Quote Originally Posted by parrothd View Post
For an basic setup buy some used 750lbs(or new) or 1100lbs from wakemakers and 1-3 tsunami pumps, maybe $500ish?

The more pumps the faster you are surfing. Search the forum foe where to put the weight, but I'd think you'd want 1100 in the rear, your center ballast full and some weight in the bow(throw a 750 bag on the seats)..

If you decide to upgrade to something easier you can reuse the bags and install reversible pumps. My boat had no ballast system, I upgraded over the winter from the tsunami pumps to a reversible pump system(4 of them). The install was pretty easy and ran around $2500ish for everything, pumps, hoses, fitting, switches, etc, etc...


http://www.wakemakers.com/wakeboard-...ag-pump-combos
I have the exact boat, but with the Gravity III, I found it very hard to surf regular(without a rope) with stock ballast and even with 4 or 5 people in the boat on the surf side. What made a huge difference is an 1100lbs bag on the surf side. Now I can surf with just a driver in the boat. Some tips on surfing without the big ballast bag in the V drive locker:
have a big person stand on the surf side gunwale and grab the tower while they lean off the boat (like they are trying to tip it over)
play with your speed
drive in a circle to to the side you are surf on

Good luck.