Build Your Own Pole

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huisson

Location
Canada
Has anybody build their own aluminum handlepole? I don't mean the old style, I mean the tubular RRP style pole. Is there much engineering behind a non-adjustable aluminum pole?
I'm getting close to buying an RRP pole and bracket, but I'm a little weary on droppin $1150 + shipping on pole and bracket (once you convert to Canadian currency it's like $6000 haha).
I see Lenzi's new boat has a phuct up new pole on there, looks like someone jimmy-tigged it all together.
 
SuperJETT

SuperJETT

So long and thanks for all the fish
Location
none
Lower cost alternatives: Goose (Bill) pole, XR Tech (snowxr) pole, build your own (not that hard really if you have the equipment/skill), buy used.
 
Tanman

Tanman

Jus' keep er' pinned
Location
Ketchikan Alaska
I build this pole for my 550 I haven't ran it yet and everyone I talked to on PWCToday doesn't think its strong enough but I really think it is. I have mounted it up and really horsed on it and its pretty beef in my opinion. And for my flatdeck 550 that will never be ridin in surf or beat on it will be fine. But if you have the aluminum and the tig/possibly mig set up to weld you could make your own pole. A bandsaw helped in my case and a polishing wheel that is nice to polish your aluminum parts. That is my 2 cents. - Tanner

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maxxx555

maxxx555

Location
Bangkok, Thailand
:Banane19:like this
We make to order.
 

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special fx

special fx

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Location
Brigantine, NJ
I wish someone would make a composite based pole with alloy ends and fill it with floatation so that the ski would right itself if it got rolled in the surf instead of lying upside down until it sinks...........It would also be cool if someone made one that had a counterbalance spring to make the pole feel lighter without binding, yet would still lay down naturally on it's own.

oh, wait....that's what the factory pole is! :scratchchin:
 
yamanube

yamanube

This Is The Way
Staff member
Location
Mandalor
special fx said:
I wish someone would make a composite based pole with alloy ends and fill it with floatation so that the ski would right itself if it got rolled in the surf instead of lying upside down until it sinks...........It would also be cool if someone made one that had a counterbalance spring to make the pole feel lighter without binding, yet would still lay down naturally on it's own.

oh, wait....that's what the factory pole is! :scratchchin:
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http://www.airtimeproducts.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=12


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Idok

Idok

F1pro
Location
Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
special fx said:
I wish someone would make a composite based pole with alloy ends and fill it with floatation so that the ski would right itself if it got rolled in the surf instead of lying upside down until it sinks...........It would also be cool if someone made one that had a counterbalance spring to make the pole feel lighter without binding, yet would still lay down naturally on it's own.

oh, wait....that's what the factory pole is! :scratchchin:
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ATP makes just that...


yamanube said:
http://www.airtimeproducts.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=12


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you beat me to it!
 
LBE

LBE

Eddie Would Go.
Location
Charlotte, NC
Mark44 said:
I have never had a problem with the stock pole.

Mark44
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Word!

I beat my ski in the surf and have never run more than a stock pole with glass wraped top and bottom piece.

Are people really breaking poles? or does everyone just want the alum look?
 
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