Is my ballast bag trashed?

[LAwake]

Try flex-tape...if it holds you might get on TV right next the screen door boat!!! Seriously, that stinks.

This right here, post of the day! LOL
Yes, it does stink considering this bag is literally brand new, as in never used. Filled it once on the day I demo'd the boat. I just hit 12 hours on boat so this weekend will be our first trip out to actually use the ballasts.

[LAwake]

when you try to take it out out and pull side ways , you have to hold the flange down with your shoe other wise the above happens. I may have some 750's for sale

Yea, I had it under my shoe but my size 12 trying to hold down a 2mm plastic ring wasn't having much luck. It was held down but I was having to push over so hard to get glue to release, my foot slipped off, over it went, and out it came. Price of doing business I reckon.

[LAwake]

Anyone know where I might could locate a raft patch?

[jmvotto]

I used this when I vented my center bag

put it in upside down. marine clear 3200 glue

downfall you lose the threads but it will hard plumb.

https://flow-rite.com/products/marin...ngs/ma-041-qlb

[bergermaister]

Have faith. I thought I had destroyed an 1180 gravity games bag - did the exact same thing. I fixed it with a new port and it has held for years. I’m on the road right now but will dig up details for you when I get a chance.

Thank Trayson for this one!

[MJHSupra]

Google a outfitter raft company. They have the patches for that bag.

You can buy a portable pump for a little over $100. You will have some good ballast for those low-people-days. Like this:

https://www.wakemakers.com/fly-high-...IaAq_AEALw_wcB


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[LAwake]

Google a outfitter raft company. They have the patches for that bag.

You can buy a portable pump for a little over $100. You will have some good ballast for those low-people-days. Like this:

https://www.wakemakers.com/fly-high-...IaAq_AEALw_wcB


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Yea, that's what brought all this on. I put in WM 1140s in the rear, took out the stock 650s. Bought check valve fittings, plugs, and a Tsunami pump. I was trying to heat up and remove the glued in stock nipple fittings and get the 650 stock fat sac bag back to stock threaded openings so I could install the new check valve fittings and plug the vent/overflow fitting. Heated it up with hair dryer and was attempting to remove the fittings when the entire assembly came undone. Luckily, it was the vent/overflow valve so I think I can patch it with like material and just use the air purge that's already on there as my purge. This broke fitting was just going to be plugged anyway. The issue that still remains is that the fill/drain valve fitting is still glued in and intact so I still have to attempt to remove it so I can install check valve to be able to use pump.

[shockthis]

the fittings are pretty cheap , most wakeboard boat shops should carry them in stock.

[LAwake]

the fittings are pretty cheap , most wakeboard boat shops should carry them in stock.

I don’t need a fitting. The entire flange that the fitting is attached to came unwelded from inside the bag. In a perfect world, I’d like to be able to get a stock threaded fitting reinstalled back in the bag, which is what I was trying to do when this happened, but that’s something only Fatsac could do and I don’t know how cost effective it would be. I’m thinking about contacting them to see if it’s something they could repair at my cost.

[MLA]

Ive been told by Fly High that the fittings are welded in from the inside, before the final seal is closed and welded. No adding/replacing threaded ports.