- Location
- Fort Worth
i have the longblock and fuel tank out of my RN. and im sure it still weighs close to 200.a carbon DVX or KDX thats RTR feels like its lighter than my RN without a tank or longblock in it!
Carbon vs Fiberglass hull
- Thread starter davidk131
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NVJAY775
My home away from home.
- Location
- Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
My last 2 hulls were carbon (SF Badass -5 and a Bob G3) but am now on a fiberglass hurricane. Like said earlier they are being made even lighter now. Still not as light as carbon, but they'll definitely put a smile on your face! And put more money towards beer and parts. I'd love tp try a DVX just to see what they feel like. If I was opn the East coast I can easily see getting the DVX, but West Coast, the Hurricanes are a sweet hull. But there's more out there to try.
air blair
you are the reason
- Location
- thumb, mich again
Its all about weigh and bling. Carbon is for flat water freestylers, glass is for surf and rec riding. The strength is in the layup on glass or carbon. Light weight carbon hulls are annoying in surf cause they get tossed around a bit more. I personally would pick a glass hull over a lightweight carbon. Tge question is- how you ride and what conditions you ride or where you want to end up riding
naticen
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- Location
- wilmington, nc
People talk about heavy surf skis but I dropped 40 pounds with my glass hull and it was such an improvement. This is on an FX-1 which is already lighter than an SJ and my hull is lighter than some carbons. I would still love to lose another 30 pounds if I could but it's not in my budget. If it was, I'd definitely go carbon for surf or flat.
I could stand to lose 10lbs, how many $1K's is that worth, in the AM jetski world? lol
in glass one k, carbon 2 k
Wakerider26
Peter Waldron -doing jetski tricks
- Location
- Alabama
Flipping is one thing. Lots of hulls are really easy to flip, for example: glass Rickter XFs (110 lbs) However, I really notice the weight when doing barrel rolls, spins, and combos. That's when carbon starts to make life better.
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Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
My Carbon Matrix handles quite a bit better than my Fiberglass version did. The weight loss is especially nice at the end of the day when we are loading up. Was it worth the money for the upgrade? That's debatable. Would I do it again? Probably.
The Matrix is one of the heaviest carbon skis available so it still has plenty of weight to make it a really good surf hull without any further reinforcing required.
The Matrix is one of the heaviest carbon skis available so it still has plenty of weight to make it a really good surf hull without any further reinforcing required.
Did you guys know you can make your boat lose 30 pounds and actually SAVE money?
Go on a diet.
this is the best easiest way, but not always an option. if i dropped 30 i would be in the hospital
I lost about 30 pounds in the off season and noticed a difference. Weight is weight.
Yeah I understand that losing some weight will help make the ski feel better, but I feel like a 180lb man can maneuver a 240lbs ski better than a 150lb man can maneuver a 270lb ski. It's the same total weight but I feel like the heavier guy would have the advantage. Am I wrong in thinking this??
- Location
- Amherst NH
It doesnt matter how much you weigh or how strong you are , if you go from a heavier ski to a lighter ski you feel it in how you can toss it around. Body weight has nothing to do with ski weight unless your dragracing.
I see what you are saying about total weight and the engine can't tell the difference but assuming pound for pound the heavier guy has more strength I would feel like he would be able to control the ski better. Then again controlling the ski has a lot to do with throttle control and weight manipulation so really I guess light guy on a light ski is the winning combo