Tsunami 800 ballast pump upgrade project

[Fman]

I'd be all over the hard tank system if they can keep it below the deck. eating up the rear storage, I'd still rather have the bags.
I haven't seen the maliview system, but I really don't see the benefit to seeing how full the tanks/bags are. I would think either you are a beginner and don't need them, or have advanced enough to want the tanks/bags full, and a screen to watch your stuff fill just detracts from conversing with your peeps on the boat.
I have read about problems, especially with the mastercraft system to add additional bags or replace what is there with a timed system. at least ours is one of the easiest to add extra weight.

personally, I think the flooded tanks under the floor that fill/drain with doors is the future. MB went that route this year and I would think from a quick fill, virtually no parts to replace and ease to use, it's the best way to go.

I agree, MB and Calabria are using the pure vert system which is awesome. Only downfall to this system is you cant fill the tanks while moving, but who really cares about that. The Malibu system is real nice because every rider is at different levels and uses different size ballast weights. It lets you program each rider and there ballast/wedge setup/speed. Its real nice, even tu just be able to fill it 50% or 30%, depending on what your needs are. With MB you get 2,500 lbs of ballast in 60 seconds, which is awesome. No pumps, only better.

The Supra/Moomba system in my opinion has too many cons. You can add weight which is nice, but other than that there are no pro's. And loosing space when filling the sacs is a bummer, not that you cant work around it, but it still is not a good functional setup. Thankfully if you have a Z5 rack other than vests/ropes in the ski lockers you dont need to put anything else in there. Supra needs to match the ballast system to the boat they are selling. They sell a very nice boat with a low-grade ballast system. Malibu also has 1,300 lbs of hard ballast which is nice for a hard tank system.

My fill system is finally "adequate", and now I am working on venting the bags, which is exactly what Supra should have done to begin with. This will also help them drain better to eliminate the "vaccuum" effect while draining.

Anyway, just my .02..... I still like my Supra and have a great time on the water with it. I also paid $25k less than my friends Malibu LSV, and I cant say I would take his Malibu over my Supra.