very well with a ton of weight.

I have a 2000 Centurion and put a 750 lb sac in the rear locker, 500 lb sac on the floor between rear bench and engine. That is plenty of weight for a sick wake. Add 5-8 bodies on the boat and it still floats! Wake is good and weight is balanced when we have a body or two in the bow. Good luck!

Do you have a bench in the back of your Brendella? Are you just going to yank it out? Not sure thats a great idea, imo...