Explain to me how a ballast system works

[Sodar]

Diagrams would be helpful!! How do the new ballast systems work?

How do the reversible pumps work? How many through hulls are needed? Where does the water come out from when emptying? (underwater or above).


After I get a feel for how they work, I will try to draw up what I want to do in my boat.


For starters, I want to do 2 hoosiers with 2 seperate reversible pumps....

[Roonie's]

Pump sucks in water from underneath hull. There are three breather tubes out side of boat for the three ballast tanks. Once ballast is full it comes out side of hull through breather tube for which ever tank you are filling. To empty ballast tank it goes out same intake port underneath hull.

Reversibale pumps are just that suck in for water and reverse for empty.

[Sodar]

I always remember wakeboats pissing water out the side to drain... have systems changed?

[ttu]

on my 07 x2, it shoots out the sides when the bags are full, but when dumping at the end of the day, the water exits the bottom of the hull.

[KnoxX2]

So what you becoming a wakeboarder now or what?

[Sodar]

Originally Posted by ttu

on my 07 x2, it shoots out the sides when the bags are full, but when dumping at the end of the day, the water exits the bottom of the hull.

So how many intakes/discharge thru-hulls do you need? Do you need one for each pump?

Originally Posted by KnoxX2

So what you becoming a wakeboarder now or what?

Yeah!



Naw, my buddy is trying to do one on his '86 malibu skier. I am just trying to learn a little before I jump in.

[KnoxX2]

Originally Posted by SodarSki73

Diagrams would be helpful!! How do the new ballast systems work?

How do the reversible pumps work? How many through hulls are needed? Where does the water come out from when emptying? (underwater or above).


After I get a feel for how they work, I will try to draw up what I want to do in my boat.


For starters, I want to do 2 bags with 2 seperate reversible pumps....

I call BS

[Sodar]

Originally Posted by KnoxX2

I call BS

As you should! If we get the boat, I will be a 1/2 owner. My buddy wants more of a wakeboat, so I thought I would "invent" a ballast system for him

[KnoxX2]

So what your saying is you own half a BU.......................

Thats cool you will have a awsome skiing boat and a other boat to party on.

[BrianM]

The reversable pumps are spendy. $250 each for the Jabsco Ballast Puppy