Weighting a I/O

(matt03384) · (matt03384) **Join Date: Feb 2009** 02-09-2009, 8:22 PM

I have a 19 ft I/O and I'm trying to perfect the wake, I have 2 350lbs sacs, I've been reading that you want to place them in the front bow and the middle walkway to distribute the weight correctly, The past 3 years I put them in the engine compartments on each side of the engine, the wake wasn't ever ''great'' but when i got to ride behind a nautique it was amazing, i realize i'll never get a wake of that size but i want to try to make something with the same kind of pop. How should i weight my boat? Upload

(jackeh) · (jackeh) **Join Date: May 2008** 02-09-2009, 8:27 PM

try putting one in the bow, and one in the middle walkway, i/o's like weight in the front. if i was weighting your boat i'd put about 400 in the back and 600/700 in the front, or something like that. just try moving them around, but it should improve as you move weight forward.

(jackeh) · (jackeh) **Join Date: May 2008** 02-09-2009, 8:28 PM

or put one in the bow and one in the center ski locker, that should work the best.

(drknute3) · (drknute3) **Join Date: Sep 2008** 02-10-2009, 12:34 PM

I/O's are all different, but my 22' Cobalt likes most weight up front. Currently have 2 400#'s up front and 2 250#'s in the back. Gonna try 2 700#'s up front and move the 400#'s to the back and see how the wake is next summer. Once I get the right combo, gonna put in a fully auto system with pumps.

(robandrus) · (robandrus) **Join Date: Feb 2002** 02-10-2009, 12:58 PM

Fill your ski locker with sandbags, then raise your trim till the wake gets clean. Amazing how much you can adjust the wake with the trim button.

(bmartin) · (bmartin) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 02-10-2009, 2:10 PM

Adding a $40 foil on your stern will help enable you to use more trim to tune the wake.