D cut ride plate

[sj-nut]

what are the advantages, disadvantages? Don't know much about them.:shrug:

 

[Dubs chops]

try this

 

[Patio_Furniture]

link doesn't work

 

[tipafew]

Do some searching. It has been covered quite a bit.

It helps keep the nose up in the surf. Also helps with back flips.

It really depends on how much you weigh and what type of riding you like to do.

 

[RiverRat]

what are the advantages, disadvantages? Don't know much about them.:shrug:

D-cut plates work great b/c it allows the nose come up more readily but you still retain most of the cornering capablities of a normal plate (if the trailing edges extend past the back of the hull). The function of the d-cut is to decrease the surface area of the plate that pushes the nose down. If you loose those trailing edges that extend off the back tight turning gets a bit more touchy. Great for flatwater but a little too tempromental in surf conditions (on a Superjet Hull)

 

[wydopen]

Great for flatwater but a little too tempromental in surf conditions (on a Superjet Hull)

actually thats what works best in the surf..on a sj hull..its pretty much standard equipment for anyone who knows what they are doing

dcut, cut flush with the back of the ski..

 

[stanton]

too tempermental for surf???
the d was made for surf!

 

[Shadow7874]

would a d work well on a 550 with someone as lightweight as me? i get alot of problems with porpoising just dunno if its partly cause my rideplate or not

 

[stanton]

a d cut will make it worse, if you really cant learn to control it with the throttle look for a extended plate.

 

[Shrivel]

would a d work well on a 550 with someone as lightweight as me? i get alot of problems with porpoising just dunno if its partly cause my rideplate or not

550s porpoise no matter what. extended plates help, but there's no real fix