homemade limiting rope question?

[2nd nature]

does any one have pics or material list to make one.where do you get the bungie rope?

[hangtime]

I used 2 carabeener type clips with a piece of nylon rope ,I put the rope through the clip and used a hose clamp to hold the rope on the clip and wrapped it in tape after so no scratching your paint .

I had a variety pack of bungees and used a real small one to secure the rope to keep it from getting tangled on stuff .I used an eye hook on the handle pole and an eye hook on the tray area with real wide fender washers to keep the fiberglass from breaking .

First pic is eye hook in tray area
2nd pic is eye on handle pole
3rd and 4th is small bungee to keep rope taught and small hook on end of small bungee which I attach to my steering cable above rubber pass thru to hull in handle pole
5th pic is whole setup :headbang:

[2nd nature]

does the bungie hook to the handle bar bracket?

[Waste Land]

I hate those things...Just clamp your pole down hard

[hangtime]

does the bungie hook to the handle bar bracket?

Mine has a little hook which I hook to my steering cable ,I'm sure you could hook it elsewhere but it just has to keep the rope taught .

[hangtime]

I hate those things...Just clamp your pole down hard

How does that keep you from pushing your pole to far forward and breaking it .:headbang:

[hangtime]

it doesnt.


I THOUGHT SO ,THANKS :biggrin:

[Waste Land]

Wth makes people push their pole up that far to begin with?

[2nd nature]

thanks for the pictures . i had an idea but wanted to make sure im going to get parts today and wait on my handle pole to get here so i can size it up.

[SJBrit]

Wth makes people push their pole up that far to begin with?

It's easy: go big on a nose stab and land with your pole extended a little too much. As soon as you land it rams against the stop, and most of your weight is on it. Tightening the bolts in no way protects your pole from breaking through over-extension.

[IceRocket1286]

I dont think tightening bolts was mentioned. either way im with jesse, i think those are crappy. I understand their purpose, its just not for me. But if it works for you and you like it, go for it.

[WaveDemon]

why are flatwater guys discouraging surf mods?

[Matt_E]

:biggrin:

[orange flattop freestyler]

I dont think tightening bolts was mentioned. either way im with jesse, i think those are crappy. I understand their purpose, its just not for me. But if it works for you and you like it, go for it.


Crappy maybe mate, wait till it saves your ski for the first time, start throwing some big stuff and no doubt at some point youre gonna get it all wonky. :bigeyes:

Ive broken 2 ATP limiters last year and now ive made my own much more heavy duty item with stitched rope and big ass caribinas.:headbang:

The ATP one did break but saved my pole and the front of my ski!!!!:arms:

[Waste Land]

why are flatwater guys discouraging surf mods?

I'm not discouraging. I just dont like em.

Even with my body fully extended and pushing up I cant get my pole to even catch. It would take pancaking/coming out of my footholds before mine touched the limiters. I can throw the living piss out of my boat like i did at daytona and the pole doesnt even move.

They get in the way of lat water riding for me anyway, thats my number one.

[orange flattop freestyler]

Apologies for the crap cell phone pics and the dirty ski but i just popped out to the garage to get some snaps for you.

Here you can see my tray fixing
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/frayz55/ski/limit1.jpg
Bungie cord attatches to pole bracket bolt
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/frayz55/ski/limit2.jpg
connection to limiter wih heat shrink to keep all bound ends tidy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/frayz55/ski/limit3.jpg
Large stainless syebolt that is the bottom attatchment to my steering stop bolt as you can see in the last pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/frayz55/ski/limit4.jpg
Large caribinas with stitched rope and heat shrinking
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/frayz55/ski/limit5.jpg
Inside shot at my steering stop so you can see what the eye bolt is attatched to.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v208/frayz55/ski/limit6.jpg

Also make sure you buy rope that has been pre-stretched so it has no give in it at all.

[Matt_E]

I cannot stand the pole being too tight, personally. If you come out of a stab wrong, and your body weight is going over the front, the pole will come up, I guarantee it. (If you weigh more that 130lbs, anyway)

[jopi]

not to mention keeping your pole down when you have to bail so your ski doesn't land in an upside down V. There is the 1st message from the biggest lurker out here.

[SJBrit]

why are flatwater guys discouraging surf mods?

Quite right. Busted my pole off a boat wake because I didn't have a pole limiter. Even flat water riders can go big enough to do damage.

Jesse - give me you're ski - I'll bet you I can tear your pole right off even with it clamped down tight....

[WaveDemon]

Quite right. Busted my pole off a boat wake because I didn't have a pole limiter. Even flat water riders can go big enough to do damage.

Jesse - give me you're ski - I'll bet you I can tear your pole right off even with it clamped down tight....:biggrin:

[hangtime]

I think Matt made a good point by saying if your over 130 lbs.
Which means wasteland could not possibly break a pole and I could break one by just leaning forward :biggrin:

[Waste Land]

Jesse - give me you're ski - I'll bet you I can tear your pole right off even with it clamped down tight....

Give me a reinforced wammer surf hull....I bet I can break the nose off.

Yeah, I'm sure it can be done man, but its just not me, and I dont like the damn things.

[WaveDemon]

Give me a reinforced wammer surf hull....I bet I can break the nose off.

Yeah, I'm sure it can be done man, but its just not me, and I dont like the damn things.I think I'll book mark this post... It will be fun to bust it our after you break a pole or mount. :biggrin:

[orange flattop freestyler]

Honestly i dont really like the look of mine but it would damm spoil my day a whole lot more to rip the front off and watch my £££'s of boat sink in the sea

[IceRocket1286]

Honestly i dont really like the look of mine but it would damm spoil my day a whole lot more to rip the front off and watch my £££'s of boat sink in the sea


dont you mean $$$'s? :Banane01: :Banane01:

[Waste Land]

i think what wasteland is trying to say is that he doesnt need a limiting rope doing hoodtricks all the time.:bananalama:

Yea...cause I never do anything else. Infact and stay on the hood constantly even with surf.:biggrin:

[SJBrit]

Give me a reinforced wammer surf hull....I bet I can break the nose off.

Yeah, I'm sure it can be done man, but its just not me, and I dont like the damn things.

Ever ridden with one? You barely notice. Makes a handy toe rope too. I know what you're saying, and I didn't even have one before Daytona as you know. But I wouldn't have dreamt about riding surf without one, and I wished I'd had it the day I tore my pole out on the river by over-extending on a nose stab. I'll take it off most of the time, just like my helmet. When risk my head I use a helmet, and when I risk my pole, I'll use the limiting rope.

[Waste Land]

Ever ridden with one? You barely notice. Makes a handy toe rope too. I know what you're saying, and I didn't even have one before Daytona as you know. But I wouldn't have dreamt about riding surf without one, and I wished I'd had it the day I tore my pole out on the river by over-extending on a nose stab. I'll take it off most of the time, just like my helmet. When risk my head I use a helmet, and when I risk my pole, I'll use the limiting rope.

Yeah...I rode your ski remember? :biggrin: Thanks again...

I know what your saying...I still dont like 'em lo

l...Say....when are we gonna redo my rubber fiberglass:17:

[hangtime]

I'm not discouraging. I just dont like em.

Even with my body fully extended and pushing up I cant get my pole to even catch. It would take pancaking/coming out of my footholds before mine touched the limiters. I can throw the living piss out of my boat like i did at daytona and the pole doesnt even move.

They get in the way of lat water riding for me anyway, thats my number one.



That's because your like 50 pounds soaking wet dude .Sorry ,I had too much to drink at the Testament show tonight .I apologize in advance for any rude remarks .METAL RULES

[The Penguin]

you revive a 2.5 year old thread....for that?

lay off the sauce.

:biggrin:

[DAG]

Holy frijoles,


what made you find this thread?

[hangtime]

you revive a 2.5 year old thread....for that?

lay off the sauce.

:biggrin:


Sorry about that :Banane09::Banane09:

[JJC568]

Well regardless this thread has some good pics of how to make limiting straps. Thanks for the pics those that posted them!!

[tbaer]

Well regardless this thread has some good pics of how to make limiting straps. Thanks for the pics those that posted them!!


:cheer2: stop posting you don't have a super jet! hahahaha

[JJC568]

whats the best way to determine the lenght of the rope

[Katie]

does any one have pics or material list to make one.where do you get the bungie rope?


I bought a bungie rop at WalMart just cut one of the hooked ends off. Then bent the end over and put my rope/strap that goes from the tray to the pole through the end and sewed it together. The one hook I left on the bungie cord goes to the pole spring. Works really well and cost me about 8-15 dollars for everything. I can post pictures later if you want.

[The Penguin]

whats the best way to determine the lenght of the rope
first - get a superjet

second....

:laugh2:

[RoTAxGreNade]

Bahhh - Who needs the damned things......:omfg:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3153/grenadewj7.jpg
Oh and you can bend the crap out of those nice stainless bracket stops BTW

[crab]

Bahhh - Who needs the damned things......:omfg:
http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3153/grenadewj7.jpg
Oh and you can bend the crap out of those nice stainless bracket stops BTWGreat pic.

[FyrHazard]

Anyone know what size thread the steering stop bolt is? I like the eye-nut setup on Orange Flattop Freestyle's ski rather than drilling a new hole for an eye-bolt.

[aussiemat]

stock thread size of steering stop is M10 x 1.25mm, standard M10 thread is 1.5mm pitch you either need to tap out a M8 eye nut or change the steering stop.

Cheers
Matty