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Description
Add additional wakeboard or wakesurf ballast to your Mastercraft boat's factory ballast system with our exclusive MasterCraft PiggyBack Wakesurf System. Interested in adding more ballast to your boat for surfing, but don't want to mess with throwing pumps over the side of the boat? The WakeMAKERS PiggyBack 750 Wakesurf Ballast System is designed to integrate with your factory ballast system, be controlled using the switches on your dash, and not required any additional effort to fill and drain.How It Works
The PiggyBack 750 Ballast System is designed to make use of the existing pumps, hoses and switches in your Mastercraft, to expand the capacity of your factory rear ballast tanks from 250lbs. to an incredible 1,000lbs. This kit includes everything needed for the installation, including a Fly High Pro X Series Fat Sac and the necessary Fly High quick connect fittings.
As the name implies, this Ballast System Add-On is connected inline with the overflow of the factory ballast tank, allowing it to PiggyBack on the factory system. In the factory configuration when the in-floor hard tank is full excess water is dumped overboard through the vent hose. With the PiggyBack system installed, excess water from the hard tank flows into the Fly High ballast bag, allowing it to fill after the factory tank is full. Once the new bag is full (which means the factory tank is full), excess water will flow out of the overflow of the bag, and through the factory thru-hull fittings, allowing the system to function exactly the same as the stock ballast setup, but with the additional capacity of the 750lb. ballast bag.
Draining is exactly the opposite; as the factory drain pump remove water from the tank, gravity forces water out of the Fly High bag and into the hard tank until both ballast bag and tank are empty.
Installation
One simple and completely reversible change is required to install the PiggyBack system, and the entire process takes less than 20 minutes.
Applications
This Piggyback system is designed to work with any MasterCraft boat that has factory rear ballast tanks that are installed below the floor of the boat and use 1" hose connected to Jabsco Ballast Puppy pumps for filling and draining. Confirmed models include the following boats:
- 2003-2011 MasterCraft X-Star (Select X-Star Hardware Kit or 720lb. 40" x 22" x 22" X-Star Rear Bag Option)
- 2006-2011 MasterCraft X-2
- 2006-2011 MasterCraft X-10
- 2009-2011 MasterCraft X-14V
- 2006-2011 MasterCraft X-15
- 2010-2011 MasterCraft X-25
- 2006-2010 MasterCraft X-30
- 2008-2011 MasterCraft X-35
- 2006-2011 MasterCraft X-45
- 2009-2011 MasterCraft X-55
- 2006-2011 MasterCraft X-80
- 2012 NOT COMPATIBLE (Ballast Software Upgrade Available Early 2013)
- 2013 MasterCraft X-2
- 2013 Mastercraft X-10
- 2013 MasterCraft X-14V
- 2013 MasterCraft X-15
- 2013 MasterCraft X-25
- 2013 MasterCraft X-30
- 2013 MasterCraft X-35
- 2013 MasterCraft X-45
- 2013 MasterCraft X-55
- 2013 MasterCraft X-Star
For specific questions on fitment, and for possible compatibility with other models, please contact us.
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Specifications
Size: Select AboveCapacity: Select Above
Available Colors: Grey
Model #: 42301
What's Included
Owner's Manual(1) Valmex wakeboard ballast bag
(1) PiggyBack Hardware Kit
(1) PiggyBack Installation Manual
This wakeboard ballast package is designed specifically for integration into existing automated ballast systems. Because of that it includes the necessary fittings for correct integration with 1" hose, but does not include any additional fittings. If you have questions about correctly integrating this system, contact us.
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Customer Reviews
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Create Amazing Wakesurf Waves Behind Your 2009 MasterCraft X-45
Review by MCSeattle on 1/15/13Price Value Quality WOW,
I bought this kit for my MC X45 for surfing and all I can say is that i am impressed. The install was very easy. It only took me about 20 minutes per side. I went with the Fly High Jumbo Surf Sacs (1100lbs.) to get the most out of my lockers. We had more height in the locker and wanted the sacs to fill to the top. In hindsight the Fly High Fat Sacs (750lbs.) would fit better but you can't go wrong with the bigger bags.
We just installed the rear sacs first and quickly realized we needed the front sacs too. Once the front sacs were installed it brought the bow down and created a nice long surf wake. -
Great product
Review by GKM on 9/21/11Quality Price Value Just installed the piggyback system in the rear storage locker for my 2006 X45. It is now throwing off a huge wake that even a novice can surf without a rope.
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Easy and Straight Forward
Review by Matt on 5/23/11Quality Price Value Did this upgrade on my 08 X-45. Agree with previous review that you need additional tubing for overflow. However, plenty is provided with kit so no need to purchase more.
Very straight forward instructions. Takes about 30 minutes. Used a dryer to heat tubing up to get fittings into tube.
Reprogrammed the pumps and the sacs fill/empty with ease now! Great Upgrade! -
Easy, good advice from WakeMakers
Review by MC Matt on 4/15/11Quality Price Value I have a 2009 Mastercraft X-30 and installed the Fat sac piggyback gear on my boat. Everything was pretty straightforward, I did seem to need about another 6 inchs of tubing for the overflow but I think that is because I have a custom cage in the back lockers.
I had questions about doing this to my( BABY) but one quick call and everything was answered. These guys know what there talking about. No more throwing the tsunami pump over the side for me.
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