How long is your pole?

[Frosty]

you cut and rewelded an ac pole? Pics please??? :sneaky:

yup... and powder coated it... you cannot even tell... the pic with the white pole is the before picture.

The plate welded to the top of the pole, just below the pad is a reinforcement plate... after blasting the old paint off we discovered a crack there.

 

[sjetrider]

I want to discuss this more, been thinking of doing this and studying the pole, but couldnt decide on where to cut and how to reweld w/o it looking like some Sanford & Son crap. Would you mind PM'ing your PH# and I will call you while I am actually looking at the AC pole?

 

[WaveDemon]

:arms: Thats exactly what I was thinking...... I am realy not sure though now...what do you guys think? Is two 450f rear innurtubes gona keep the ski afloat? :Banane09: Not sure how much air they could hold in there. I am reinforcing the entire boat with Kevlar.

My main thing is I dont ever want to have an cut the tray back open because more water got in the foam.

My other thought was using the foam out of a Wave Raider that i picked up "like whats in the nose of the SJ". and 5200 it elavated on the inside of the hull tray area.

I am also gona put in some drain holes. I think Matt E put some on his ski.

maybe you could put helium in the inner tubes. :clown:

 

[Frosty]

I want to discuss this more, been thinking of doing this and studying the pole, but couldnt decide on where to cut and how to reweld w/o it looking like some Sanford & Son crap. Would you mind PM'ing your PH# and I will call you while I am actually looking at the AC pole?

PM sent...

 

[WaveDemon]

helium is lighter than regular air.. think of all the extra weight you could save.

"bro, I need more air for my new trick, I think I'm going to pump up my helium tubes to 80 psi today!"


you could stick those tubes ALL OVER THE SKI! there's lots of waisted space with heavy air in it!

:biggrin:

make an intake for your carbs to the outside air and seal off the whole inside of your ski. put a zerk fitting on the hood and fill the whole damn thing up with your lighter than air gas of choice.

I'd pick hydrogen! :headbang:

 

[Proformance1]

I'm at approximately - 3 3/4" on my SXR. I'm going to - 4 3/4" next season. Oh yea, I do like the adjustability on my RRP, I just hate the price!!

After shortening an AC pole, I never want to deal with that again.

 

[sjetrider]

I'm at approximately - 3 3/4" on my SXR. I'm going to - 4 3/4" next season. Oh yea, I do like the adjustability on my RRP, I just hate the price!!

After shortening an AC pole, I never want to deal with that again.

HMMMMMM interesting coment. Frosties looks good though and not many -3 A/C's out there. And A/C is the best pole ya know, it aint sexy, but it aint gonna break in my lifetime.

 

[Frosty]

After shortening an AC pole, I never want to deal with that again.

HMMMMMM interesting coment. Frosties looks good though and not many -3 A/C's out there. And A/C is the best pole ya know, it aint sexy, but it aint gonna break in my lifetime.

Don't let Brian tell ya how hard it was... :wink:

Afterall, you know you have another pole to do yet Brian... There's an AC pole on my SN that needs shortening and fresh powder coating... :biggrin:

 

[Proformance1]

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HMMMMMM interesting coment. Frosties looks good though and not many -3 A/C's out there. And A/C is the best pole ya know, it aint sexy, but it aint gonna break in my lifetime.

I would have to agree, that it is the strongest pole out there. The 1/2" tubes that run down the inside make it very strong. Hopefully the RRP will prove to be very strong also.

If you have a tig and know how to weld AL you will be all set, it just takes time, some 1/2" AL rod, and possibly some spare AL, to patch with. That skin on the outter cover is very thin, possibly 16GA, and somewhat brittle. We cut at the top by the chin pad, because that was the most square place on the pole. I would have rather cut at the bottom, but it looked too hard to line up after cutting.

Don't let Brian tell ya how hard it was... :wink:

Afterall, you know you have another pole to do yet Brian... There's an AC pole on my SN that needs shortening and fresh powder coating... :biggrin:

What, I thought it just needed powdercoating?! :scared:

 

[T-bone]

-3 on my sqaure
-6.5 on the roundy.

 

[Frosty]

I would have to agree, that it is the strongest pole out there. The 1/2" tubes that run down the inside make it very strong. Hopefully the RRP will prove to be very strong also.

If you have a tig and know how to weld AL you will be all set, it just takes time, some 1/2" AL rod, and possibly some spare AL, to patch with. That skin on the outter cover is very thin, possibly 16GA, and somewhat brittle. We cut at the top by the chin pad, because that was the most square place on the pole. I would have rather cut at the bottom, but it looked too hard to line up after cutting.



What, I thought it just needed powdercoating?! :scared:

:haha: :haha: :haha: :haha:

 

[sjetrider]

-3 on my sqaure
-6.5 on the roundy.

WOW :bigeyes: , seems like -6.5 would make it impossible to keep feet in holds for me and I am 6'

 

[WaveDemon]

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WOW :bigeyes: , seems like -6.5 would make it impossible to keep feet in holds for me and I am 6'

I'd like to give -6.5 a try. i've got a conversion hood so I think I'd need a really short poll to keep a similar feel.

 

[yamaslut]

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WOW :bigeyes: , seems like -6.5 would make it impossible to keep feet in holds for me and I am 6'

go out to your ski, put it at a 25 degree angle (nose up) and then say it's uncomfortable... most people don't factor in the fact that you don't ride your ski at the attitude it is sitting on the trailer... think about it... the more the nose comes up the longer the pole feels

 

[Frosty]

go out to your ski, put it at a 25 degree angle (nose up) and then say it's uncomfortable... most people don't factor in the fact that you don't ride your ski at the attitude it is sitting on the trailer... think about it... the more the nose comes up the longer the pole feels

exactly... when on my trailer is feels really uncomfortable... but in the water... totally different story...

 

[Speedfreak]

well my pole is at the welder.. I was looking it over and decide that since everyone is at -4 inches why sell a alum pole when all it needed is 2 inches chopped out of it...

So the pole is already cut -2 inches at the bottom and I cut 2 inches out of the top. Right where the 2 angles are so that the pole sits flatter in the hood. I ground it all down and got it ready to weld.. The welder quoted me $20 to tig it back together. So I now have a -4 inch AC pole for $20

I will post pictures when I get it back. He is going to grind it down so that I will just have to paint and install it.

 

[RoyalFlush@PCB]

well my pole is at the welder.. I was looking it over and decide that since everyone is at -4 inches why sell a alum pole when all it needed is 2 inches chopped out of it...

So the pole is already cut -2 inches at the bottom and I cut 2 inches out of the top. Right where the 2 angles are so that the pole sits flatter in the hood. I ground it all down and got it ready to weld.. The welder quoted me $20 to tig it back together. So I now have a -4 inch AC pole for $20

I will post pictures when I get it back. He is going to grind it down so that I will just have to paint and install it.

Nice! Twenty bucks is peanuts in the whole scheme of things...:cool2:

Looking forward to the pics...:smile:

 

[feartheride]

I'm at approximately - 3 3/4" on my SXR. I'm going to - 4 3/4" next season. Oh yea, I do like the adjustability on my RRP, I just hate the price!!

After shortening an AC pole, I never want to deal with that again.

got link to rrp pole

 

[Frosty]

got link to rrp pole

both Wamilton and Blowsion carry it...

 

[mattdedes]

-2.5 XMW Steering System
-2 XMW Pole

Id like to try out a -3 or -4 pole though.