homemade limiting rope question?

[2nd nature]

does any one have pics or material list to make one.where do you get the bungie rope?

 

[hangtime]

I used 2 carabeener type clips with a piece of nylon rope ,I put the rope through the clip and used a hose clamp to hold the rope on the clip and wrapped it in tape after so no scratching your paint .

I had a variety pack of bungees and used a real small one to secure the rope to keep it from getting tangled on stuff .I used an eye hook on the handle pole and an eye hook on the tray area with real wide fender washers to keep the fiberglass from breaking .

First pic is eye hook in tray area
2nd pic is eye on handle pole
3rd and 4th is small bungee to keep rope taught and small hook on end of small bungee which I attach to my steering cable above rubber pass thru to hull in handle pole
5th pic is whole setup :headbang:

 

[2nd nature]

does the bungie hook to the handle bar bracket?

 

[Waste Land]

I hate those things...Just clamp your pole down hard

 

[hangtime]

does the bungie hook to the handle bar bracket?

Mine has a little hook which I hook to my steering cable ,I'm sure you could hook it elsewhere but it just has to keep the rope taught .

 

[hangtime]

I hate those things...Just clamp your pole down hard

How does that keep you from pushing your pole to far forward and breaking it .:headbang:

 

[sflsurfrider]

How does that keep you from pushing your pole to far forward and breaking it .:headbang:

it doesnt.

 

[hangtime]

it doesnt.

I THOUGHT SO ,THANKS :biggrin:

 

[Waste Land]

Wth makes people push their pole up that far to begin with?

 

[2nd nature]

thanks for the pictures . i had an idea but wanted to make sure im going to get parts today and wait on my handle pole to get here so i can size it up.

 

[SJBrit]

Wth makes people push their pole up that far to begin with?

It's easy: go big on a nose stab and land with your pole extended a little too much. As soon as you land it rams against the stop, and most of your weight is on it. Tightening the bolts in no way protects your pole from breaking through over-extension.

 

[IceRocket1286]

I dont think tightening bolts was mentioned. either way im with jesse, i think those are crappy. I understand their purpose, its just not for me. But if it works for you and you like it, go for it.

 

[WaveDemon]

why are flatwater guys discouraging surf mods?

 

[Matt_E]

:biggrin:

 

[orange flattop freestyler]

I dont think tightening bolts was mentioned. either way im with jesse, i think those are crappy. I understand their purpose, its just not for me. But if it works for you and you like it, go for it.

Crappy maybe mate, wait till it saves your ski for the first time, start throwing some big stuff and no doubt at some point youre gonna get it all wonky. :bigeyes:

Ive broken 2 ATP limiters last year and now ive made my own much more heavy duty item with stitched rope and big ass caribinas.:headbang:

The ATP one did break but saved my pole and the front of my ski!!!!:arms:

 

[Waste Land]

why are flatwater guys discouraging surf mods?

I'm not discouraging. I just dont like em.

Even with my body fully extended and pushing up I cant get my pole to even catch. It would take pancaking/coming out of my footholds before mine touched the limiters. I can throw the living piss out of my boat like i did at daytona and the pole doesnt even move.

They get in the way of lat water riding for me anyway, thats my number one.

 

[orange flattop freestyler]

Apologies for the crap cell phone pics and the dirty ski but i just popped out to the garage to get some snaps for you.

Here you can see my tray fixing

Bungie cord attatches to pole bracket bolt

connection to limiter wih heat shrink to keep all bound ends tidy

Large stainless syebolt that is the bottom attatchment to my steering stop bolt as you can see in the last pic.

Large caribinas with stitched rope and heat shrinking

Inside shot at my steering stop so you can see what the eye bolt is attatched to.

Also make sure you buy rope that has been pre-stretched so it has no give in it at all.

 

[Matt_E]

I cannot stand the pole being too tight, personally. If you come out of a stab wrong, and your body weight is going over the front, the pole will come up, I guarantee it. (If you weigh more that 130lbs, anyway)

 

[jopi]

not to mention keeping your pole down when you have to bail so your ski doesn't land in an upside down V. There is the 1st message from the biggest lurker out here.

 

[SJBrit]

why are flatwater guys discouraging surf mods?

Quite right. Busted my pole off a boat wake because I didn't have a pole limiter. Even flat water riders can go big enough to do damage.

Jesse - give me you're ski - I'll bet you I can tear your pole right off even with it clamped down tight....