What can i do to improve my wake?

[i935]

03' LSV - I run 750 lbs in the center, 350lbs on surf side in the locker, another 350 in the surf side (just laying in the cockpit) and load the bow down with another 200. Money. It takes a while to figure out where to place the weight but once you have it dialed in your good.

[you da man]

Do i have to keep an eye on the ballast when it fills so that it dosen't burst or is there a valve to purge the overpressure?

The 1100 sac has two connections on top of the bag. One is obviously a fill the other can be a second fill and/or vent overflow. Using my stock pump and having the Irritrol sprinkler valves I can fill the 1100 to the point of overflow in under 15 min which I think is very reasonable considering it is the stock pump using sprinkler valves. I do have a Tsunami 1200 pump which I can assist in the filling/draining of the 1100. With the extra pump it fills the 1100 easily in 6 min.

[LSV2006MTL]

The 1100 sac has two connections on top of the bag. One is obviously a fill the other can be a second fill and/or vent overflow. Using my stock pump and having the Irritrol sprinkler valves I can fill the 1100 to the point of overflow in under 15 min which I think is very reasonable considering it is the stock pump using sprinkler valves. I do have a Tsunami 1200 pump which I can assist in the filling/draining of the 1100. With the extra pump it fills the 1100 easily in 6 min.

And with the original G III syst?

[cab13367]

Do i have to keep an eye on the ballast when it fills so that it dosen't burst or is there a valve to purge the overpressure?

When the sac is full, water is forced thru the drain pump and out the drain fitting on the side of the boat. That's how you know it's full if you are not watching the bag.

[cab13367]

The 1100 sac has two connections on top of the bag. One is obviously a fill the other can be a second fill and/or vent overflow. Using my stock pump and having the Irritrol sprinkler valves I can fill the 1100 to the point of overflow in under 15 min which I think is very reasonable considering it is the stock pump using sprinkler valves. I do have a Tsunami 1200 pump which I can assist in the filling/draining of the 1100. With the extra pump it fills the 1100 easily in 6 min.

da man,

With your Irritrols, do you have the manual lever in the "ON" or "OFF" position? I am guessing you have them in the "OFF" position since you are using the valves to direct flow. I found that in the "OFF" position, my Irritrol valve would only open for a few seconds then close and would not let water thru. Are you not experiencing that?

Sorry for the hijack.

Al

[you da man]

And with the original G III syst?

Yes, with the 08 GGIII system (replaced with Irritrol 700 valves which made a nice reduction in fill time) and the Tsunami 1200 external pump, one 1100 sac being filled can be filled in 6 min. With just the stock pump and filling only one 1100 sac, fill time is no more than 15 min. I'm finding that the stock GGIII system with the Irritrol valves is not that bad at all. Once the center is filled early in the day I only let out a little here and there so there's only the need to fill one rear bag a time so fill times are not bad. When wakeboarding I only have very little water in any of the sacs because the XLV already has a big wake.

[you da man]

da man,

With your Irritrols, do you have the manual lever in the "ON" or "OFF" position? I am guessing you have them in the "OFF" position since you are using the valves to direct flow. I found that in the "OFF" position, my Irritrol valve would only open for a few seconds then close and would not let water thru. Are you not experiencing that?

Sorry for the hijack.

Al

I'll double check Friday but I believe all my Irritrols are in the "ON" position and are functioning perfectly. I'll try to take a pic of the switch position.

[jmvotto]

IMO, Once you surfed behind a fully loaded boat with a 5' hight wake by 15' long, you can't engoy anymore only getting slack in the rope.

pics pics pics.

[cab13367]

I'll double check Friday but I believe all my Irritrols are in the "ON" position and are functioning perfectly. I'll try to take a pic of the switch position.

I think the "ON" position means they are always in the open position, i.e., the solenoids are being bypassed. "OFF" means they are normally closed and opened by the solenoid when energized.

[you da man]

I think the "ON" position means they are always in the open position, i.e., the solenoids are being bypassed. "OFF" means they are normally closed and opened by the solenoid when energized.

I know, but I think that's the position my switches are in if I remember correctly. I'll double check and let you know. Either way, my Irritrol valves are working flawlessly at the moment.