Wakesurfing and Ballast

[Lawren]

I’ve got Yamaha’s wakesurf package and the wakebooster shapes the wake up nicely but it is still a little small. Has anyone out there figured out the optimal ballast configuration for the 210FSH? Ballast bags aren’t cheap and I don’t have the resources to try a bunch of different configurations. I fill the livewell which helps but I need more weight. I was thinking a longer bag across the back of the deck behind seat would be the first I would try. Has anyone tried a bag in the floor compartment up front?

 

[swatski]

Yes. Gatlin custom transom ballast bag.
@jcyamaharider

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[jacoviii]

What he said^^^^^^

 

[scokill]

Straight Line Big Bag 800 Ballast Bag (800 lbs) Had a couple of these bags for almost a decade. Put one on back surf side and one in ski locker. Versatile, cheap, and high quality.

 

[BigAbe75]

Yes. Gatlin custom transom ballast bag.
@jcyamaharider

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@jcyamaharider will the bags sit right on the step of a FSH 210? I have no idea of the dimensions of that step and how it compares to the other boats. Which bag would you recommend?

 

[jcyamaharider]

I have no idea also. Never been on a FSH210

 

[Dixie Highway]

Looking at pics of say an AR210 vs a 210FSH, the swim platform looks comparable. The bottom step has more room on an FSH, no cup holders. The second step might be “straighter” on the FSH too, less lean on the seat back cushions back there.