FX-1 FX-1 Wide tray with footholds kit.

I just recently did this mod to my ski, and made a mold so others can enjoy it also. The tray is 2" wider overall, with footholds built into the rear. This part will come in 2 parts...basically both halfs of the tray seperate, split straight down the middle. This is perfect if you're refoaming anyway, and hate glass work. There is still some fiberglassing required, but its very minimal. Basically you will cut along the top of the sides of the tray, and cut the tray out. You then re-foam your tray, lay these guys inside, and lay a few sheets of glass down the middle, and can either lay little strips of glass along the sides of the walls to seal the new part in, or can even use something like 3M panel adhesive ( like this http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...0000_nid=GSNCT3JT87gsQH8HT14PGTglX46N605CXSbl) <<That stuff is no joke!
You will drill some 1/2" ish holes at the top of the footholds, and inject great stuff foam to fill the voids, or you can just be careful to leave the original wall foam in tact, and just carve it to the right shape.
Here is the finished job. (My turfing skills are still developing. lol)

***Please note the back end of this ski looks a bit strange as it also has a VXR pump cavity fiberglassed in, but these parts are made to fit a bone stock FX-1 hull. ***

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A set will cost $200+shipping.
 
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Of course. I'll need to think of how to price that. I imagine shipping might be steep. I will consider a bit of a discount to the first person to buy, if they post up a detailed product review and install thread
 
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Please keep in mind guys....this kit makes things simple, but not idiot proof. There is still a certain amount of trimming, fiberglassing, and problem solving ability required...BUT...the hard work has been done already, and it will make the job a lot faster. When joining the two sides together, I strongly recommend hitting the whole bottom of the tray with a good few layers of biax. I can beef up the layup in the bottom parts if the buyer requests, but it doesnt make much sense because you will still have to do glass work anyway.
P.S The two parts are slightly different colors because I used two different batches of resin....Poly resin varies a little in color.
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Nice work... looks very similar to the ones I made for the SJ a long time ago.

Now you just need to make a front foothold so you can ride surf stance.
 
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Why not make them wider and run the foothold channel all the way up mafia style?

If you're gonna put the effort into mind as well get everything out of it you can....
 
^ if you have hacked the tray on a fx1 or sj you know that the stainless exhaust tube comes back at an angle from the bulkhead and it would have to be relocated to do that. I want this to be installable for those not looking to modify on that level. However. I'll be happy to make you a custom one if you plan to relocate yours. Pm me for info on sending the deposit. Thanks for the input!
 
No. Poly doesnt stick to epoxy. Epoxy does stick to poly. Also, these Fx-1's are all fiberglass, so while many may give me a hard time for saying this, you could actually use poly anywhere on a FX-1 with no problem, or just use epoxy to be extra safe, but either way, a poly based part can be stuck with epoxy or poly.
Now if this was an SMC hull, you could still use the poly based part I make, as long as it is glassed in with epoxy. Does that make sense?
 
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