Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
gonna cut out the tray this afternoon to check there...........
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
fun times
- Location
- Jersey
couldn't you put put some kind of hard coat on the foam to make it sealed?
romack991
homebrewed
- Location
- Warsaw, IN
i've thought about the packaging foam that they use to ship with. its enclosed in plastic, but im not sure if theres any vent holes or not.
SkiDaddy
Just Havin' Fun!
- Location
- Orange City, FL
Why not just drill some long holes (drain channels) near the bottom & add drain plugs WITHOUT defoaming? Wouldn't 90% of the water drain out if the ski st for a week w/the nose way up?
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Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
well cut the damn tray out, dug a bunch of foam out only to find dry foam, I was really looking to discover some water and cash in.......... oh well.........
D-Roc
I forgot!
- Location
- Dirty River Rider
how come no one is using dow foam? 1 sheet will do a ski and weighs about 3 lbs. You need to take your time to carefully cut the pieces to pack in with a mallet but that foam doesn't absorb water. Smitty has been doing this to his skis for years and he did the testing on the dow foam. Fill in the voids with a little 2lbs pour in foam and install drain plugs for draining the hull every now and then is a great idea. If you have drains on a hull with wet pour in foam it will not dry out.
Why not just drill some long holes (drain channels) near the bottom & add drain plugs WITHOUT defoaming? Wouldn't 90% of the water drain out if the ski st for a week w/the nose way up?
You could, but the closed cell nature of the foam doesnt really allow it to travel. If water gets in at the footholds, it stays there, exhaust tube, it stays there. So if your left foothold is leaking and the channels are in the bottom, it may come out if your lucky, but chances are it wont. I defoamed a boat once, and even though we left it angled with holes in the back ALL fall/winter/spring, it STILL had water in it when we finally cut into it after noticing it was still heavy. We found 'pockets' of water wherever a leak was present. The water just doesnt really 'transfer', I'm convinced that even after a year laying up 'draining' that you'll never get all of it, only the stuff close to the holes.
Now what would be sweet, is if someone got rid of the foam (reinforced or braced it whatever), sealed the back up, and put a drain plug on the cavity, so even if its a slow leak, you just drain it out at the end of the day/month/year whatever.
- Location
- s florida
Coming up with not having cell foam in the tray area isn't exactly trying to make things better!!
You gotta learn from other people's experience with this (ie skywalker) . So I gave my opinions on the subject, that makes it "stupid" :bs2: This idea isn't rocket science or anything that absolutly genious, just another gamble from another willing to loose his ski:biggthumpup:
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yamaslut
Guest
Coming up with not having cell foam in the tray area isn't exactly trying to make things better!!
you just keep copying other peoples sh*t... we'll try to figure this out, then you can jump on the bandwagon if something come of it, cool????
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Mark44
Katie's Boss
- Location
- 100% one place
I did use Dow foam on the bottom only this is where I left channels for and water that may enter the hull to have a path to the sides and back to the rear of the ski to exit my drain plugs. Guess I am just ahead of my time.:biggrin:
Mark44
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Katie's Boss
- Location
- 100% one place
63chevyll
#56
- Location
- in my garage, colorado
how come everytime i read this topic i think of the band CAKE.
was that your intention,
Friend is a 4 letter..........Word
was that your intention,
Friend is a 4 letter..........Word
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
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yamaslut
Guest
someones head has swolen up quite a bit lately.
were trying to move forward w/ things.... just hoping for some positive re-inforcement
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
knock it off
- Location
- s florida
Great way to promote the sport nick!
If you have a problem with me or my product , please send it in PMs:bs2:
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yamaslut
Guest
Great way to promote the sport nick!
I was looking for some suggestions and you had nothing to offer, but negativity....
why did you come in this thread anyway???
Don't make more of this situation than what it is...