Diablo hood WDK

[EXPERIMENTAL]

how does everyone who has this hood like it? pictures? opinions? other cheap options?

 

[Matt_E]

I've got one.
It's okay considering the price. Good value for a hood.

Mine doesn't fit quite right. One side lines up with the hull, the other sticks out a bit. Sealing isn't the best.
It's not much lighter than stock (14lbs vs 18lbs). Some have issues with liner separation (mine included).
Mine has some cracks, but has held up pretty damn well considering the abuse I have thrown at it over the past three years.
There are better hoods out there, but they're quite a bit more expensive.
You get what you pay for I suppose. Overall I am happy with mine considering what I paid for it.

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[WILKEY]

i like the tom 21 hood. its slick!!!!!! ima sell my wammer and get one

 

[Mark44]

I had one and never used it, the fit and finish was not up to my standards. I still run the stock hood.

Mark44

 

[EXPERIMENTAL]

do you have any pictures of that tom21 hood? where can i find it online? does the manufacturer have a website?

 

[Matt_E]

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/67613-lighter-and-lower-rn-sj-hood&highlight=

 

[oxnard111]

I've had a diablo hood for some years now...

As Matt said, you get what you pay for, but overall i'm happy with mine...

I'm not rough on my ski what so over, so it has held up pretty well. The liner is starting to separate on my friend's who purchased his at the same time I did.

Mine had some air bubbles right under the gel coat that pushed through with a light touch of the finger.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Personally I would not have one. See to many that were falling apart........... Like Matt said, you get what you pay for.

Wammer for me or maybe Toms hood.

I had a Blowsion JK hood, did not like it for hood tricks, but that hood was a tank!

 

[EXPERIMENTAL]

yeah, im not so easy on boats, im in the process or learning how to roll so i've already had to replace two motor mounts before this season

 

[Matt_E]

I will add that over the past three years, my hood has endured countless incomplete rolls and backflips, both in surf, on the river, and off v-wakes. It has held up remarkably well.

 

[DirtyJ]

I have only had mine about 4 months but Im very happy with it so far.

Matt, mine seems to fit perfectly. What do you think the deal is with that? Think Jeff improved/modified the mold after the first bunch came out?

 

[ATS_Aaron]

I've got one.
It's okay considering the price. Good value for a hood.

Had it a couple years? I thought the Diablo was new last year. I think yours is the older style.

 

[oxnard111]

Had it a couple years? I thought the Diablo was new last year. I think yours is the older style.

Diablo is the older version... Razr is the new version.

 

[Matt_E]

Diablo is the older version... Razr is the new version.

Correct.

 

[Frosty]

Mine's taken a beating for sure... and I've had to epoxy the hood liner back in. but all in all it's held up nice. for the price I think it's decent...

although, i would really like to have an old 24/7 hood.

 

[MADMAT]

Mine was super solid and held up to a lot. Its on a friends ski now. Still perfect...

 

[Proformance1]

I liked my diablo better than the razor, but the razor is more heavy duty in design and layup.

 

[EXPERIMENTAL]

what is the weight differences? what does a stock hood weight?

 

[Matt_E]

My old stocker weighed 18.5lbs. That included the fire extinguisher holder, but not the fire extinguisher itself.

My Diablo weighs 14.5 lbs.

 

[EXPERIMENTAL]

see, so the weight really isn't the key to a lowered hood, it's the lower center of balance isn't it?