New Moomba Owner

[CWCboater]

My Dad just got a 2008 Moomba XLV. It has the bigger motor and the bigger ballast system. He got it because we wanted to wakeboard and wake surf. I have a few questions about the boat.

How long does the ballast take to fill and to empty?

Will having the bow and both ballasts in the back use up all of the storage?

Do I fill the ballasts all the way up for wakeboarding? and how do I trim the wake plate?

Thanks Everyone!

[mmandley]

Welcome to the site and congrats to your dad and yourself for a new boat.

Ballast i have an LSV and it takes about 10 minutes to fill and about 15 or so to drain.

The center ballast when full takes the entire compartment..mine actually over fills and causes the door to opena little so i don't fill it all the way. The 2 in the rear will fill the area about 50% but i don't recommend having anything in there until after the bags are full then i only put light things like life vests and such because i don't want to risk damaging my bags.

You can fill the ballast all the way up it all depends on how big a wake you want and how experienced you. Id recommend you try with them empty and if you want more wake then start adding water to them. No sence in working the engine harder then needed and using more fuel.

Wake plate in short Up position allows the rear ov the boat to sink in deeper but at the cause of the nose rising up very high.

Lower the plate causes the ass end of the boat to rise a little more and brings the nose of the boat down considerably, also slows the boat down in respect to top end speeds.

If you click the general tab down a bit is a subheading for Wake boarding and theres a topic exactly about the wake plate and how it works.

Also to make it work theres a level looks a lot like a turn signal on a car and then a gauge by the throttle to tell you the positioning of it.

[kaneboats]

Congrats! You're going to love it. Post some pics and be sure to tell Dad about the forums here so he knows he can get help and answers to questions. Have fun!

[jester]

Welcome to the site and family.

If you are new to wakeboarding then i would not recommend filling the bags all the way to start out. I would leave them empty until your use to wakeboarding. For the wakeplate i use it more to cleanup the wake. Depending on how many people are in the boat really depends on where i have my wakeplate set so i can get a good lip on the wake.

[CWCboater]

Thanks for the help everyone

[CWCboater]

Here are pictures for those who asked. Is there anything else my Dad and I should know about it.