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HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS TOO MUCH


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I have a 1998 response lx. I was considering buy some fat sacs. I was originally looking at the 400lbs sacs(one on each side of the engine box) but didn't want to be left disappointed wishing I would have got the 750lbs sacs. But now I'm hearing that 750s might be too much weight for my boat. Does Anybody have a similar setup.

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I was gonna say the same thing, if cost is not an issue, get the 750's and just don't fill them all the way if you want less weight. I put my wedge down and one 750 sack on the side of my motor and it throws a pretty nice surf wake as well. And it fits really nicely.

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I know we have different boats But Yes you can over load them for sure, And I did not see any real advantage to all the weight we put in, On My 2010 VLX I had 10 People, All stock Ballast Full (Surf Side) and A 750 In Rear Locker, Then a 400 Lb On the surf Side along with a 300 L:b Up Front, WAY TOO MUCH WEIGHT, Not to mention UN Safe, It took some pretty good driving not to swamp her.. And the wave was not that much better..

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My friend has a 98 Sunsetter LX we ride wedge down a must in his boat. 1100 surf side and 400 in the back seat prop 537. Works great tried adding weight to the front didn't work for us. We spent about 2 hour finding the best set up for us so we have a little time invested. good luck

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I had the 750's, 400 in the locker plus the wedge. No issues, took a little while getting on a plane but really nothing too bad.

Now, I'm running a 750 in the rear, 400 on either side of the motor, 400 in the locker and 400-500 in the bow plus the wedge. Still gets on a plane with 4-5 people in the boat.

I'd go with 750's. and for a surf setup, do the 750's in an L shape in the rear.

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If your boat is non-responsive and becomes unsafe to drive, you are adding too much weight. A friend learned that lesson a few years ago in his Sanger...

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My friend has a 98 Sunsetter LX we ride wedge down a must in his boat. 1100 surf side and 400 in the back seat prop 537. Works great tried adding weight to the front didn't work for us. We spent about 2 hour finding the best set up for us so we have a little time invested. good luck

537 on a sunsetter LX? Might want to have that looked at....

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The way I look at it is the better my skills are, the more I save on gas. :rockon:

But you use one of the fancy space age chair thingies ;) ...yes, I am jealous...

to the OP, I put nearly 2klbs in my RLX all the time. A little slower out of the hole and a bit more susceptible to taking water over the bow, but the wake is worth it :clap:

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But you use one of the fancy space age chair thingies ;) ...yes, I am jealous...

Thanks Paul,

But believe me, no matter what your riding, a foil or a board, a good sized ramp to take off from will do you some good. But like anything else, at some point there is a point of diminishing returns.

I find that I like to ride behind my own 21' Vride with full ballast if I don't have many people on board. The more people I have, typically I'll run a bit less ballast. The wake ends up being a medium size, nice ramp. Then the day I go out behind a boat with a huge wake, my skills are dialed & I can really put my money where my mouth is. :surprised:

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I would go with the 400's because flimsy half-filled 750's can be annoying to have around in the boat. I like to fill my bags up firm so I can stack items on top or people can sit on them. I suppose you could fill a 750 with half water and pump it up the rest with air to make it firm but that would be a hassle.

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Well for goodness sakes get it off that is way too steep for that boat!

This is a friends boat. He had the original prop on it and when he tried to let the wedge down the boat wouldn't plane. So he added a new prop. What would be a better prop. What is wrong with that prop. :dontknow: I will tell him.

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Your boat isn't super wide so you should be able to sink it in the water nicely without a ton of weight in there, and the wake/wave will change a lot depending on the weight distribution.

I have a 1998 response lx. I was considering buy some fat sacs. I was originally looking at the 400lbs sacs(one on each side of the engine box) but didn't want to be left disappointed wishing I would have got the 750lbs sacs. But now I'm hearing that 750s might be too much weight for my boat. Does Anybody have a similar setup.

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I had a 1998 Response LX and we used to weight it with 250lb fat sacks, one in the bow two beside the motor box and one in the rear, I think the 750's would be overkill IMO. I will try to find a picture of the wake, but for a direct drive boat it was pretty nice.

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