TigeDuner's Ballast Install

[TigeDuner]

Nice TigeDuner!

Now all I need is schematic layout complete with instructions and instructional video

Where were you when I was putting the thing together?????????

[Moki]

Moki, making the video is your department.

Only if you come out and help me install!

[eks]

Only if you come out and help me install!

I'll came and help you. Come check my install if you like it we can install in yours.

[SPBFAN]

How about over the 4th of July week. I need to make a trip to Utah. I want to go to Provo's 4th celebration.

[TigeDuner]

Only if you come out and help me install!

Moki,

What are you considering for you system?

[dogbert]

Only if you come out and help me install!

You may have some issues finding a spot for your water intake. I originally plumbed a T-section to my existing raw water intake, but my 13 year old son took a look at the one inch vent fittings and said, "hey dad, what if we had 3 of these mounted to the transom. They're much smaller than that 2" intake you were trying to find room for." It was a brilliant idea. So, I'm going to plumb 3 1" water intakes below the water line on the transom (2 on one side and one on the other). I'll be using some 90" bronze elbows immediately after the intake and run the hoses from there. I haven't decided how I want to handle a ball/gate valve, but in looking at my boat, there's not one for the engine, so I may just have a PVC ball valve or bronze gate valve (way cheaper than the the marine ball valves that fit the thru hull) right in front of the pump so I can always shut it down.

Just a suggestion. The 21v & 23v boats we have don't have a lot of room like the newer v drives do.

[TigeDuner]

Moki, do you have room to put in the same valve and cross fitting as I did? This is extemely simple to do if you go the room.

[dogbert]

My conflict was that I had both an Airmar thru hull speed sensor and the depth finder transducer on that side, so adding it in the location the others have done would have disrupted the water flow to those two sensors, which is not something I was willing to sacrifice.

[TigeDuner]

I agree with you. What if you skipped the scoop type pick up and just put a thru hull on the bottom. Not much to mess up the water then....

[TigeDuner]

Drilling thru the transom is so hard to get to and seal, at least on mine it would be.

[dogbert]

Well, the problem is the JABSCO Ballast Puppies can handle a thru hull that's 1", but they can't handle it if it's bigger than that (too much water pressure). So you really do need the reverse scoop or your ballast tanks will fill all the time and your impellers on the Ballast Puppies will fail prematurely.

If I go down to 1", I might as well just put in on the transom because I have more room there.

[TigeDuner]

Well, the problem is the JABSCO Ballast Puppies can handle a thru hull that's 1", but they can't handle it if it's bigger than that (too much water pressure). So you really do need the reverse scoop or your ballast tanks will fill all the time and your impellers on the Ballast Puppies will fail prematurely.

If I go down to 1", I might as well just put in on the transom because I have more room there.

Thats why you put a valve on the intake(s) to prevent any pressure after the sacs are full. We left ours open the entire weekend and all was fine and I have a 1 1/2" ball valve. Mounting the pumps up high and using the check valves helps all of this.

[dogbert]

There are times when I don't want my ballast full, which is really where the problem is. Regardless, I've got my solution worked out, so I'm good for now.

[TigeDuner]

Never really considered not using all the weight. Glad it works.
We use only one of the rear sacs when surfing, all when boarding.

[dogbert]

Well, sometimes we cruise about 20 miles up river and I don't want to be dragging a bunch of ballast around when I'm doing that.