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Thread: Max Ballast Questions
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08-13-2019, 12:12 AM #21
Just use a blow dryer (put it right on the grate practically for 30-60 seconds) to heat up the 1” stuff (wear gloves). I was soooooo naive going in that I didn’t know 1 1/8” hose existed as wakemakers was sold out. So basically I have 1” tubing on all my 1 1/8” quick connects and flow rites. Huge pain in the ass and a bitch to get them on but doable.
Didn’t find that out until I added the connections between bags a month later. Went on line to order and there was magically 1 1/8” hose available. Cursed that wakemakers salesman to hell. It all worked out, but probably took an additional 3 hours and using a blow dryer in a ballast compartment in August in Texas inside a marina dry shed was miserable. Honestly, never had I sweated so much in my life. Looking back, maybe wasn’t that safe to do alone.
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08-13-2019, 12:14 AM #222018 Max - Ultrablue flake/Gray - 4400 lbs water (720s midship), 750 lbs lead somewhere
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08-13-2019, 12:17 AM #23Senior Member
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08-13-2019, 07:39 AM #24
Heat gun and some silicone spray lubricant is what I used. A pair of gloves helps too so you don’t burn your hands...
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08-13-2019, 01:10 PM #25Senior Member
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08-13-2019, 03:00 PM #26
I just bought 19 Max on Thurs, and was thinking about ordering the WM ballast upgrade. Now Im kind of nervous, because all of this is new to me (first boat), and Im no mechanic. Not by choice anyway. Id much rather throw money at someone lol. Id expect a "factory" upgrade to be a simple plug and play. Ugh
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08-13-2019, 04:17 PM #27Senior Member
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08-13-2019, 04:46 PM #28
Drill holes in my boat??? That definitely doesnt make me feel better lol. BUT I havent been able to throw the rope yet, so I know I have to do it. Only once did I feel I had enough push. My 18 and 17yr old threw the rope on their 2nd run, and theyve never surfed before. I got a knot in my stomach, since Im the one that spent the 80k lol. All the info on here has really helped. Im running 100% AMP now, with a decent wave. Nothing compared to the pics you, and few others have posted tho.
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08-13-2019, 04:57 PM #29Senior Member
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Did you see this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT8Bd5WkERk2019 MAX
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08-13-2019, 05:07 PM #30