Super Jet Handpole bracket mount and pole spring configuration questions

[Afed24]

Hi all I just recently purchased a 96 superjet. Ski is in okay condition cosmetically needs some touch ups and paint but not so worried about that right now. Just trying to get it all set up right. The motor is solo and clean with good compression for a stock motor. Anyway I’m slightly confused about how the hand pole bracket is mounted. How many bolts are supposed to hold it down? It seems like it should be 4? But mine has 6 clearly someone had it off at some point and rigged it up a little with all different hardware it looks sloppy and stupid. Just curious if it was right it has 6 bolts and the pole spring doesn’t really sit in any grove or anything just is pushing on top of the bracket and it doesn’t seem right? Can anyone tell me or show me with pictures how it should be with a stock bracket? Here’s some pics so you can see. Any help is greatly appreciated thankyou.

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[TheBuzzard]

that looks like a cheepo bracket that was being sold a few years ago on ebay. they usually only have the 2 bolts on the ends but those 2 in the middle dont hurt. its a xscream knockoff of sorts. its stainless steel and it doesn't really matter how the spring sits as long as it works. everything in those pix looks pretty bad. if somebody shortened that stock pole and used aluminum rivets, don't be surprised if they shear off and the pole breaks. I've never seen that type of hood hook before. very similar to Polaris octane style with the hook forward. it looks like there is a bung for a stock type spring to sit in, if that's not a pole up stop

 

[Afed24]

that looks like a cheepo bracket that was being sold a few years ago on ebay. they usually only have the 2 bolts on the ends but those 2 in the middle dont hurt. its a xscream knockoff of sorts. its stainless steel and it doesn't really matter how the spring sits as long as it works. everything in those pix looks pretty bad. if somebody shortened that stock pole and used aluminum rivets, don't be surprised if they shear off and the pole breaks. I've never seen that type of hood hook before. very similar to Polaris octane style with the hook forward. it looks like there is a bung for a stock type spring to sit in, if that's not a pole up stop

Thankyou. Definitely have to take care of that. Think I’m going to go with a blowsion bracket to fix that and what’s the best way to fix those aluminum rivets? What can I put in place of them for it to be stronger?


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[Big Kahuna]

Rivets are only good until adhesive sets up on pole......... that is if the adhesive used was good to begin with. Number of bolts is fine, thought I would swap out that carriage bolt!!!!!!!!! The hood hooks look like the newer ADA style..... That bracket is fine as long as it works for you. I ran one similar back in 2003 or so.

 

[Pro-pulsion]

Once you get into trying to flick the ski around and doing small aerial moves, you find that you are putting excessive strain on the rivet area. The pole will tear its way out leaving rivet sized slots in the glass. The best success I have had was adding in 3/16 thick aluminum backing plates for inside the glass sleeve portion, threaded for 1/4-20 screws and drilled holes through the black socket part where the rivets are to bind the socket to the glass sleeve. This will really pinch the fiberglass sleeve and add some load support helping to relieve the weight from just those rivet holes and adhesive. That too is only a temporary fix, you will eventually need to replace the pole.

 

[Afed24]

Once you get into trying to flick the ski around and doing small aerial moves, you find that you are putting excessive strain on the rivet area. The pole will tear its way out leaving rivet sized slots in the glass. The best success I have had was adding in 3/16 thick aluminum backing plates for inside the glass sleeve portion, threaded for 1/4-20 screws and drilled holes through the black socket part where the rivets are to bind the socket to the glass sleeve. This will really pinch the fiberglass sleeve and add some load support helping to relieve the weight from just those rivet holes and adhesive. That too is only a temporary fix, you will eventually need to replace the pole.

Ok great info here guys I appreciate it very much. I’ll keep all of that in mind in helping to get this thing back to being set up right. And I definitely plan on replacing that carriage bolt that was a definite! Thanks guys