Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
mount em and post em up!
footstrap insert option
- Thread starter Idok
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Kennay
Squarenose for the _____
- Location
- Myrtle Beach, SC
They look plastic. I doubt epoxy will stick well if they are. Pete, what are they actually made of?
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PancakePete
Guest
need a ski first.. Matrix in a month.
They look like a plastic type.
I think some 404 epoxy on the bottome and then lay over with some glass of carbon.. done.
I will post in a build thread.:friday:
masterblaster
X-H2
those do look nice,I need to move my rear strap,Its currently screwed 2 metal bar that is epoxyed to the tray,has failed once already. I dont wana rip any more holes in the turf and padding now,Ya think 3 stainless # 14 course thread screws per side of the strap would hold straight through the tray,till I get around to refoaming turfing the ski?
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PancakePete
Guest
I have heard once you pierce that tray past whatever inserts you do, It will leak and get water logged quickly.
Think about how often your tray is under water.. and how much pressure that has of shooting water into the drilled spots with the pressur of ski weight and person weight sinking the tray..
I would say that extra weight would stink.:splatt:
masterblaster
X-H2
dont the inserts go all the way through as well,their depth looks deeper than thickness of the glass. I have to refoam at some point already,as there seems to be a little water in there leaking out from a scupper install leak from prev job. But i dont wana take a bunch more water in the meantime.
vjhardcore
Ride It Like Ya Stole IT!
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
Yep - interesting we need more pics of an install and water trial??
infamy
Westside Freeride
$40 ??? this looks like a terrible deal. what can those do that these cant?
i ordered the mcmaster car nuts. they were well built but they didnt have a bottom on them (the bolt screws right through the nut and bottoms out on your tray). i would rather use some acorn nuts welded to washers so i can tighten the bolt down tight without worrying about breaking the bond between the insert and the tray.
i ordered the mcmaster car nuts. they were well built but they didnt have a bottom on them (the bolt screws right through the nut and bottoms out on your tray). i would rather use some acorn nuts welded to washers so i can tighten the bolt down tight without worrying about breaking the bond between the insert and the tray.
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vjhardcore
Ride It Like Ya Stole IT!
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
Still waiting on pics?
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PancakePete
Guest
dont have a ski yet to try out. Will post pics.
ok here is what i did.
i used some of these:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.co...do?pid=1746&engine=adwords!6456&keyword=t_nut
, i bent the sharp tabs flat, then covered it with a big fender washer that i drilled a bunch of holes in, and covered it all in some epoxy thickened with 404.
sort of becomes a cheap and easy to get version of that mcmaster car part.
i used some of these:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.co...do?pid=1746&engine=adwords!6456&keyword=t_nut
, i bent the sharp tabs flat, then covered it with a big fender washer that i drilled a bunch of holes in, and covered it all in some epoxy thickened with 404.
sort of becomes a cheap and easy to get version of that mcmaster car part.
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PancakePete
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I recently installed the Strap inserts. I took the sticky stuff off the back.. sanded tray and then sanded the insert.
I mixed up some west systems epoxy with some 404 (peanut butter).
Then while the 404 was still wet, i layed some 9.0 0z. s-glass over them.
came out good. I will do a strength test later. :fing02:
I mixed up some west systems epoxy with some 404 (peanut butter).
Then while the 404 was still wet, i layed some 9.0 0z. s-glass over them.
came out good. I will do a strength test later. :fing02:
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
those are part of the boat now...if they break, it will be the insert itself that comes apart
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PancakePete
Guest
Just incase they do bust.. i got 4... :fing02:
and then i got Oxnards kit as a backup too !
- Location
- Virginia Beach, VA
sweet! keep us updated on how this works. I just sold a set of straps with the stainless acorn nut inserts, but may get another strap for the front of my ski. Being as how there is no caker front hold for a 550, because we all know how much demand there is lol.
Liquid Graffix
liquidgraffix
- Location
- In the shop or on the water
update?
T Curtis
RRP/ RICKTER DEALER
- Location
- Morro Bay California
footstrap mouinting
FYI, this i what I use. They are windsurfing inserts that I router a slot out of the tray and set them in microballoons and cabosil then a layer of 17oz nitex over the top. If a windsurfer can do loops with footstraps I think its good enough for us. Ive used these on every boat for the last 2 years and never had one come out. The other thing is you can make it somewhat adjustable.
you can get these from fiberglass supply or TC Freeride. I sell them for $2 plus shipping. I will post pics later
FYI, this i what I use. They are windsurfing inserts that I router a slot out of the tray and set them in microballoons and cabosil then a layer of 17oz nitex over the top. If a windsurfer can do loops with footstraps I think its good enough for us. Ive used these on every boat for the last 2 years and never had one come out. The other thing is you can make it somewhat adjustable.
you can get these from fiberglass supply or TC Freeride. I sell them for $2 plus shipping. I will post pics later
Idok
F1pro
- Location
- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
well lets see em! This is what I am going to use to bolt my PPFFH to the dash
- Location
- Largo, Fl
cool idea... I want to see that when you are done.