This is my almost 6th month review of the product. This is not a bash nor is it negative feedback. Its a long story and this will be a big thread. This is a discussion and im not looking to start a fire here and I hope the BEST for Krash Industries. Most of my issues at the time had been taken care of personally on the spot by Nick Barton and only good things can be said about him for trying to make the sport more affordable. That being said I feel I made the wrong decision. I had alot of time during my waiting period to do more research and alot of the starter kit was already destined to be removed. As of this point i suspect I have 70-100 hours on the ski. I do not have an hour meter but we ride every weekend.
Ok so first off I would like to say that to my knowledge I purchased the 1st krash stage 2 starter kit stateside. I ordered and paid for the kit April 22 this year. My hull was already state side. It was sent out May 18th and received by me June 1st. Couldnt wait to get it out of the big box and check it out. As soon as it was pulled from the crate I already knew we were gonna have a problem. We removed it and put it in my living room for inspection. I honestly though I got a used Hull. Filthy turf, sand in the hull, scratches all over it, paint chips, a wiseco sticker someone slapped on the bottom, un drilled engine plates and a binding midshaft. Nick compensated me for the issues. I thought it would get better from there.....
STEERING/CONTROLS
I never ran the kavinci handle pole or steering, It was removed and sold off. The holes in the hull are 2.5 inch and the kavinci pole only accepts 2 inch breather tubes. I have 2 friends with predators that have massive water intrusion issues because of this and I wasnt a fan of the quality. I had previously seen 2 steering systems break, the intergrated pole pad foam rip off of one, and the chin pad foam rip off another one. I sold it off and Used a tigercraft pole and my RRP steering to just take care of all of those issues at once. I noticed off the get go that the kavinci pole bracket was very sloppy and to wide to efficiently tighten down on the pole bushings. But I opted to use the pole bracket anyways as wife said NO MORE JETSKIS THIS MONTH!
Fast forward to today im still dealing with that issue and have gotten a brand new kavinci pole bracket from another buddy and it is even wider than this one. The Throttle lever and trim levers are cool looking but kinda sloppy. The first time I pulled the trim on the lake the cable broke. The second time I pulled the trim after replacing the cable the trim lever broke. After about a month the trim cable broke again (shame on skat not krash) The steering cable to this day is working fine . The throttle cable received was about 2 feet to short to go to anything so it went in the garbage.
HULL RELATED
For the record the krash predator is one of the best riding skis in the surf. Its great on the lake and can carve and sub and do all the lame lake stuff that one would do on a NON flatwater ski. The new hulls have a rear scupper and I have yet to have an issue with it at all. It came with bare engine plates and bare intake grate holes. To some if your looking to get in the sport this could be a problem if your not savvy with duct tape and a pair of vice grips. All of the inserts in the pump area, ride plate, intake grate are aluminum plates that are threaded. Ive had to put a few helicoils in and I recommend to new builds you pull everything out and just get it out of the way. Where the exhaust comes out the back of the ski it is starting to separate from the hull and the paint is chipping away around it. The graphics are very fragile. If you sneeze the ski gets a scratch. Its just how it is. Ive learned to deal with it by not caring anymore. After the first surf ride the ratchet for the hood strap was already rust and it was replaced with a maniac one.
EXHAUST
There is no doubt in my mind the Kavinci water box is the BEST fitting BEST sounding box ive seen or heard. A++++ On that end. If your in the market for a new box I suggest you check it out. The Kavinci exhaust hoses are also extremly cool. They are about 19MM thick and i swear the hardest part of my build was getting that damn bpipe to waterbox hose on my pipe. The waterbox to outlet hose has a cool bend to it to go under your carbs and over your battery. Also the same thick material. Havnt had a problem and will run them on all builds.
PUMP
Ohh the pump. where do we start. This spawned alot of frustration. When you spec the pump out against the competitors how could you go wrong. Most of us doing our first builds only have smaller motors and the 11/17 it comes with is a little steep. Unless you wanna go 90mph. After the first ride I ordered a new 7/14 1 week later I removed the pump to change the prop and found that not only was my pump severely not aligned but the pump stator was already broken. Not from something going into the pump but either from a horribly imbalanced prop or a casting flaw. Nothing went into the pump. The prop was perfect in every way and the cracks in the stator continued around the entire ring not just the 2 missing chunks. If something went into the pump there would have been other collateral damage such as scratching on other veins and dings on the prop. I called nick and he sent me another one. When the other one showed up it didn't line up at all with anything. After I put it together with the brand new prop I went to fire the ski and the prop gouged the wear ring. I pulled the pump and removed the alignment dowls. Now the 4 long pump bolts didn't line up with anything and I had to oversize the holes on the reduction nozzle in order to get it all bolted together. The trim ring and steering nozzle have been getting extremely sloppy. So much I can hear them when I ride. The 11/17 prop was also very primative. As it stands right now im in the market for a new pump.
Ok so first off I would like to say that to my knowledge I purchased the 1st krash stage 2 starter kit stateside. I ordered and paid for the kit April 22 this year. My hull was already state side. It was sent out May 18th and received by me June 1st. Couldnt wait to get it out of the big box and check it out. As soon as it was pulled from the crate I already knew we were gonna have a problem. We removed it and put it in my living room for inspection. I honestly though I got a used Hull. Filthy turf, sand in the hull, scratches all over it, paint chips, a wiseco sticker someone slapped on the bottom, un drilled engine plates and a binding midshaft. Nick compensated me for the issues. I thought it would get better from there.....
STEERING/CONTROLS
I never ran the kavinci handle pole or steering, It was removed and sold off. The holes in the hull are 2.5 inch and the kavinci pole only accepts 2 inch breather tubes. I have 2 friends with predators that have massive water intrusion issues because of this and I wasnt a fan of the quality. I had previously seen 2 steering systems break, the intergrated pole pad foam rip off of one, and the chin pad foam rip off another one. I sold it off and Used a tigercraft pole and my RRP steering to just take care of all of those issues at once. I noticed off the get go that the kavinci pole bracket was very sloppy and to wide to efficiently tighten down on the pole bushings. But I opted to use the pole bracket anyways as wife said NO MORE JETSKIS THIS MONTH!
Fast forward to today im still dealing with that issue and have gotten a brand new kavinci pole bracket from another buddy and it is even wider than this one. The Throttle lever and trim levers are cool looking but kinda sloppy. The first time I pulled the trim on the lake the cable broke. The second time I pulled the trim after replacing the cable the trim lever broke. After about a month the trim cable broke again (shame on skat not krash) The steering cable to this day is working fine . The throttle cable received was about 2 feet to short to go to anything so it went in the garbage.
HULL RELATED
For the record the krash predator is one of the best riding skis in the surf. Its great on the lake and can carve and sub and do all the lame lake stuff that one would do on a NON flatwater ski. The new hulls have a rear scupper and I have yet to have an issue with it at all. It came with bare engine plates and bare intake grate holes. To some if your looking to get in the sport this could be a problem if your not savvy with duct tape and a pair of vice grips. All of the inserts in the pump area, ride plate, intake grate are aluminum plates that are threaded. Ive had to put a few helicoils in and I recommend to new builds you pull everything out and just get it out of the way. Where the exhaust comes out the back of the ski it is starting to separate from the hull and the paint is chipping away around it. The graphics are very fragile. If you sneeze the ski gets a scratch. Its just how it is. Ive learned to deal with it by not caring anymore. After the first surf ride the ratchet for the hood strap was already rust and it was replaced with a maniac one.
EXHAUST
There is no doubt in my mind the Kavinci water box is the BEST fitting BEST sounding box ive seen or heard. A++++ On that end. If your in the market for a new box I suggest you check it out. The Kavinci exhaust hoses are also extremly cool. They are about 19MM thick and i swear the hardest part of my build was getting that damn bpipe to waterbox hose on my pipe. The waterbox to outlet hose has a cool bend to it to go under your carbs and over your battery. Also the same thick material. Havnt had a problem and will run them on all builds.
PUMP
Ohh the pump. where do we start. This spawned alot of frustration. When you spec the pump out against the competitors how could you go wrong. Most of us doing our first builds only have smaller motors and the 11/17 it comes with is a little steep. Unless you wanna go 90mph. After the first ride I ordered a new 7/14 1 week later I removed the pump to change the prop and found that not only was my pump severely not aligned but the pump stator was already broken. Not from something going into the pump but either from a horribly imbalanced prop or a casting flaw. Nothing went into the pump. The prop was perfect in every way and the cracks in the stator continued around the entire ring not just the 2 missing chunks. If something went into the pump there would have been other collateral damage such as scratching on other veins and dings on the prop. I called nick and he sent me another one. When the other one showed up it didn't line up at all with anything. After I put it together with the brand new prop I went to fire the ski and the prop gouged the wear ring. I pulled the pump and removed the alignment dowls. Now the 4 long pump bolts didn't line up with anything and I had to oversize the holes on the reduction nozzle in order to get it all bolted together. The trim ring and steering nozzle have been getting extremely sloppy. So much I can hear them when I ride. The 11/17 prop was also very primative. As it stands right now im in the market for a new pump.
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