weighting for a pro level size wake?

Fiveflat · **Joined:** Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:24 pm **Posts:** 139

Yes, he also had 750s in the lockers. That was his 2011 boat. I own his old 2012 boat.

Here's how we once weighted my boat. My brother has an X-2 so he has those big square sacs that are around 460lbs each. We had one in the bow, one partially full in the hall and one on the floor plus all the stock PnP ballast.

While JT did take good care of his boats, he knows that he isn't keeping it for years to come, so I would rather not work my engine that hard. I didn't like how hard it worked with this weight I posted above, but here's how it looked:

AJWest · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 2:08 pm

Fiveflat wrote:

Here's how Josh Twelker and Mike Dowdy weighted Josh's Axis before. I can't tell if those are 750's or 400's on the floor? Then that rear most sac is sitting on the seat, anther 750???

Up in the bow looks like a 400 though for sure?

I can't believe that would ever get on plane...

I willing to bet that front sac is a 900-1000lb triangle sac due the fact that the position of fitting is centered and it looks like he's up front messing with a forward fitting which is how the triangle sac is designed

Johnnydefacto · **Joined:** Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:47 pm **Posts:** 634

so sick.... I would love to ride that wake everyday

Fiveflat · **Joined:** Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:24 pm **Posts:** 139

Oh, good call on that bow sac!

My son has been riding with JT, I should just freakin' ask him once and for all. But like I said above, I'd like to make this boat last for a few years.

Ferral · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:01 pm

Which motor was in Josh's 2011? I got to ride that boat in a few INT contests but never asked. They did not have it weighted like that for intermediate though, lol!

TwistedTad · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2012 8:18 pm

Is that a boat or a snowplow? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. As John would say "slumping".

Fiveflat · **Joined:** Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:24 pm **Posts:** 139

Ferrel, I believe he had the 335 in his 2011. Where did you ride INT to ride behind that one? Were you out here in CA at that time?

Ferral · **Posted:** Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:56 pm

Yup, I lived just outside of Sacramento until moving to MN at the end of October last year, it was the NorCal INT events. Now that I think about it though, it may not have actually been JTs boat. His family always brought it to the contests, but there was a big Boat Country decal on the side so maybe they just took a demo boat those weekends. I don't see the decal in the pictures above.

Fiveflat · **Joined:** Wed Sep 21, 2011 3:24 pm **Posts:** 139

Yup, that was his boat. Boat Country decal was on it the whole time they 'owned' it. When I bought the 2012 from Boat Country, they offered me a little discount (and I mean little) to keep the decals on the boat. I said "Take 'em off"
And actually I found out yesterday, the 2011 had the 400 Raptor in it, not the 335.

My 2012 was his last Axis. Last year MC put him in a brand new X-25.

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