Articles
   
       
Pics/Video
       
Wake 101
   
       
       
Shop
Search
 
 
 
 
 
Home   Articles   Pics/Video   Gear   Wake 101   Events   Community   Forums   Classifieds   Contests   Shop   Search
WakeWorld Home
Email Password
Go Back   WakeWorld > Boats, Accessories & Tow Vehicles

Share 
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old     (wakezone804)      Join Date: Mar 2010       03-24-2010, 9:21 AM Reply   
If you had 900lbs a lead to place through out a malibu 2004 VLX or a V-ride where would you put the wetight and how much?
Old     (tylerc)      Join Date: Jun 2006       03-24-2010, 9:25 AM Reply   
Do you have any other weight in the boat? Factory ballast? Need more info, 900lbs isn't really a lot of weight for a VLX.
Old     (skiboarder)      Join Date: Oct 2006       03-24-2010, 9:31 AM Reply   
I have the new body style VLX and I run about 600lbs of lead mid-ship, under the seats. I have the manual wedge (I'm in salt water) and 1250 ballast. If I scoot too much weight to the back it gets too lippy for my tastes.

Also, If it is just my wife and I, I will put a 500lb fat sac in the floor too.
Old     (okcwakebrdr)      Join Date: Dec 2004       03-24-2010, 9:54 AM Reply   
I would maybe put 500 of your lead in the nose and get 2 500# v drive sacks . Then distribute the rest of your lead as needed. That would be a great set up!!
Old     (wakezone804)      Join Date: Mar 2010       03-24-2010, 10:04 AM Reply   
I have all the factory ballast tanks! 250 in rear lockers and 300lbs in the Belly...I also run the wedge.
Old     (wakeboardertj)      Join Date: May 2005       03-24-2010, 11:20 AM Reply   
I have a 05 vride, same hull as your vlx, and just picked up about 600 pounds of lead as well. In addition to the factory tanks and wedge i'm going to put half the lead in the bow and the other half midship. I usually put 3 or 4 people in the bow before I got the lead and this made for my favorite wake.
Old     (slipknot)      Join Date: Aug 2001       03-24-2010, 12:47 PM Reply   
put about 300 each side in the rear, and put the rest in the bow, just try different setups, it takes more than once, and it will be to your preference, the 2004 is a WAKEMAKER
Old     (wakezone804)      Join Date: Mar 2010       03-25-2010, 7:17 PM Reply   
Quote:
Originally Posted by slipknot View Post
put about 300 each side in the rear, and put the rest in the bow, just try different setups, it takes more than once, and it will be to your preference, the 2004 is a WAKEMAKER
Thanks for the feed back! I am going to load her up this weekend...

Ride on...
Old     (cavlxenvy)      Join Date: Aug 2007       03-25-2010, 8:56 PM Reply   
I would put the majority mid ship and in the bow mainly because you don't have any bow ballast as it is. That will give you a nice rampy wake.

If you want a lippy wake, put more in the rear.
Old     (aj_blue_xlv)      Join Date: Feb 2009       03-25-2010, 9:48 PM Reply   
If you are set on the 900. Do 300 on each side in the rear and 300 in the front. If you want to go another rout get 2 750 sacs In rear locker and a 1250 triangle nose sack fill stock ballast and the wake will be massive.
Old     (okcwakebrdr)      Join Date: Dec 2004       03-26-2010, 12:42 PM Reply   
^^^^Like your idea Aaron. My buddies 04 VLX we did the same thing. Wouldnt get out of the hole with the stock prop. In comes the ACME 1235. Now we got the power to get on plane, and the weight to boot, that wake is amazing. I can ride at 85ft back and its clean as can be!!

Reply
Share 

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 12:16 AM.

Home   Articles   Pics/Video   Gear   Wake 101   Events   Community   Forums   Classifieds   Contests   Shop   Search
Wake World Home

 

© 2019 eWake, Inc.    
Advertise    |    Contact    |    Terms of Use    |    Privacy Policy    |    Report Abuse    |    Conduct    |    About Us