4 Stroke SJ Hood Damage

[IceRocket1286]

A heads up for 4 stroke SJ owners:

I got back in from a ride and noticed my hood was not sitting on the hull correctly. Turns out all of the clips on the right side, white panel of the hood are broken. It's a flimsy plastic design as most of us have noticed. I'm under warranty so I'll see if I can get it replaced, but I'm sure this will be a royal pain in the rear. I will be using panel bond or silicone to seal the inner and outer shells on my next hood to help reduce vibration and give it some strength. I'd venture to guess these are weak points in general but also when turning sharp, water pulls on the inside of the white panel and eventually pulled hard enough and broke these tabs. Regardless, this clearly shouldn't be happening. I have about 25 hours on the ski so far. It appears that these hoods are 3 piece, the black inner liner and a white left & right side panel. Hoping to get it sorted out quick. Check your hoods and try and prevent this from happening to you!

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Maybe get with one of these 3D printing guys and see if they can come up with a replacement clip setup made onto a flat base where you could panel bond it onto the existing hood panel , that 's my suggestion .

 

[Kohldanielzimmer]

Not a good design. Probably done for weight and cost of manufacturing savings.
I wonder if racing sanctioning bodies will eventually allow A/M hoods.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

It reminds me of the stuff on motorcycles I used to service at the dealership, it was designed to be put together once, after that they were not worried about it .