NCSUmoomba
05-26-2009, 01:43 PM
Gang. I need some help with my wake. I have a 2001 Outback direct drive. My current ballast setup is as follows:
Rear ski locker - 750# fat sac, mostly full = Approx 600#
Rear floor behind engine box - 260# fat sac, full = 260#
Under front bow seats - (2) 260# fat sacs, mostly full = Approx 400#
Open bow walkway - 260# fat sac, almost full = Approx 240#
Total Approx ballast = 1500# about 57% rear, 43% rear
At about 21-22 mph, and the boat tracking straight, the wake is very nice. Nice shape, nice height, nice firmness. The problem is that the boat is hardly ever tracking straight and level. It seems to get "hung" rolled slightly over towards one side or the other. The the wake gets really washed out. We move people around to try and compensate. I try to turn the boat to get it to stand back up. I don't have a lot of luck getting it level. This is even if the rider is not loading the line up. It seems to be unpredictable, and it is inconsistent. This is quite frustrating. It also seems to track through the water a tad bit sideways sometimes too.
Does anyone else have any experience with this and correcting this? Is this just what an Outback does when loaded up since it is a slalom hull?
The only things I could think of is that maybe the rear fat sac is "sloshing" back and forth causing (or contributing) to this problem. Maybe some smaller bags might help this out (or a custom sac). Also, as for the tracking issue, maybe adding another tracking fin or two further towards the stern might help. Or could that make it worse. I only have two fins, but some of the boats seem to have three?
Any ideas?
Rear ski locker - 750# fat sac, mostly full = Approx 600#
Rear floor behind engine box - 260# fat sac, full = 260#
Under front bow seats - (2) 260# fat sacs, mostly full = Approx 400#
Open bow walkway - 260# fat sac, almost full = Approx 240#
Total Approx ballast = 1500# about 57% rear, 43% rear
At about 21-22 mph, and the boat tracking straight, the wake is very nice. Nice shape, nice height, nice firmness. The problem is that the boat is hardly ever tracking straight and level. It seems to get "hung" rolled slightly over towards one side or the other. The the wake gets really washed out. We move people around to try and compensate. I try to turn the boat to get it to stand back up. I don't have a lot of luck getting it level. This is even if the rider is not loading the line up. It seems to be unpredictable, and it is inconsistent. This is quite frustrating. It also seems to track through the water a tad bit sideways sometimes too.
Does anyone else have any experience with this and correcting this? Is this just what an Outback does when loaded up since it is a slalom hull?
The only things I could think of is that maybe the rear fat sac is "sloshing" back and forth causing (or contributing) to this problem. Maybe some smaller bags might help this out (or a custom sac). Also, as for the tracking issue, maybe adding another tracking fin or two further towards the stern might help. Or could that make it worse. I only have two fins, but some of the boats seem to have three?
Any ideas?