89 supra comp wake

[89 supra]

I think the boat throws a decent wake with around a 1000 pounds in her but it sketch at best, you have to be on the ball not to sink her.
I want to here from some of the other comp owners to here your ballast setups and how much weight.

I will post a pic of the boat and wake asap.

Post your comp wake, and specs.:D

[jasonba1]

On my 92 I have waited it a few times I put 450 lbs on each side of the motor 100 ilbs in the nose. It does ok but as you said you have to be real careful because of how low you are in the water

[Curtis]

I am yet to put a ballast in my 84 comp, due to the fact of limited storage space...The boat came with a 200Lb fat sac (the wap around bench style) never have filled it though, guess i need a pump to do that??...Usually mine throws a pretty nice size wake with a cooler of beverages and a couple bodys in the back :mrgreen:, i feel like as low as it sits in the water anyway, any more added weight may be a mistake....


http://i380.photobucket.com/albums/oo244/CMC_08_photo/ATT1198925.jpg

[mapleleaf]

yeah I'm nervous to weight mine as I don't have a windsheild to block the submarine, I also don't have enough time in my boat to know......
Would love to get advice....want to try surfing this summer and thought i'd weight the portside hard......
We're just so low already........

[jasonba1]

The main problem is once a rider falls u need to put in neutral and sit for a min. then get the rider because of the nose being so low but you cant stop to fast becasue the back will take over water . I have found its almost not worth it dont get me wrong you can get a nice wake out of it but with the space issue and the water issue its usally more of a hassle.

[89 supra]

We started the day with 315#s on the drivers side and 4 guys and at lunch we diched 135#s and it was allot better and the wake was still decent. I would say that anything over a 200# sac and a full boat is a no go for me.

[87SunSportMikeyD]

Really good info for people, keep sharing and lets see pics!

[saltare inverts]

Lets see pics.

[89 supra]

Its raining here for the last week or so. I will get pics of my boat and of the wake board wake and the surf wave next time we go out. Anyone screw around with the trim plate angle?

[rludtke]

Last season I experimented once with four 80 lb concrete wall blocks from my landscape project. my stepson loved it, but clearly was a little intimidated by the wake. I never got to try it myself.

Over the winter I purchased two 250 lbs fat sacks and a high volume pump when I found a good deal used. I figure if 320 lbs is good than 500 lbs must be great!

Both of us are newbe boarders (I am an old slalom guy), but I am interested in trying it out with these new bags. What I really hope to be able to do is surf it, but I don't yet own a board, and I don't know if the wake will be big enough to support it. I have yet to try out these new bags, it will be interesting to see how it works.

Between limited floor space and freeboard, I suspect that 500 lbs of balast plus people is pushing the practicle limit for a TS6M. I don't know if I will try adding any more ballast weight.

[mapleleaf]

I've been playing around with weight and people sitting in different places and I think at about 300lbs, plus 4-5 people in the boat I'm almost maxed out..The boat is low and anymore weight I'd be submarining too often!
The wake is significantly bigger with the 300lb in the back, with 2 people on the rear bench, observer and driver.....The only thing I think I would like is it to be a bit steeper, maybe the person sitting in the obsever seat should be in the bow, I tried 2 people in the bow, this was too much.....
Gonna keep messing with it, these boats can throw an awesome wake!!

[89 supra]

well I didnt get any pics but I was able to surf yesterday with just 5 people in the boat. Not the greatest wave but it worked I will keep perfecting it and let you guys know what I come up with.

[87SunSportMikeyD]

For a comp I would keep all the weight in the rear of the boat. I'm pretty sure the driver and batteries would be enough weight in the bow for ya. Feel free to weight the rear until she doesn't plane out as easily. This will add needed height and steepness to the wake.

For surfing put those sacs all on the portside rear floor and you SHOULD be good to go. Make everyone sit on the port rail.

Lets see a pic!!!!!

[suprakid1]

I have an 88 comp and i use two 500 fat sacs on either side of the motor box. Then i set the wake plate to about half way. With the plate all the way up the wake has too much shape. The extra 1000 pounds is a lot but not bad to drive if all you are doing is wakeboarding. It's the best wake i can come up with.

[mapleleaf]

Yeah I put my wake plate all the way up and the boat really doesn't handle as well (in chop). Going to try it at half up and see......What amazes me is how you can go from a dead flat slalom wake to a fairly decent wakeboard wake with these boats.....
I've yet to make a huge wake, but I'm happy with it nevertheless....
Like the sounds of the 2 5 hundo sac's, think'in that's my next move....

[Montgomery]

Anyone have any pics of the wake behind a comp ? I've been contemplating on getting one for wakeskating

[mapleleaf]

Anyone have any pics of the wake behind a comp ? I've been contemplating on getting one for wakeskating

Hopefully the link below works......this was taken while weighted about 750 lb in the back of my Conbrio including people! ....
Probably room for another 500 lb's back there before you're too low...

http://www.supraboats.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=4334&page=2

[Montgomery]

Sweet thanks ;) Just what I was looking for

[kestner1405]

i have a 87 comp and well... 25 bucks will get you 250 pounds of sand at the hardware store and i usually throw them ontop of the gas tank.. with a full tank and stratiegically placed bodys we get a nice wake... the sand is easy to move around and we will throw them up under the bow but ya gotta be careful not to submarine! we recently bought a 540 pound fat sac... but we cant get the pump to work. but we are gonna try that soon we might sink her though... :(

[Okie Boarder]

haugy on wb.com has a Mariah. He runs two 300 or 400 pound bags...one on each side of the engine. He scoots them back and puts people in the back. He said he generally weights all to the back until the wake washes out then moves just enough weight forward to clean it up. We've played with the same concept on our Sunsport and it seems to work well.

[bostonboard]

hey i just bought a 1986 ts6m today and was wondering if you had a chance to try out your new ballast system as that is the first thing we decided to invest in in this boat. also i was wondering if you have seen any of these boats with towers on them