Rickster
Matakana Menace
- Location
- Bay of Plenty, NZ
WF four hold hood for looks IMO....:woot:
Freestyle Hood Reviews
- Thread starter SJBrit
- Start date
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
I was checking out that EME hood on Eric's ski. Looks like it will fit an SXR perfectly with a small nosepiece mod. A lot of the top of that ski was molded identical to an SXR. The EME hood that comes on his skis will definately NOT fit a superjet. It had no hood hooks or latches and the seal was on the hood. Just a 550 strap and a lifejacket clip. I am going to do the same setup on my SXR.
RiverRat
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- Location
- Louisville, Ky
He has 2 differnt style liners that need to be specified when you order the hood (b-pipe or dry pipe)
why does he offer 2 liners? will the drypipe liner not work for a wetpipe?
fwiw, WCF's liner works w/ a drypipe too.
fwiw, WCF's liner works w/ a drypipe too.
- Location
- s florida
AAAHH...I like the WF!:arms: ...but I may be a little bias:haha:
Jawbreaker
Rick James Edition
- Location
- Music City, TN
Eric is not selling hoods or hulls at this time. If you want one, you have to buy the whole package and get the whole ski.
I did however talk to him about selling a hull & hood and he said "IF" he was to ever sell them alone, he would ask around 9K.
- Location
- michigan
is it even possible to buy from 24-7 right now?
SJBrit
Extraordinary Alien
- Location
- Bradenton, FL
Has anyone seen any product out of there yet? How's the new boy doing?
From everyone's comments so far it looks like WCF is providing the best value, but I have to say that the Waterdawg is awfully tempting at that price. I'd love to hear some more experiences with that hood.
sjetrider
615 Freeriders are addicted to T1 madness.
- Location
- in the 615 (Nashville)
If you can get him (Mark) on phone it is. Did he show up in Daytona? I had heard he was bringin a carbon hull, but didnt see it?
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
That's what I thought. Can't hurt to try though... See what he would want for one... Probably out of my price range... I guess we can take the EME off of this poll for sure....
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
werd:biggthumpup:
In my opinion they're perfect for a surf boat. I sealed the front holes and opened up the rear holes on mine and it works awesome. I also put vents over the rear holes to prevent even more water from coming in and now my ski stays VERY dry.
I would be interested in lowering one though. I saw one on the boards a few weeks ago and it looked awesome. They did say it takes a ton of labor to do it the right way though.
- Location
- Clearwater, FL
Has anyone tried this Blowsion Stock Hood Liner mod:
http://www.blowsion.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=YA96CO603
How much weight does it actually save you?
http://www.blowsion.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=YA96CO603
How much weight does it actually save you?
Ive ran an Xft X7 hood for the last year. Its a great hood, this hood will stay on your ski no matter what you throw at it! The inner lip keeps it in place, and its a killer looking hood, especially with an XMW pole.
I ran my hood all year with a non locking and broken hoodlatch(it barely held closed), in the waves too and on double ups- no joke, this hood stayed on, it poped up and open a few times but never came off! I was just asking to sink my ski too! I plan on getting a carbon version next year.
I ran my hood all year with a non locking and broken hoodlatch(it barely held closed), in the waves too and on double ups- no joke, this hood stayed on, it poped up and open a few times but never came off! I was just asking to sink my ski too! I plan on getting a carbon version next year.
- Location
- Winnipeg Manitoba
My Wammer hood seems really soft where the pole shock pad mounts. I can see it cracking there. I like the way it looks with the Xmetal pole but I had to modify the nose a lot to make it look right.
beachedflunkey
wavejunkies
- Location
- Virginia Beach
Well it's $239 for one thing. Make your own liner out of 4oz mat @ maybe less than a pound. Lining the sides with biax is the heavy part. ....and you lose all buoyancy in your hood unless you get creative with foam :indifferent:
freestylegeek
waiting...
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
The inner lip is bigger than this, but you get the idea.
If I remember right, a glass version (with nose and bracket) is $900, and the 6 lb carbon one is $1300.
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freestylegeek
waiting...
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
This is one of the guys that convinced me to go with an XFT.
I'm soooooo glad I listened to him!:arms: