Just got back from Daytona - Tell me about Krash Skis

[WaveDemon]

Hey guys, I just got home after another great freeride. I was impressed with the Krash Ski display. Let me know what I should know about theses Skis. I'm impressed with what you get for the money as a turn key ski. Fill me in on the good/bad/ugly.

 

[Brett Roman]

Just do a search, this topic has been beat to death.

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[Freakie]

Short summary fantastic hulls (I have 50Cal surf), but if I were you I would drop your own Yami/AM motor and Yami /AM driveline in to get the Yamaha reliability and interchangeability of the whole AM 701 new and second hand industry.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Short summary fantastic hulls (I have 50Cal surf), but if I were you I would drop your own Yami/AM motor and Yami /AM driveline in to get the Yamaha reliability and interchangeability of the whole AM 701 new and second hand industry.

Sounds like a familiar conversation I had with some guy named Tim....

 

[maxboost]

Is the footrocket really very freestyle? Seemed kind of heavy the one I seen and I didn’t get to ride it yet. I hear they are good in surf

 

[Quinc]

Great all around surf/lake skis. Hulls are built like a tank. I went with Yamaha drivetrain on mine.

 

[WaveDemon]

That's all you have? I know the hulls are great but what about the turn key ski's. I'm old and lazy now, I want to buy a ski and ride.

 

[Christian_83]

That's all you have? I know the hulls are great but what about the turn key ski's. I'm old and lazy now, I want to buy a ski and ride.

If you cant read between the lines or will do a quick search, the short versions is. Not really super reliable.
Money better spent with a Yamaha drivetrain.

 

[Quinc]

This thread is good at taking through the ups and downs.
http://www.pwctoday.com/showthread.php?t=489013

 

[Christian_83]

Hovewer, i really like the concept and also the design of the Krash RTP skis - and i really do wish them succes with their concept!

 

[WaveDemon]

Hovewer, i really like the concept and also the design of the Krash RTP skis - and i really do wish them succes with their concept!

I like the concept as well. I have built my ski's in the past but I barely have time to get on the water. Building a ski is out of the question these days.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Tim, If you could find all the parts. Fresh Motor, New cables, starter, bendix and good ebox, You would work on setting up a hull just a few hours a week, just work when you can on it.......... Once you have the pump and motor aligned, it is a piece of cake. The turf is already done.......

 

[Quinc]

Tim, If you could find all the parts. Fresh Motor, New cables, starter, bendix and good ebox, You would work on setting up a hull just a few hours a week, just work when you can on it.......... Once you have the pump and motor aligned, it is a piece of cake. The turf is already done.......

^Negative. Unless you get one with the pump shoe already installed and none of the bolt holes are stripped. It is all the little crap that is time consuming. On mine I had to find and drill the water box and battery mounts as they where fiber glassed over. Line up and drill the holes for steering etc. And everything that came pre-installed was loose, so you will need to touch every part with a wrench at some point. (should do this on any new to you ski) What some of these rdr skis are going for used is hard to beat though.

 

[Big Kahuna]

^Negative. Unless you get one with the pump shoe already installed and none of the bolt holes are stripped. It is all the little crap that is time consuming. On mine I had to find and drill the water box and battery mounts as they where fiber glassed over. Line up and drill the holes for steering etc. And everything that came pre-installed was loose, so you will need to touch every part with a wrench at some point. (should do this on any new to you ski) What some of these rdr skis are going for used is hard to beat though.

Guess I got spoiled with my Edge!!!!!!!!! Disregard what I said, Quinc has been thru all this.

 

[Brett Roman]

^Negative. Unless you get one with the pump shoe already installed and none of the bolt holes are stripped. It is all the little crap that is time consuming. On mine I had to find and drill the water box and battery mounts as they where fiber glassed over. Line up and drill the holes for steering etc. And everything that came pre-installed was loose, so you will need to touch every part with a wrench at some point. (should do this on any new to you ski) What some of these rdr skis are going for used is hard to beat though.

And you do not want one with a Krash pump shoe installed, as they are specific for Krash pumps.

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[Quinc]

And you do not want one with a Krash pump shoe installed, as they are specific for Krash pumps.

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Are the Krash pumps 144mm?

 

[Brett Roman]

Are the Krash pumps 144mm?

No, they are a 2 piece 148 set back that slides into the Krash pump shoe.

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[Quinc]

That sounds like a much better design.

 

[Brett Roman]

That sounds like a much better design.

Better than what? Like the rest of the drive train it's a nice concept...

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[Frosty]

Tim, I cannot speak to the fully built ready to ride Krash skis, but I can tell you I have been beating the hell out of my Footrocket since 2013... backflips into the sandbar, massive flat landed backflips etc. I do not have one stress crack or chip in my hull. They truly are a tough ski.

I did have to build mine however... Torrent 148 pump, Dasa 971 etc....

Having said that.... knowing the quality that Nick Barton has built into his skis, I would not hesitate to buy a full RTR krash ski.

just my 10 cents.