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Centurion Automatic Ballast Fly High Fat Sac Filling Options
“Fly High Fat Sac Filling and Emptying Options”
We want you to know…
(We are not trying to convince you one way or the other, but we want you to be able to make an informed decision about what is best for you…)
What are you going to be doing while your automatic factory ballast system is filling up?
Some people rush into adding fat sacs to their automatic factory ballast system using the same pumps and switches.
We just want you to know that while that is convenient, it does take longer because your existing system has to fill up and then it has to fill the additional fat sacs. What you could be doing (if you want to get riding sooner) is to use 2 Tsunami Pumps to plug into the cigarette lighter accessory plugs to fill your additional fat sacs manually at the same time you flicked the switches to fill your automatic factory ballast.
In about the same amount of time that it takes to fill your factory ballast system, you could have your additional fat sacs filled via the 2 Tsunami pumps.
And again… what would you be doing while you are waiting for your automatic factory ballast system to fill anyway?
Adding Fat Sacs To Your Automatic Factory Ballast System Using The Same Pumps And Switches That Came In The Boat
There are different ways to add fat sacs to an automatic factory ballast system using the same pumps and switches that came in the boat.
The main thing is: that for every 1 inch hose that you attach to the fat sac, you use a W743 1″ gray fitting that you screw into the fat sacs with nothing but All-Purpose PVC Cement
and
either a W741 1″ Straight Black fitting with the red ring OR a W746 1″ Elbow Black fitting with the red ring (whatever allows the hose to most naturally attach to the fat sac without bending or kinking the hose).
The W741 or W746 goes on the end of the 1″ hose (558031-hose) using a hose clamp (558031-clamp) and then it will clip onto the W743 1″ gray fitting that you screwed into the fat sac with All-Purpose PVC cement.
This is the most high tech durable leak proof hose connection on the planet for an automatic ballast system.
To unclip it, you simply pull the red ring back on the black fitting.
For every 3/4″ hose that you attach to the fat sac, you do the same thing but use a W736 3/4″ gray fitting and a W740 3/4″ Straight Black Fitting with the red ring or a W742 3/4″ Elbow black fitting with the red ring.
Quick Tips For Using The Tsunami Pump (part # W709)
Step 1:
First put the Tsunami pump over the side of the boat under the water.
Step 2:
Then counter twist the end of the hose before sticking it in the quick connect
with cap and chain on the top of the Pro X Series Fat Sac so it twists back
and holds itself in the groove.
Step 3:
Plug the Tsunami Pump into the cigarette lighter accessory plug.
NOTE: To empty do the same thing except the end of the hose goes over the side of the boat first and the pump goes on the quick connect with cap and chain on top of the Pro X Series Fat Sac. Then… after you plug the Tsunami Pump into the cigarette lighter accessory plug, push the pump down into the sac to prime the pump.
How to Hook Up an Automatic Ballast System.
The Best Possible Way is by Keeping it Basic!
Required parts for EACH Pro X Series Fat Sac you will need the following:
1 each of W610-P – Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy Pump (high volume,
self-priming, reversible) with Fill/Empty Switch
25 ft of 558031-Black Hose – 1” Black Reinforced Bilge Hose
2 each of W743 – 1” Quick Connect – Sac Valve Thread (use All-Purpose PVC Cement to screw this fitting into the Fat Sac)
2 each of W741 – Flow-Rite 1” Straight Quick Connect Socket
2 each of W746 – Flow-Rite 1” Elbow Quick Connect Socket
6 each of 558031-Clamp – 316 Stainless Steel Worm Drive Hose Clamp 5/16” – 1 1/2” Clamp Diameter Range
2 each of 1” Thru Hulls – One for the bottom of the boat for Filling/Emptying; One for Venting/Overflow
Adequate length of electrical wire to wire up the fill/empty switch and the Jabsco Metal Ballast Puppy Pump
About the Author
Lane “Dawg” Bowers is a barefoot water skiing champion and the most prolific water skiing author on the internet. Lane’s passion is to teach you wakeboarding, water skiing, and barefoot water skiing without ever taking a fall. His latest video, “Fly High Ballast Fat Sac Filling and Emptying Options” is on
http://www.fat-sac-ballast-filling-options.com/
or watch the video at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCEVP7dLMR8
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