Ballast Issues (Need Help Figuring Out The System)

[kaneboats]

My center bag is filling too and my switch is in the right position. I wonder if it's just a bad sprinkler valve.

[mmandley]

We took the boat out this past weekend and the center bag filled with air really bad. Maybe I just need to get a day out on the lake and play with no one else to deal with. Everytime I go out it is with some people that want to wakeboard or tube and I can't really figure out the boat. Need wireless internet so I can pick all your brains while I'm on the lake too. Hahahaha.

Center bag is filling with air due to pulling the boat the air hits the hull right on the drain fitting. i had this problem all year last year. Easy fix unhook the bag in the ski locker while towing. Then connect it right as you fill it in the water.

Better fix get a 1 way check valve on the out put line to block that air. Then get all the air out of the ski locker bag and you wont have this issue.

[kaneboats]

Mine's filling with water too.

[mmandley]

Id say yea you got as sticky valve Kane. Mine kept filling last year two when we would go to Yale. Always made me mad because at the end of the season the water was getting shallow in 1 section we had to cross and i didn't want ballast over that shelf LOL.

Might try switching the sprinkler with another one to test it. Or just switch hoses from a rear bag see if it move the problem.

[kaneboats]

Good idea. We'll see if it wants to fill the surf bag.

[walb0244]

What are the sprinkler valves I keep reading about and where are they?

[cab13367]

The sprinkler valves direct the flow of water from your fill pump. There are three, one for each sac. They are sitting on top of ur v-drive. Slide ur rear seat forward, remove the v-drive cover, and u will see them.

Walb, pls do us a favor and put your boat year and model in ur sig. Thx.

[walb0244]

Got it now. Still figuring this site out. When I look under the V-drive there are the things there that look like pumps. Is there just 1 pump and 3 valves and they just redirect the water?

[moombadaze]

My center bag is filling too and my switch is in the right position. I wonder if it's just a bad sprinkler valve.

If you need I can bring 6 sprinkler valves with me in july. 3 are 1" and 3 are 3/4"

[mmandley]

Walb check this thread out man. Picture 13 shows the V drive compartment open and the grey valves are the sprinkler valves everyone is refering to.

You can read this hole thread as Al < Cab > wrote it and its very informative and will give you a walk around of some important things in the engine bay.

https://forum.moomba.com/showthread.php?t=9877