Surfriding Fx1 or rn

[437honda]

I have a fx1 rite now that is pretty nice with alot of bolt on stuff foot holds and some other crap. I took it out in the surf for the first time the other day and came home with it pretty beat up. My question is for the surf would I be better off keeping the fx1 hull completely re enforcing it, fixing the big cracks I just got in it adding tubbies and making it a better surf ski or should I go with a round nose hull and build it for surf. I love the fx1 on the flat water but I kinda feel like the round nose would be better in the surf. The ski will hopefully be in the surf atleast 50% of the time thanks for the input

 

[Sanoman]

Bring popcorn with ya!

A lot of guys swear by an fx1 in the surf,myself included.But should get a ton of opinions on this subject.

 

[special fx]

Oh man....I'm gonna ride this one out!

 

[Wolf Child]

have you considered just setting it on fire?

 

[437honda]

Uh oh haha. I was hopeing to hear people's pros of both in the surf. I mainly wanted to see if its gonna be worth doing all this work to the fx1 over winter.

 

[ntrsspray]

Ohh man. Here we go. Learn to ride the FX


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[Wolf Child]

Fx1s are small and light and NARROW. but like anything they can be made to be what ever you want them to be. all it takes is time and money. if thats the type of ski you are most comfortable with, then do it up, man. dont let any ofthe nay sayers stop you. life's too short to drink the band wagon flavored kool-aid.

 

[Nuklear6]

I am an sj guy who is converted to the fx. Now there are def pros and cons to rn vs fx in the surf. I will say this in advance, you must do a pump slwap to have any chance of survival in the white water. The major down fall of the fx in the surf is chop. It is lighter, shorter, and narrower there for it will be pushed around more by rough waters. That being said the risk is worth the reward to me. The fx turns quicker and most importantly get so much more "pop" off a wave or white water. Not to mention the same motorre in an fx feels like 20 more horsepower then that same engine in an sj (with a pump swap of course)

 

[icecoled007]

The FX1 is too narrow IMO, it would be way to tough to ride in the surf.

The SJ, is still narrow....compared to most other skis. The hull is much more forgiving and will be easier to ride.

Bottom line is most people cant ride an FX like special fx and those other guys. Takes alot more skill and practice.

 

[Wolf Child]

The FX1 is too narrow IMO, it would be way to tough to ride in the surf.

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says the guy on the widest ski this side of a 3D. LMAO! Cuz...you know....no body ever rode 440/550s in the surf either. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[DangerBoy]

I would say superjets were made for people who cant ride a FX-1 :swordfight::swordfight::swordfight::shooter3::shooter3::shooter3:
I spent 17 years on mine in the surf and loved every minute of it, I even rode it out at Todos Santos
learn to ride an FX-1 and you can ride anything,
Db

 

[Nuklear6]

I do understand that this is all for fun. What I don't understand is why everyone wants training wheels. I personally take pride in being able to do the same trick someone else is doing on a more stable sj when im on an fx that is harder to ride. Challenge is good and fun as well.

 

[437honda]

For me it's not about what's easier to ride its about what is a better platform for a surf ski. I've gotten really comfortable on my fx1 that's not the problem for me. Before I dump tons of time into this hull I want to see if it's a good platform to start with that's all. I don't want to dump tons of time and money into something just to realize its not what I want. I have barely any experience in surf I've been riding flat water for a long time so I was just wanting to get input on these things by guys with surf experience. Thanks everyone

 

[Bobert540]

You can't go wrong with putting money into an fx1. I have been fortunate enough to ride a few fx's the past 2 years and I have come to like them more and more. You definately need tubbies and a pump swap. Reinforce the hull and you are set. They are a blast to ride once you get the hang of them!

 

[icecoled007]

says the guy on the widest ski this side of a 3D. LMAO! Cuz...you know....no body ever rode 440/550s in the surf either. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

I sold my FX1 for that ski....

I love rding 440's/550's they are fun skis and feel really light. The FX feels like those skis on roids. I guess I am just too used to wide skis to get used to the skinny handeling.

Like I said before it takes alot of skill/practice. Not everyone is good and will get it as quickly. As a taller/bigger guy I always felt cramped and big on the FX. Not everyone feels the same. I imagine the ski is much different with tubbies and pump swap... I wouldn't know

If you look at the majority of a/m hulls Rickter, EME, Trinity, Bob, Superfreak, they aren't narrow hulls. I wonder why?

 

[KR]

Ugh...

 

[Nuklear6]

One thing i/ we often forget to mention when talking about the fx and mods that are necessary is tray width. Here in jersey most of us with fx's have full length foot wells cut in our trays. Mine are by far not the widest and i have almost 17 in of standing width in my tray, that goes from the back almost all the way to the bulkhead. I believe tjscool and wavehog have almost 19 inches of width. This really helps get your feet out near the width of your shoulder (in surf stance), and there for makes it much more forgiving to ride the small fx.

 

[Sanoman]

tom21 makes an enlarged tray for an fx and if you can come across my thread on here,you will see that it is a great conversion w/o a ton of work.l think you could compare it to cutting out a tray for wet foam.

And what did l post yesterday about bringing popcorn! Some haters don't like yamaha's little bastard child.

 

[437honda]

How do the full length footwells compare to foot holds I've been interested in them but wasn't sure how good they keep your feet in. I've seen tom21's tray and it's on the list for the winter if I tear into the hull along with tubbies front foot hold full re-enforcement and a bunch of other stuff

 

[icecoled007]

I have an idea, keep your FX... yours looks really awesome.

Buy a SN or RN for chap and ride both. Report back which you like more and go from there!