Little nose job

[ADDict]

Went down to Port Aransas with Skinnyman and his friend Boyd this weekend. Had an epic time, feel like I did 200 rolls.
Within the first 20 minutes of riding I lost the boat in a good sized roll(only time all weekend.) Still had the death grip with one hand as the ski whipped around me. I felt the thud when it hit the ground nose first, and I then stood up in MAYBE 3' of water. When I took off I noticed that my ski seemed a bit shorter in the front, lol.
Result was a crunched nose job, which had been ghetto repaired for Daytona last year. Surprised that it made it this long. Time for some more glass!
The duct tape held for about 5 minutes, so I rode almost a day and a half with this gaping duct-tape covered hole on my nose. Very lucky to have had a successful trip with it like that, but I'll be damned if I'm driving that far not to ride. Skinnyman was betting me that we'd be pulling it in off the bottom for sure.

 

[BruceSki]

wow.... might be time for a new hull soon bro... that thing is thrashed.

 

[Matt_E]

Haha, awesome Wil!

 

[ADDict]

Gotta love the KARMA sticker right above my trashed nose. Payback is a b*tch, haha.

 

[ADDict]

wow.... might be time for a new hull soon bro... that thing is thrashed.

You haven't seen the half of it bro, wait til you check this beast out in Daytona, haha. Can you tell which way I roll?

 

[BruceSki]

we can have that fixed in no time down in tona. bring the rest of that roll of duct tape and I'll bring the krylon haha.

 

[skinnyman]

It was EPIC
I cant believe we didnt have to drag that hull off the bottom
Sunday was brutal washing machine conditions
Nice underflips Will now if you can figure out how you did them

 

[kiddioo]

I like the tow strap.

 

[ADDict]

It was EPIC
I cant believe we didnt have to drag that hull off the bottom
Sunday was brutal washing machine conditions
Nice underflips Will now if you can figure out how you did them

Yeah no kidding. They felt awesome, wish I could recreate them, haha. I think it was all in wave selection, my guess is I was hitting them too late and getting tossed a little funky by the lip. Someday I'll accidentally do another!

I like the tow strap.

Yeah thats all about the function over form, haha. Went without a tow loop for a while, then went on a long ride tanker chasing and decided I HAD to come up with something quick. It's been like that for several months. Actually had to get towed a couple weeks after putting it on, worked great. Only complaint is that it snags the bunks sometimes when loading, otherwise it's golden, ghetto-golden.

 

[tightithrash]

will your my hero

 

[JetManiac]

Sweeeeet!!! I like your dedication to ride hard after damage!

Sooner or later seems like most hard surf riders kill the nose on their skis. At least if ride in shallow conditions.

 

[Crab]

Duct tape fixes anything.

 

[KR]

Thats what I like to see! Eff the new hull!

 

[Martin33]

Damn Wil!! You run it hard, I love it!.....wish I could have joined you guys.

 

[Fro Diesel]

Nice! Least it didn't land on your face; slap a few layers of biax on dat sheet and keep riding. Will, you do awesome work. Can't wait for tona!

 

[Swooperjet]

Yeah...it was a great time! Warm, decent waves, clear sky, and a full moon. Had a blast. Will showed some hardcore dedication for sure. Here's another shot of his nose. Definately love that sticker!!

 

[CarterB]

nice ! thats my riding style....KILL IT!.....fix it later

 

[Jack]

hahaha. I think you got your money out of that hull. thats crazy it still floats, or do you have to keep the throttle down before it fills.

 

[wrighteous]

Is that a phoenix taking flight in last pic!!!!

 

[ADDict]

hahaha. I think you got your money out of that hull. thats crazy it still floats, or do you have to keep the throttle down before it fills.

Definitely had to stay on the gas! I tried like hell not to let the nose dip much the rest of the day. It wouldn't have lasted long floating on it's own. I even hooked up the bilge pump that day. After the nose smashing of course.