My X-2

[D Slicker]

So I got to ride my X-2 in the surf today for the first time and all I have to say is WHAT A BLAST:bananalama: :bananalama: :bananalama: . I put both my SX-R and X-2 in the water and had to fight with myself to get on my SX-R but i had to work on my barrel rolls (no success :banghead: but getting there). Back to the X-2 I cant wait to put a 750 in it and some Tubbies this winter. I know everyone love the blaster due to a better design but man the X-2 is fun.

http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=69425

[kawasakit2me]

So I got to ride my X-2 in the surf today for the first time and all I have to say is WHAT A BLAST:bananalama: :bananalama: :bananalama: . I put both my SX-R and X-2 in the water and had to fight with myself to get on my SX-R but i had to work on my barrel rolls (no success :banghead: but getting there). Back to the X-2 I cant wait to put a 750 in it and some Tubbies this winter. I know everyone love the blaster due to a better design but man the X-2 is fun.


I made a very similar post (on pwct) the first time I took my X2 in the surf.... minus the llamas and SXR barrel roll attempts.

:cheer: :cheer: X2s rule :cheer: :cheer:

[Legdragger]

:biggthumpup: :woot: :cheer2:

[skysurfer2010]

man... i still haven't even made it to the surf yet this year. having your skis at your parents house an hour away SUCKS!!!!!!!!!

i wish i could get my blaster out in the surf... but i gotta glass the rear transom lip since it has hairline cracks in it. i don't feel like losing the rear end of my blaster landing some air.

[dbrutherford]

No surf near me for miles .... :(

Also the idiots out in boats do not understand me when I ask them to make waves for me.

What part of "go slow and keep the boat trimmed up" do they not understand?
They always take off and expect you to run the heck out of your ski to jump two waves from them.


I take that back, some guy made the best waves I have ever jumped with a jet boat the other day. He looked like he was riding a wheelie on it!

DBR

[crab]

Surf is the ultimate proving grounds for the X2, they fly so nice and you have so much stability and control during re-entry. As much as I really want a Superjet also, I am spending all my time and energy working to kick it like Legdragger.

[crab]

Mike and I at Westport. Sorry about the low quality, it is a still from some video.

[crab]

So I got to ride my X-2 in the surf today for the first time and all I have to say is WHAT A BLAST:bananalama: :bananalama: :bananalama: . I put both my SX-R and X-2 in the water and had to fight with myself to get on my SX-R but i had to work on my barrel rolls (no success :banghead: but getting there). Back to the X-2 I cant wait to put a 750 in it and some Tubbies this winter. I know everyone love the blaster due to a better design but man the X-2 is fun.

http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=69425Get a stock rideplate and cut a large D in the back, it will turn much better out in the surf, it also helps keep the nose up.

[D Slicker]

What do you guys think of the ocean pro finned ride plate? I am running a mariner now but also have the OP plate.

[nukeonekitty]

I'm banned from PWCT, I can't see!

[nukeonekitty]

apparently one who says 'black people'... SBT= :clown:

[nukeonekitty]

I said it looks like a black person is riding that ski (because the guy had an all black wet suit on) whatever though that site is just annoying now...

[D Slicker]

I said it looks like a black person is riding that ski (because the guy had an all black wet suit on) whatever though that site is just annoying now...

Racist :sneaky:

[nukeonekitty]

I know... I should be hanged just for that... light the cross good ol' boys... so stupid...

[dbrutherford]

I felt like getting on PWC Today and starting a "I have been banned because why?" thread....

Yeah I got into it with them because my edit thing timed out and All the work I put into copy and pasting my HTML code was lost. All they said was sorry... use the attachment feature.

The more I thought about it, I said no! They just want you to attach pics because then they own them! I am sure it is in that user agreement no one ever reads.

Just ticks me off that Rob and Bobbi worked so hard for years on that site only for SBT to come along and buy the site. They just wanted it for their own advertising.

SBT sucks! Always has!









Sorry to rant..... I need to go ride some surf too!

[surfjetlouie]

oh my GOD! and youre still allowed on the web?!:haha:
I have you on picture past midnight after our ride at Markham 2 yrs ago in November. and you where very black to me or maybe it was a combination off B***e, and a black wetsuit:haha: :Banane35:

[surfjetlouie]

:bigeyes:

[dbrutherford]

I got an email yesterday, I can't bash SBT anymore.. lol we all got that email....


They got free ski parts? Man I need to start a website! Visa, MC, and Amex just don't provide he parts I really need.. lol



D Slicker... didn't have some foot holds on that X2?

[D Slicker]

I have foot straps, look close.:biggthumpup:

[dbrutherford]

I see them now.. lol I was thinking of someone else's ski. Anyways can you put up a close up pic? I am curious how you mounted them. I can't get anyone to tell me where to buy some epoxy to mount mine... :feedback: grr This is getting frustrating....:banghead: :banghead:


Sorry For Hijacking :hijacked:


Reall yI just wanted to use all those cool smillies...

[D Slicker]

I will take some picks tonight and get them to you. I just screwed them in.

[dbrutherford]

Good deal! Any trouble with the bolts pulling out? I think I am going to put inserts in the hull and just bolt the otherside through the bond rail. Still unsure of what type of epoxy to use and wether or not to use one or two inserts. I don't want to weaken the hull there too much. My idea was to drill he hole for the insert then hog out the foam underneath the fiberglass to give ample room for epoxy. Basically I want a big chunk of epoxy under the tray all around the insert. That way there is some extra insurance the insert won't pull out.

DBR

[groaty]

hey dave,

let me know what you come up with and where you got your dakine foot straps. i've been searching ebay and had no luck. i can do the 180 stab without them now but i think with a little more help with the straps it would look like i know what i'm doing.

[D Slicker]

hey dave,

let me know what you come up with and where you got your dakine foot straps. i've been searching ebay and had no luck. i can do the 180 stab without them now but i think with a little more help with the straps it would look like i know what i'm doing.

I got mine at a windsurfing store online. Went on nextag.com to find them.

[dbrutherford]

Groaty,

click here:

http://www.dakine.com/base.cfm


Now click windsurf, then click FootStraps, then click View Series. I originally purchased Pro Forms. They are around 15 bucks each. The place sent Supremo's though. The cost for them was 19 a piece. There isn't any difference other than the Supremo's have a little metal washer that comes with them.

So instead buy the Pro Forms. But then buy 4 sets of the twist control system. It is a crock you have to buy four of them! Each set comes with one single control thing and one double control thing. So you need four singles or four doubles depending on how you mount them. Look at the pics in the link, you will see what I mean. The twist control things have that metal washer bonded to them. If you look at my photo bucket, you can see all the pics.


Now as for buying the straps.... You cannot order them from Dakine's website. They have a link on there to other companies that sell them. I believe I ordered mine from Pacific Wave. I don't see it listed but that is who charged my credit card.

For the inserts, I believe Hot Products or Parts Unlimited carry them. I bought mine several years ago.


I originally bought some Vario's. Don't buy any foot straps other than the Pro Forms or Supremo's! The Varios had a bit of an angle where they mounted. This made them impossible to mount them on an X2. Also they are way too wide for an X2. I asked Yamaslut what hed used in his Square Nose and he said Pro Forms. I also had him look at the Shinn Racing website which shows a set of Dakines on a stock X2. He said that those were the Pro Forms. So... that is what I bought. I have test fitted these a million times now..... I think that they will work good but I need to get saome damn epoxy that will work on my hull.... No one knows where or what to buy... This Sucks! If I go another day without knowing I will probably just go to AutoZone and get some of that two part epoxy that is in a syrgine.


Good Luck

[groaty]

thanks for the info

[surfjetlouie]

Groaty,

click here:

http://www.dakine.com/base.cfm


Now click windsurf, then click FootStraps, then click View Series. I originally purchased Pro Forms. They are around 15 bucks each. The place sent Supremo's though. The cost for them was 19 a piece. There isn't any difference other than the Supremo's have a little metal washer that comes with them.

So instead buy the Pro Forms. But then buy 4 sets of the twist control system. It is a crock you have to buy four of them! Each set comes with one single control thing and one double control thing. So you need four singles or four doubles depending on how you mount them. Look at the pics in the link, you will see what I mean. The twist control things have that metal washer bonded to them. If you look at my photo bucket, you can see all the pics.


Now as for buying the straps.... You cannot order them from Dakine's website. They have a link on there to other companies that sell them. I believe I ordered mine from Pacific Wave. I don't see it listed but that is who charged my credit card.

For the inserts, I believe Hot Products or Parts Unlimited carry them. I bought mine several years ago.


I originally bought some Vario's. Don't buy any foot straps other than the Pro Forms or Supremo's! The Varios had a bit of an angle where they mounted. This made them impossible to mount them on an X2. Also they are way too wide for an X2. I asked Yamaslut what hed used in his Square Nose and he said Pro Forms. I also had him look at the Shinn Racing website which shows a set of Dakines on a stock X2. He said that those were the Pro Forms. So... that is what I bought. I have test fitted these a million times now..... I think that they will work good but I need to get saome damn epoxy that will work on my hull.... No one knows where or what to buy... This Sucks! If I go another day without knowing I will probably just go to AutoZone and get some of that two part epoxy that is in a syrgine.


Good Luck

get FASTCO 2 part epoxy

[dbrutherford]

D Slicker,


Any chance at those photos? Sorry for Hijacking your thread. lol

DBR

[D Slicker]

D Slicker,


Any chance at those photos? Sorry for Hijacking your thread. lol

DBR

I think this will work. http://www.x-h2o.com/gallery/index.php?cat=10373