My ballast package arrived!
Man, that was awesome service by Wakemakers! Ordered on Tuesday around 1pm and my package arrived today at around 11:30am. Took advantage of that Free 2-Day Shipping promotion.
What'd I get?
(2)Supra BagBuster Kits includes:
(2) 750# Fly High sacs for my rear lockers
(1) 1,100 # Fly High sac for my bow locker
(2) extension hoses
(3) Supra Vent Upgrade Kits + all fittings
I am pretty excited to test this all out. Have to call WM just to check again on installing the vent kit to each bag, just have questions on "where" to locate the vents by cutting the stock system hose near the thru-hull. I'm a visual guy and reading the instructions has left me with a couple questions.
Got all the bags in though on my lunch break!
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Yeah that's what I figured. But my factory playpen bag is only 650lbs and dimensions I don't know but it's longer than the stock 400s by a considerable amount.
I don't think that it will fill up entirely because of width but should be pretty close, I'll have to see this weekend.
I would agree that Fly High should have a sac made that would fit better in a playpen locker but not be as long as the stock bags. You have a 24ssv right? How wide is your playpen?
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KG, that bag you referenced is the Gravity Games playpen bag and is like $330. Just spoke with Jason and he confirmed I probably won't get full capacity but I am ok with that as I can still use one of my leftover 400's to put in the bow because we generally don't use it.
In to tackle my project now!
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Ok now you guys are making me question this, damn it!
Any ideas how to slide these hoses onto the vent t barb fittings? I am having a hell of a time.
Going to hold off on the 1100 vdrive sac now that all off this is coming up.
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Well I think you guys are all right and I made a purchase mistake. I blew up the 1100lb sac with a shop vac like JV said and WOW this thing is big! Wide too! It's not going to fit.
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Can one of you that has the gravity games sac take a couple of pics from your playpen so I can see it?
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Originally Posted by
Cigars n scotch
Any ideas how to slide these hoses onto the vent t barb fittings? I am having a hell of a time.
Going to hold off on the 1100 vdrive sac now that all off this is coming up.
Use your woman's hair dryer (or, ideally, a heat gun, if you have one) and heat up the end of the hose a ton. I use gloves when I do it so that I can grip the hose while it's hot and force it on. Way worth the effort- it makes life sooooo much easier.
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Originally Posted by
moombahighrider
Use your woman's hair dryer (or, ideally, a heat gun, if you have one) and heat up the end of the hose a ton. I use gloves when I do it so that I can grip the hose while it's hot and force it on. Way worth the effort- it makes life sooooo much easier.
Thanks, wish I would have seen this earlier or posted BEFORE I worked my ass off and used a ton of physical strength to get them on. It was a pita but I got the rear bags done. I'll use the hair dryer trick for the front.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by
jmvotto
JV thanks, your bow locker is different than mine, I was kind of looking for a pic with the playpen but that gives me some idea. In your bow walkway can you walk right up to that bow cushion?
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Originally Posted by
Cigars n scotch
JV thanks, your bow locker is different than mine, I was kind of looking for a pic with the playpen but that gives me some idea. In your bow walkway can you walk right up to that bow cushion?
No walkway in the XLV.http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/23/8ytege2e.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/23/dutygume.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/05/23/yhasuqas.jpg
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Ah I see now. I was confused with JV's pic. My bow cushion when you pull it up just has a different frame around it which threw me off.
Yeah Kg I can't understand why in the hell it's $330 either, maybe because more material due to 88" long I don't know. Seems dumb though.
Back to the drawing board. Thanks for all of your guys' help!
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Originally Posted by
bergermaister
C&S - That $330 tag is what I couldn't get over. A 750 in there does a nice job for less than half the coin and you get to keep your space under the playpen. I was happy with that but added a 400 in front of it filled by hand for surfing heavier when we were light on people.
If you're not picky about color I will probably have a light gray 750 going up for sale here some time soon... Would include 3/4" W736 fittings (at least 2) as well.
Tempting berg! I am certainly not picky with color, it's all hidden! Keep me posted.