300/440/550 550 handlepole bracket reinforcement ideas

[Mark Gomez]

Alright so i went riding at oceanside today surf was big and oddly forming they built up too quickly and peaked too steep i wasnt used to it. so i went to throw some nose stabs and those lovely foot straps i made out of my back pack strap has tugged its tension looser after the last few weekend rides so all the needed tension is gone which doesnt help my foot to stay in my foothold anymore =/. Unfortunately i found that out the hard way by having the ski slide out from under me and having to bail from the ski. in some pretty big airs it wasnt fun. i started to notice that my handle pole kept hitting my hood on the left side when it went into resting position. So my pole and hood have those nice rub marks that most used ski's with no replaced bushings have. Come to the end of the run its turns out that my handle pole was actually tweaked to the left i tugged it back into place and also noticed some formulating stress cracks near the nose area near the handle pole bracket.:banghead: I would like to Glass it up from the bottom but id also like to hear some ideas about how anybody else used to or has Reinforced that bracket to stay and keep that nose piece strong. I have a limiting rope on my ski so hyper extending wasnt a factor.
So please throw some creative idea's out, things that work and just the right way to do it in general im just assuming i would go in underneath and glass layer the inside of the nose. I just want to get that dialed in nicely.
Id appreciate the help.
And i promise your idea's will pay off My dire set goal is to Barrel roll(with pictures or video) my 550 before im out of school June 16th-ish
thank you very much
-Mark

And no a superjet is not a factor here so please don't waste your time to tell me to get one believe me, by now i know and i will but for now im working with my 550 thank you anyways

 

[john zigler]

i have new, jetlyne stainless pole mount braces, that are intended for jsut that reason. it mounts between your pole mount, and the top of your nose. it wraps down bwhind the nose, and around where your strap mounts. they work great, and look cool too. 20.00 + s&h.

you can see a pic at my yahoo link below, int he kawi hull section.

let me know.

zig

 

[Mark Gomez]

i have new, jetlyne stainless pole mount braces, that are intended for jsut that reason. it mounts between your pole mount, and the top of your nose. it wraps down bwhind the nose, and around where your strap mounts. they work great, and look cool too. 20.00 + s&h.

you can see a pic at my yahoo link below, int he kawi hull section.

let me know.

zig

Thank you exactly what I'm looking for PM sent:biggthumpup:

 

[Mark Gomez]

if anybody has any ideas besides that bracket let me know im still open to more ideas
thanks
-Mark