i/o wake

i have an glastron i/o with a v hull. its got a fairly nice wake but i would like it to be a little big and much more solid. any suggustions on wieght placement. i have a ski storage area and storage under bow seats. not too much in rear. any tips would help, thanks.

Get a custom ski locker sac and fill the locker to the max.

Then trim up your motor a bit and it should pretty good!

How much does the locker sac in the picture weigh and what size is it?

That one is about 650 lbs and 80" by 28" when flat. If you look by the hinge, there is a bit of gap between the sac and the ski locker wall.

I replaced it with an 75" by 35" when flat that I think is 750lbs at least (haven't measured it yet)

This is how I hooked it up

this looks like the setup for me. Did letsgoride supply you with all the fittings light hoses and switch etc?

No,
Pump by Simer BW8512 I think
switches and fittings from Home Depot
Thru hull fitting from local yacht store.

"full" switch location

are all the hose flex with worm gear clamps? Also what kind of switch for the light? The hull fitting is under the water level right?}

sorry I didn't see all the pictures!

I ended up locating the thru-hull in the ski locker as there was 1. no way to route hoses forward to the ski locker in my boat and 2. I'd never be able to get to the shut-off valve on top of the thru-hull in a hurry.





I mounted the pump inside the driver's console. This is a picture take look down thru one of the bow area cup holders. The yellow lofejackets on the left are under the right bow seat. The gray wall on the bottom is the wall of the drivers console in the walkway to the bow area. The wires hanging down on the right are from the backside of the dask board.

I almost forgot to thank
Todd Raeside
Trace
Chris Hagris
Ty
And many others who took the time to answer my dumb questions

I encourage you to search old threads for pics and ideas. I got a lot of good info from them!

There some interesting pics of a system using hard tanks in this thread
WakeWorld Discussion Board » Boats and Boat Accessories » Using two 750 gph aerator pumps for autoballast?

Mike Freeman (ghetto) got everyones respect when he posted this extreme system
WakeWorld Discussion Board » Boats and Boat Accessories » Ballast and stereo project finished.

P.S. Stand by for phase two “Bigger and Faster”

I've found that my i/o has a better wake with the sac in the front of the bow in the walkway 450lbs and your people in the back