Freestyle Krash 50 Cal Footrocket Kit

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chixwithtrix

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Did you take the hood prongs off for that test? Is your hood flat and true on a flat surface? Not the floor...
Did not take the hood prongs off. But the video shows it better, the back and front corners smooshed (very technical term) into the seal, but the sides and front bow up through the center. Also used a straight board and the hood casting is janky for sure. Not even including the lumpy hood seal that dips down.

Visibly bowed hood, no board needed.
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The ski itself is lower in the center than the front and rear corners.
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Front gap
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chixwithtrix

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Note the front corners are squished down into the seal like the back corner is in the video. Centers bow.

Now I'm not sure what to do. Ask Krash for a new hood? Because that casting is definitely not accurate. Or do it myself with one of those giant hood seals. Seems kinda half assed to fix it with a big hood seal or add hydroturf/etc material to the hood itself. Didn't realize it was quite so bad though wow.
 

x2mafia

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IMG_5564.JPG Just a susgestion, why don't you rip the hood seal out and do the pour in silicon seal that tigercraft is doing.


You want this ski on the water or you wanna sit around and complain and wait for a new hood? You can't ride it the way it is, do somthing ghetto if you have to. At this point who really cares? You can't just not do anything about it so ghetto it up and go ride it! Or do the tigercraft method while you wait for your new hood
 

chixwithtrix

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View attachment 333232 Just a susgestion, why don't you rip the hood seal out and do the pour in silicon seal that tigercraft is doing.
I'm not sure now with the hood prongs and front pin if it could even get low enough to dip that far into the seal channel. Since the krash wasn't originally designed to seal like that ya know....

I'm going to talk to Chris and try to get a better hood. I orginally asked for a new hood when this one came in damaged and they didn't have any in the USA. I just worry that even if Krash agrees that it will be 2+ months to get a hood like it was with my damaged chin pad.
 
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x2mafia

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Rip the hood seal out and see how low it sits in the Channel that's the beauty of the silicon seal. It can help with peaks and valleys
 

x2mafia

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Ditch the hood pin completely. Get the hood sitting down in the Chanel. If the hood has an inner lip that hangs down below the opening it won't go anywhere once it's ratchet down
 

mike b

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First contact Krash and see if they will help. With them trying new things they will want all the positive light they can have in the market so you might have good luck. If that doesn't happen for you or for short term then do it yourself, which you will probably end up having to do in the end so might as well just prepare for it lol.

I would do as listed above and try the silicone testing. Get a Watcon or another big bulky good seal and use that. On the under side of the hood I would get a carbon fiber kit and lay up a few layers on the sides in the valleys and then shape it down with a block sander till its all level. But I would make sure the hull side is level as well because if that has valleys than a new seal I wouldn't see help you there. I had a Backie chan and only used the ratchet strap, I'm sure you would be fine with that as well. Maybe use the buckle straps (the ones Jetmaniac sells I believe) as well on the sides of the ratchet strap for surf days just to be extra safe. The latch is always nice since it is a bit quicker but sitting on the side getting the water out of the ski looks to be taking some extra time too haha. You aren't running a kart or Jazz tank so you don't need to be popping on and off the hood as often as you are right now. I'd do whatever is the quickest and easiest for you the rider to get you on the water and keep you happy.
 
Are you running stock air boxes?

2 things causing this.

1. You are not putting your hood in right. That gap is massive for how it should be.

2 . That ski is licoriceed up and you should ask to trade it for a prebuilt one coming out.
 

chixwithtrix

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First contact Krash and see if they will help. With them trying new things they will want all the positive light they can have in the market so you might have good luck. If that doesn't happen for you or for short term then do it yourself, which you will probably end up having to do in the end so might as well just prepare for it lol.

I would do as listed above and try the silicone testing. Get a Watcon or another big bulky good seal and use that. On the under side of the hood I would get a carbon fiber kit and lay up a few layers on the sides in the valleys and then shape it down with a block sander till its all level. But I would make sure the hull side is level as well because if that has valleys than a new seal I wouldn't see help you there. I had a Backie chan and only used the ratchet strap, I'm sure you would be fine with that as well. Maybe use the buckle straps (the ones Jetmaniac sells I believe) as well on the sides of the ratchet strap for surf days just to be extra safe. The latch is always nice since it is a bit quicker but sitting on the side getting the water out of the ski looks to be taking some extra time too haha. You aren't running a kart or Jazz tank so you don't need to be popping on and off the hood as often as you are right now. I'd do whatever is the quickest and easiest for you the rider to get you on the water and keep you happy.
Yes, I sent Chris a message asking for a hood to start with a proper sealing surface. He has been helpful so I have hopes we will be able to work something out. He probably reads this thread to keep up with PR, as well as any other Krash related threads on this forum. I'll see how that goes and move in a direction.

Are you running stock air boxes?

2 things causing this.

1. You are not putting your hood in right. That gap is massive for how it should be.

2 . That ski is licoriceed up and you should ask to trade it for a prebuilt one coming out.

I've had water get in my engine since the beginning and that is why I switched to the stock 760 intake. The first two rides had flame arrestors, the last ride I had the stock 760 intake.

As the photos show, the ski side bows down slightly in the center from the corners and the hood is visibly wavy/bowed without a straightedge.
The hood cannot flex that much either so incorrect installation is out, and the corners are firmly pressed into the seal while the centers have gaps.

Nothing is pushing on this hood and look at the dips. You can't tell me that is user error.

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People who don't know the 50cal don't understand. You anit fixing that with silicone or a seal. The way you have your strap is only good for stopping the hood from
Coming off not holding it down.

With the hood sitting on the ski what happens if you push it down as hard as you can ? How close can you get the hood and the hull?
 
IMG_6484.JPG IMG_6482.JPG Here are 2 pics of mine.

1st is the hood bolted and strapped down.

2nd is just sitting.

2nd one looks just like yours in the video. Your hood should get almost as close as mine.
 

chixwithtrix

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View attachment 333244 View attachment 333243 Here are 2 pics of mine.

1st is the hood bolted and strapped down.

2nd is just sitting.

2nd one looks just like yours in the video. Your hood should get almost as close as mine.
Damn! My hood has never looked like that with nothing in the ski! I'll dig further, but probably going to come up empty handed. My engine plates were way off, the hood is wavy. Maybe I got the Lemon hah

Edit: yeah, something is wrong here. This is a photo from the day I received the hull and the hood is latched. Nothing inside for the hood to hit and look at that gap. It is like the Grand Canyon! I thought that was normal.

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First pic witth latch only 2nd with strap 3rd this is how strap goes bolted to hood
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First pic witth latch only 2nd with strap 3rd this is how strap goes bolted to hood
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If you watched the video my strap was tight and it did press in the hood more overall. Not enough obviously. It is tight in the back and corners like I said so moving the prongs might not do anything. I am going to try since that is the only thing left untouched. I don't have high hopes.
 
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There's how mine sat directly from the crate no ratchet strap. I'm putting my ratchet on tonight and am expecting the same issues as Chix seeing as our hulls were made at the exact same time. What size bolt did you use to hold the ratchet to the hood? Thing that bothers me about it is im using the Krash mounts and they seem to come loose after one ride even tho I tightened the piss out of them and used locktite which seems to be a waste of time on this ski.


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