Post pics of your DIY ballast

(cooze) · (cooze) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 05-31-2005, 6:24 AM

Lets see those beautiful time savers!

(hamkj) · (hamkj) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 05-31-2005, 6:46 PM

I had my pictures posted somewhere, but I have 2500lbs built in ballast with guages. Fills in less than 10 minutes.

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 05-31-2005, 9:01 PM

I don't have pics yet, but I took two 40 gallon RV fresh water tanks, built a framework around them, and covered a cushion for a seat and they sit on either side of my engine compartment.

(notnathan) · (notnathan) **Join Date: May 2005** 06-01-2005, 11:28 AM

Stephen that sounds cool, I'd like to see some pictures of that

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-01-2005, 11:45 AM

My boat is a DD, so I removed the back seat altogether and the tanks run along the gunnels of the boat a little bit past the engine cover, I am building a small bench that will fit in between them and it will house two batteries. I haven't figured out what to do for some weight up front yet though, and I am also looking for some cheap pumps if anybody has any ideas.

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 06-04-2005, 10:20 PM

I used the hard tanks for the first time today, they worked really well, They only hold about 350lbs a piece, but they are placed pretty far back and they made the wake a little steeper, bigger, but it was nicely shaped.