Super Jet Blowsion Aluminum replacement handlepole pivot shaft / pole bolt

[oxnard111]

Thought this was interesting. Hadn't seen this before of heard of anybody running one. Saw this on the IJSBA World Final advertisement I got in the mail yesterday.

Looks like the hex head of the bolt might be smaller so that you can remove the bolt without either grinding the head of the bolt or removing the bolt bracket.

Would hate to see the corrosion build up between this bolt and an aluminum bracket though ????

http://www.blowsion.com/products/547-handle-pole-pivot-boltwashersnut.aspx

 

[Tyler Zane]

54$ before shipping!!! aluminum is not that expensive!

 

[Matt_E]

54$ before shipping!!! aluminum is not that expensive!

Do you think product pricing should be based merely on the price of materials? :dunno:
A new car shouldn't be all that expensive then. :biggrin:

Do yourself a favor and price a new OEM pole bolt. : shocked:

 

[stanton]

well that really should eliminate the galvanic corrossion between dissimilar metals, with some grease it should be good to go. if it does seize you are screwed though, that thing will strip out way easier than stock. be SURE to use a 6pt socket.
only problem is wear, even hard anodized wont hold up like stainless especially when that .003" coating wears off.
cool mod tho! haha

did they just call the stock bolt weak?? how about a hollow stainless or titanium bolt? would be extremely easy to make.

 

[oxnard111]

well that really should eliminate the galvanic corrossion between dissimilar metals, with some grease it should be good to go. if it does seize you are screwed though, that thing will strip out way easier than stock. be SURE to use a 6pt socket.
only problem is wear, even hard anodized wont hold up like stainless especially when that .003" coating wears off.
cool mod tho! haha

did they just call the stock bolt weak?? how about a hollow stainless or titanium bolt? would be extremely easy to make.

I know once or twice I've had to use a file to repair some threads of a pole bolt due to threads getting jacked up while pounding a pole bolt past a pole spring. For that reason alone I would not use this bolt.

 

[Tyler Zane]

Do you think product pricing should be based merely on the price of materials? :dunno:
A new car shouldn't be all that expensive then. :biggrin:

Do yourself a favor and price a new OEM pole bolt. : shocked:

most things compared to oem would be cheaper..

there is nothing special about that bolt other than the coating. just a couple of flat washers and any bolt thats long enough would do the trick. i can cut the extra threads off with a hack saw. there only selling point is the savings in weight and im sure the difference isnt gonna help you on a back flip.

the cost of materials affects the product a lot. should it be the cost of its weight in aluminum, no. should it be 65 dollars shipped, no. could they sell them for 30 dollars and still make money, yes. are there people willing to pay the $58, yes.

i assure you i will pay a lot less for a ss one. could you too, yes. there is actually someone on the x that will have them soon.

rant done...

 

[sjetrider]

Ask TC how his RRP alum. bolt held up. NOT good. If you use a billet bracket it is nice in that it will not corrode as bad as stainless in reactiong to the alum.. But I am sceptical of even tempered 7075 billet (assuming that is what it is) will hold up to the torcher we put these through.

This one may be different. but when I first heard the idea I thought AWESOME then heard about the carnage and said, NOT ME. Never had a stainless bolt fail and never heard of one failing while in use.

Wonder what the ID of a pole spring would do to this thing?

 

[Idok]

RRP makes an identical bolt....

saw (and heard) aircraftsalz snap one at the beach a couple of weeksw ago...broke it in TWO places

sounded like a gunshot when it broke



OEM SS bolt only

 

[Tyler Zane]

so in conclusion if you want an aluminum pole bolt only so that it will end up breaking buy it from rrp. there only 38 dollars...

 

[Crab]

I know once or twice I've had to use a file to repair some threads of a pole bolt due to threads getting jacked up while pounding a pole bolt past a pole spring. For that reason alone I would not use this bolt.

Probably only really good for a flatwater freestyle boat where every ounce counts.

 

[Waternut]

well that really should eliminate the galvanic corrossion between dissimilar metals, with some grease it should be good to go. i

I thought about that but then I noticed they're using SS hardware to go with the aluminum bolt...so much for that.

What's next... carbon fiber bolts? Terrible idea. I can't think of any of the aluminum alloy, regardless of heat treating that has a higher shear strength than even annealed SS and I'm sorry but anodize coatings are not meant to be structural. Weak OEM bolt...:lmao:

 

[Ross_C]

I just used one on our new boat. I will let you guys know if it fails. I've probably only got 40 or so hours on it at this point...maybe a little more.

The nice part about this bolt is that you don't have to grind the head to make it fit, and it is a cool looking piece.