How to weight an F21 Tomcat for boarding

(taylorfredrickson)

I'm on the Chico State Wake Team and we just purchased an F 21 tomcat! we are stoked are are trying to find the best way to weight this machine so it will throw the best wake! any ideas??? I was thinking 2 500's on each side of the engine, a 750-1000 bag in the front plus stock ballast!

(wakebordr11) · (wakebordr11) **Join Date: May 2001** 08-15-2013, 6:32 PM

Since everyone posts that these boats like 400 in the nose plus stock maybe you'll want to go with that and another 400 in the walkway

(rickB52) · (rickB52) **Join Date: Mar 2012** 08-15-2013, 6:57 PM

hit the MB Forum...

(Bam6961) · (Bam6961) **Join Date: Apr 2011** 08-15-2013, 7:33 PM

try to get it to sit like this at 2:05

(wakereviews) · (wakereviews) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 08-16-2013, 8:36 AM

never had anyone complain with full stock ballast and a 400-500 in the center walkway.

(hillbilly) · (hillbilly) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 08-16-2013, 8:59 AM

And with only 500 over stock it will save gas and be easier to drive at the Pond!!!!
Should be harder to bury the nose on the turns.

(MICAH_HARPER) · (MICAH_HARPER) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 08-16-2013, 9:07 AM

stock with 400lb in bow

(edgeski1)

I'm going to jump in and +1 for stock, plus 400-500 in the walkway

(shawndoggy) · (shawndoggy) **Join Date: Nov 2009** 08-16-2013, 9:20 AM

I know dftrjosh has said 400 in the bow, biased to port side to counteract prop rotation bias to starboard.

(no personal experience, just repeating what I've read)

(bushtree) · (bushtree) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 08-16-2013, 9:23 AM

Add one more vote for Stock +400 ish in the bow.

(Greeko) · (Greeko) **Join Date: May 2013** 08-16-2013, 10:01 AM

I run 400-500 in the bow with stock ballasts and its pretty wicked awesome!

(taylorfredrickson)

Okay sweet! sounds like 400 in the bow + stock! Thanks guys! I'll post some pics and let you know how
it is!

(slipknot) · (slipknot) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 08-16-2013, 10:58 AM

stock plus 3-400 in the bow should get you where you need to be, enjoy the MB Chico State wake team!

(ryan_shima1)

Another agreement for 400-500 in the bow + stock. Anymore than that and it doesn't plane out fast and the wake actually feels worse. Depending on how many people are in the boat, we've even dumped SOME of the stock weight out without losing any size on the wake. If anything, it cleaned up and was much better. Wakw plate should be about 100% once up to speed.