Ballast help

(wakeman7) · (wakeman7) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 03-10-2007, 1:14 PM

Is this pump a good deal. and any tips for ballast would be nice thank you

http://www.wakegiant.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=587

(rwb) · (rwb) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 03-10-2007, 1:42 PM

I've used that one, and prefer the Tsunami better.

Good luck.

(saroberts70) · (saroberts70) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 03-10-2007, 1:50 PM

Tsunami is a quicker fill. It will run you about $100.00.

(wakeman7) · (wakeman7) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 03-10-2007, 4:06 PM

I could buy 2 pumps for the price of one of the others though.

(whitie) · (whitie) **Join Date: Jul 2004** 03-10-2007, 10:51 PM

Yes it is.
Fastest. NO
But it works.

(bigshow) · (bigshow) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 03-11-2007, 7:52 AM

I prefer Fly High products over Launch Pad offerings. Last year I bought a pair of a Lunch Pad 750s but sent them back and bought Fly High sacks. Launch Pad wouldn't support my effort to find a way to permanently plumb in their sacks in the boat. The connectors on the Fly High sacks are a lot like rugged military aircraft connectors. The cost difference is small but IMO the quality is better.

(sunsport) · (sunsport) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 03-12-2007, 3:24 PM

I used the Tsunami pumps from Wakeside.com. I plumbed everything into the boat. If you do decide to do this make an important note: make sure the outlet hole on the pump is facing upwards. This baffled us for several days. The pumps appear to get air stuck in them and cavitate if they aren't pointed up. Made sense to me afterwards because when you drop it over the side of the boat it is pointed up and even when it is on the bag the hose is pointed up slightly going over the side of the boat. We ended up trying it in a bucket face down and sure enough it would not pump water. Flip it over and it was fine.

Skiiing made me board,
Lyle
Chrome Dome

(spencerwakeside)

I've used them all. I like the Flyhigh pump a lot when using Flyhigh sacs. The fittings work extremely well together. When I use Straightline link sacs the Uber is the way to go. Last but not least I have never had a Skylon pump fail. Dropped two of them in the Willamette and they did not fail to sink. The old straightline pump will work fine. Slow but steady.

(lrbs_xstar) · (lrbs_xstar) **Join Date: Mar 2007** 03-12-2007, 7:05 PM

i use this pupm alot an even though its not the fastest it gets the job done