"Foam" is a 4 letter word.... :(

[yamaslut]

yeahhhh, ill hit you up sooner, july-ish

werd

 

[Matt_E]

Matt E, is that pic of Kennys ski from Pismo?

Slut, make sure you have that slutty ski ready in July. I plan on driving down for a few weeks.
This CO boy needs some salt water

Pic was taken at Tierra Del Mar, OR

 

[special fx]

Check out Wavehogs ribs/bulkhead idea in this thread:

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/11438

It's a very cool structural enhancement and way to address the lack of foam.

 

[Big Kahuna]

well, if you ever get a chance to pull footholds out of a ski that Wammer setup, you dont have to worry about foam being wet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If only I did not have to relocate my footholds to the rear:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

can you say DRY

 

[GDFL]

First time I saw ping pong balls being discussed was on the other site and the one and only waderhawk brought it up. I gave it some thought and then it slipped my mind. I'd like to see someone have a go at it.

 

[Big Kahuna]

nah, I believe Nick throught of this years ago!!!!!!!!

http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=17427&highlight=ping+pong+balls

here you go.............

 

[GDFL]

my bad. I retract my earlier statement and appologize. That unoriginal dirtbag should have given credit to the originator of the idea when he brought it up in that thread that I was reading. Sorry Nick.

 

[yamaslut]

Check out Wavehogs ribs/bulkhead idea in this thread:

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/11438

It's a very cool structural enhancement and way to address the lack of foam.

thanks a ton!!!!!! That is good stuff

 

[Mark44]

Check out Wavehogs ribs/bulkhead idea in this thread:

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/11438

It's a very cool structural enhancement and way to address the lack of foam.

That is the cross bracing I had in mind.

Mark44

 

[yamaslut]

Quote:
Originally Posted by yamasaki
lol.. i have to admit i've given this some thought too. my SJ sits in the garage completely defoamed right now..

i thought about going ping-pong balls + foam
- rotax brought this up a while ago.. i can't see "why not" to do this

i thought about going "The little air packets that come inside shipping boxes" + foam
- my idea.. however, i imagine the bags will pop eventually, and i will have large voids in my sides/bottom

i thought about going the way freestylegeek did
- i'm afraid that the foam won't seal up all the voids 100% because of the insulation in there..

right now, i'm back to leaning towards filling the whole thing up with the 2part expanding foam i got from fiberlay again....

dunno.. i will watch this thread like a mofugga for ideas tho!

so, now we got 2 test skis!

word... i got the idea for the ping pong balls from rotax

our conversation sparked an interest for me... there just has to be a better way....

 

[Idok]

This is a very new idea and I am taking suggestions... Right now I plan on carbon reinforcement... ya know, like the insides of the engine compartment... The rear and inside pump area will be fine... foam won't do much there anyway, as far as structure goes. It's probably the most rigid area. The tray and holds will need to be strong!!!!

keep any suggestions flowing...

what about the whole vaccuum bag sealing thing? doesnt carbon lose some of its strength if its not vac sealed?

 

[SkiDaddy]

Check out Wavehogs ribs/bulkhead idea in this thread:

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/11438

It's a very cool structural enhancement and way to address the lack of foam.

Check out those foothold "trays" Nick!:Banane01:

 

[yamaslut]

Check out those foothold "trays" Nick!:Banane01:

I know!!!! It's fabulous!!!

 

[wydopen]

Quote:
Originally Posted by yamasaki
lol.. i have to admit i've given this some thought too. my SJ sits in the garage completely defoamed right now..

i thought about going ping-pong balls + foam
- rotax brought this up a while ago.. i can't see "why not" to do this

i thought about going "The little air packets that come inside shipping boxes" + foam
- my idea.. however, i imagine the bags will pop eventually, and i will have large voids in my sides/bottom

i thought about going the way freestylegeek did
- i'm afraid that the foam won't seal up all the voids 100% because of the insulation in there..

right now, i'm back to leaning towards filling the whole thing up with the 2part expanding foam i got from fiberlay again....

dunno.. i will watch this thread like a mofugga for ideas tho!

so, now we got 2 test skis!

word... i got the idea for the ping pong balls from rotax

our conversation sparked an interest for me... there just has to be a better way....

what about those new tire ball things

 

[yamaslut]

what about those new tire ball things

tire ball???

 

[Legdragger]

I was trying to figure out where I saw that picture. Thanks.

I like how Carl made the patterns out of foam board.

 

[Legdragger]

I guess this isn't uncharted technology.

Quote: Originally Posted by Boris
Any foam going in there at all ?

Wavehog:
Top half only.


Those are interesting.
http://www.tireballs.com/index.html

I think Billy Bob Thornton invented them.

 

[Marshj]

i have a dream last night. Im doing it.

 

[yamaslut]

i have a dream last night. Im doing it.

ping pong balls????

 

[Marshj]

my brother made a very good point about ping pong balls...as he put it

"its going to go ggrregggggghhggh ggghh gghhhh' when i jump" lol

But im assuming if we have enough in there, packed tightly, they wont rattle:biggrin: :smile: