heater or upgraded fill ballast system??

[saskie99]

What would you do? Upgrade your ballast system to the new reversible pumps to increase fill times or install a heater? Cost is roughly the same but I wont be able to do both this summer??

[kaneboats]

That would be easy for me in FL, but for you???? Ask yourself how many times you would use each thing.
Personally, I would not put the reversible pumps in my boat b/c my modified system will be faster.

[saskie99]

heater would be nice but i like the idea of no spinkler valves, no anti syphon valves ect and how simple it is to put in. But my wife will vote for the heater all day!

[501]

Without a heater, I wouldn't have a crew half the time in spring and summer. I'd do the heater before the ballast pumps, no question. Use that fill time to do some stretches before riding.

[lsvboombox]

I put the heater in last winter and didnt use it once last year. The reverisble pumps are a simpler, cleaner setup. BUt i dont think i would label them as a faster system unless you are adding a few extra pumps. I would have rather invested the money into by ballast system tan the heater

[bzubke1]

Are you having any problems with the ballast system? I never had any problems with the sprinkler valves, yeah they were slow but it always worked the way I needed it to. If it was me I would add something you don't currenly have before you upgrade something you have that works. Unless of course the sprinkler valves are giving you problems then I would do that first.

[saskie99]

I would be putting a dedicted pump onto each ballast bag.

[ian ashton]

The heater, hands down. By far the best option we ordered on our boat - it's not that it makes out season any longer (I'm sure we'd still be out without it), but it makes things much more tolerable!

[jmvotto]

My vote is heater, I have a great mod install on that size boat for a four port heater.

Kids and wife love it.nd it is so nice in the spring and fall days even august evenings to take the chill off the drivers feet


I did a dual 1100 rule fill pump mod to increase fill speeds for mutliple bags.

easy and simple lots of modes on her with that one.

[saskie99]

it is looking like the heater side is winning!