Originally Posted by
Hayden
Not sure if you're able to answer all of these but gonna try and catch you with some!
1) Did the 2021 Mojo go through a redesign on the hull specifically? If it did, can you articulate what you guys were shooting for in terms of goals? Would love to hear any insights or shop/design talk related to this.
Our engineering department can answer this better than me, but I know it was tweaked. They rarely bring out a new boat without at least making minor changes to the designs. Our goal with all Moomba models is providing great multi-sport performance, so that was the goal with the Mojo as well.
2) With regards to Flow 2 vs. Flow 3, we've seen a few veteran members of this forum comment on the difference it makes, can you speak to it yourself and again give some insight as to what you want the difference to be?
The 2.0 will require slightly more roll to achieve a clean face/lip compared to the 3.0. The 3.0 design allows you to clean up the face with slightly less roll than 2.0. Is one BETTER than the other? To me, they achieve the same thing, just with different ways of getting there. You can have a great wave with both.
3) From my research and exposure, Moomba has traditionally been seen as better value/fit/finish but needing some extra weight to get comparable waves vs. the competition. With many of the newer Moomba's coming out with #3700-4000 and then having #2500 for people/gear/fuel, what are your thoughts on those of us who are pushing as much of that #2500 into additional ballast? Any general comments to make on doing that with respect to engine wear, general safety, hull integrity. Any information you can share based on any of the testing you've done with heavily weighting the current generation (2020/2021) of Mooomba boats?
We've been pushing more standard ballast to help with this. It's all about displacement. If the boat weighs 5,000 lbs with 4,000 lbs of ballast and you add 2,000 lbs of people, it's going to displace more water than a boat with less people/weight. You also have to take into account the surface area of the hull, the larger the boat, the more weight is needed to displace it. If you're wanting to add ballast that is your choice. I've not heard of any issues with more ballast added. Just do it responsibly and make sure you're riding far enough from shore so the waves dissipate.
Appreciate any comments you can give!