More Wake Experimentation

[TeamAllen]

Here is a previous thread Domz posted.

http://www.tigeowners.com/forum/show...t=lead+weights

[ragboy]

Sucks man, I was really looking forward to those for this weekend. Tired of those bricks on the seat.

[dogbert]

They would work. My only problem would be when they or if they rip. Then you have sand all over the place.

Rubber coated weights seem good.

I don't disagree. You'd have to find a suitable container that's flexible and durable.

[da.bell]

They would work. My only problem would be when they or if they rip. Then you have sand all over the place.

Rubber coated weights seem good.

[dogbert]

bench press free weights or free weights would work.

Good point. Especially the plastic ones filled with sand. Speaking of which, why wouldn't sealed sand bags work?

[da.bell]

bench press free weights or free weights would work.

Getting led from the tire stores here in CA will be come very difficult unless you know someone.

[dogbert]

Well I guess I am not getting my pop bags. They took my money, and then kept telling me the bags would ship "today". So I told them yesterday, if they are not really going to ship today, refund my money, and they did.

So what other alternatives to pop bags? Does anyone else make something like that?

You could make your own. Somebody on here went to a tire shop and collected the balance weights that they throw away when they replace your tires. Get some tough canvas bags and line them with some tough plastic and you'd have what you needed. Pop bags are nice because they use small lead pellets so they're super maleable. Or you could you could melt them down into bricks that you'd cover with carpet, but you'll need to be super careful because lead fumes are very toxic.

[ragboy]

Well I guess I am not getting my pop bags. They took my money, and then kept telling me the bags would ship "today". So I told them yesterday, if they are not really going to ship today, refund my money, and they did.

So what other alternatives to pop bags? Does anyone else make something like that?

[chpthril]

CHP, what sacs are you running? Also, how big is that board you're using?

For surfing, I have the Fly-High W716 "L" shaped Surf sac = 700#'s in the port storage. When we dont have put a few people in the boat, I throw a W701 400# V-drive sac on top of it.

I have a W711 Bow sac under the front seats, and another 400# V-drive sac in the starboard storage for boarding.

I ride the CWB 4.9 Tsunami.

[Weil Thing]

CHP, what sacs are you running? Also, how big is that board you're using?

[ragboy]

I believe that speed was about 11.6 or 11.8, taps at about 6.

[Fast1911]

That is a sick looking wake

[tigesinaus]

thats huge.. what taps and speed?

[surfmt]

Enzo sac baby!!!

[dogbert]

Nice wake...but you really need to get that water flowing over the rub rails