I just thought i would post up an honest nonbiased review after a couple weeks of riding my bob gen 2 hull. This was the complete process of my purchase to the final build of my ski.
Just to make this clear, Im not trying to bash or sell these skis, I just want to share my build.
Myself and two other friends purchased gen 2 bobs(3 total) from Action Extreme Powersports in Plymouth, WI, a bob dealer.
Purchase;
I bought this hull for the same $4000 as you buy these from the ski clinic for. We all added a billet pole bracket and kart tank to the base build which we knew was an added expense. When the invoice came in we saw that there were some charges on there that we didnt recognise. I had Action contact the ski clinic to find out what they were about. We were informed that the things not included in the original $4000 price were a $175 crate fee (we thought the $300 shipping per ski included this), the front hood clip, the bow eye tie down, and the two rear bow eyes....not huge, but something I didn't know about. I was under the impression from the web site that it was $4000 turn build ready plus shipping.
Fit and Finish;
I was a little dissapointed at the overall lack detail of the finish. If you buy a bob and were expecting something similar to a superjet fit and finish don't. I checked out a buddy's q8 a couple of days before mine came in and it was a bit of a let down when I saw my bob. There were surface blemishes on the body of the ski and quite a few of them around the tight areas like the hood latch a pole bracket area. There were a couple places where the gel coat didn't adhear to the fibelglass ( more now that I've ridden it for a couple of weeks) and has cracked and chipped out...almost like there was a bubble underneath and it just flakes away. The turf on the bumpers lasted one ride before it needed a reglue. The vinyl graphics ddin't last much longer than the turf.
Weight:
All 3 hulls were ordered as glass surf hulls. We all ride our skis fairly hard and were concerned with breakage. We told them to make sure they were built strong. The website advertises a surf hull to weigh 90-100lbs so you can imagine our surprise when two of the hulls tipped the scale at 140lbs and mine weighed 130lbs all with hoods on. We were a little dissapointed when we weighed up a standard bare round nose hull with hood and nose piece at 120lbs!
Build;
Action worked after hours to get my ski put together for me, but there were a couple of bumps on the way. The first was that the pumps didn't fit in any of the 3 hulls. The bolt holes didn't line up with the bosses in the hull so some pretty serious grinding on my pump was required. Action later told me this was due to the ski clinics mock up pump having wallowed out bolt holes. The other major problem we ran into was the bosses in the hull for the gas tank and water box straps were mistakenly put in the wrong spot. The location of the inlet of the water box was a least 3 inches behind where the end of the stinger on my b-pipe ended! I was excited to go ride before the ice came in so action finished it up for me with no water box. The ski Clinic did step up to the plate and agreed to send a replacement water box to hull pipe hose that was cut too short during mock up of the box. Action is going to cut and reglass the mounts in the correct location when I get the longer stock hose in.
Ride;
The ski does ride nice. It is pretty stable even at speed and seems like it will make a good rec boat. It does ride a little nose high (especially for me at 235), but that is to be expected on a short hull. Derrick said they were working on an extended ride plate that could be bolted on for surf conditions to help remedy this. I've been able to flip it easily in small surf waves, but at 330lbs ready to ride weight my 760 might not be up to the task in flat water. I really do enjoy ridding the ski and despite some of the problems would do it over again. I think it will be a good choice as a replacement for the 00 superjet I had. Hopefully this experience will help someone who is thinking about buying one and let them know what to expect and what not to expect.
I want to thank Zack at Action Extreme Powersports for building my ski and Derrick from the ski clinic for helping through the problems I ran into.
I would of posted some pictures if I could figure out how to do it from my I phone!!!!
Just to make this clear, Im not trying to bash or sell these skis, I just want to share my build.
Myself and two other friends purchased gen 2 bobs(3 total) from Action Extreme Powersports in Plymouth, WI, a bob dealer.
Purchase;
I bought this hull for the same $4000 as you buy these from the ski clinic for. We all added a billet pole bracket and kart tank to the base build which we knew was an added expense. When the invoice came in we saw that there were some charges on there that we didnt recognise. I had Action contact the ski clinic to find out what they were about. We were informed that the things not included in the original $4000 price were a $175 crate fee (we thought the $300 shipping per ski included this), the front hood clip, the bow eye tie down, and the two rear bow eyes....not huge, but something I didn't know about. I was under the impression from the web site that it was $4000 turn build ready plus shipping.
Fit and Finish;
I was a little dissapointed at the overall lack detail of the finish. If you buy a bob and were expecting something similar to a superjet fit and finish don't. I checked out a buddy's q8 a couple of days before mine came in and it was a bit of a let down when I saw my bob. There were surface blemishes on the body of the ski and quite a few of them around the tight areas like the hood latch a pole bracket area. There were a couple places where the gel coat didn't adhear to the fibelglass ( more now that I've ridden it for a couple of weeks) and has cracked and chipped out...almost like there was a bubble underneath and it just flakes away. The turf on the bumpers lasted one ride before it needed a reglue. The vinyl graphics ddin't last much longer than the turf.
Weight:
All 3 hulls were ordered as glass surf hulls. We all ride our skis fairly hard and were concerned with breakage. We told them to make sure they were built strong. The website advertises a surf hull to weigh 90-100lbs so you can imagine our surprise when two of the hulls tipped the scale at 140lbs and mine weighed 130lbs all with hoods on. We were a little dissapointed when we weighed up a standard bare round nose hull with hood and nose piece at 120lbs!
Build;
Action worked after hours to get my ski put together for me, but there were a couple of bumps on the way. The first was that the pumps didn't fit in any of the 3 hulls. The bolt holes didn't line up with the bosses in the hull so some pretty serious grinding on my pump was required. Action later told me this was due to the ski clinics mock up pump having wallowed out bolt holes. The other major problem we ran into was the bosses in the hull for the gas tank and water box straps were mistakenly put in the wrong spot. The location of the inlet of the water box was a least 3 inches behind where the end of the stinger on my b-pipe ended! I was excited to go ride before the ice came in so action finished it up for me with no water box. The ski Clinic did step up to the plate and agreed to send a replacement water box to hull pipe hose that was cut too short during mock up of the box. Action is going to cut and reglass the mounts in the correct location when I get the longer stock hose in.
Ride;
The ski does ride nice. It is pretty stable even at speed and seems like it will make a good rec boat. It does ride a little nose high (especially for me at 235), but that is to be expected on a short hull. Derrick said they were working on an extended ride plate that could be bolted on for surf conditions to help remedy this. I've been able to flip it easily in small surf waves, but at 330lbs ready to ride weight my 760 might not be up to the task in flat water. I really do enjoy ridding the ski and despite some of the problems would do it over again. I think it will be a good choice as a replacement for the 00 superjet I had. Hopefully this experience will help someone who is thinking about buying one and let them know what to expect and what not to expect.
I want to thank Zack at Action Extreme Powersports for building my ski and Derrick from the ski clinic for helping through the problems I ran into.
I would of posted some pictures if I could figure out how to do it from my I phone!!!!
