Rickter FS-1 (vs) Other Lightweight Hulls
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IceMan
Building a ski in Progress
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- United Arab Emirates
I have tested almost every after Market hulls out there: Please keep in mind that I have tested these hulls on flat water.
Honest opinions out of 10.
1. OLD Lenzi:
As some1 said before its sucks at freeride but does good tricks. Hull always breaks and cracks easily. 4 out of 10
2. Bun:
Too Light, Freeride is ok if the rider weighs less than 150 pounds...Freestyle average...good tricks. needs a lot of adjustments to get the hull to work for you. 6 out of 10
3. XFT:
Unless its a freeride version (not the short FLY X) then its ok for freeride. With a good engine its good for learning tricks and can be learnt easily. However ppl who ride XFT can only perform tricks on an XFT... meaning if a rider learnt his tricks on an XFT he cannot perform them on another hull .... 7 of 10
4. WaterCraftFactory:
Great hull, amazing at freeride and freestyle...but it just doesnt look good as it has some features of a Kawi...just my opinion.
8 of 10
5. Wammer Hull:
average hull good for freeride more than freestyle...depending on what engine u have in it. not recomended for freestyle. good finish. 6 of 10
6. Rickter FS-1:
Truely a work of ART... worth every penny...the design and the way the ski rides is revolutionary...Freeride is fun in a Rickter... but in Freestyle a rider can learn new tricks and perform them with accuracy as this is how and what the hull is made for...ACCURACY. 9 of 10
7. EME hull: Not yet
8. Trinity hull: Not yet
please let me know if you want me to help you decide.....
Honest opinions out of 10.
1. OLD Lenzi:
As some1 said before its sucks at freeride but does good tricks. Hull always breaks and cracks easily. 4 out of 10
2. Bun:
Too Light, Freeride is ok if the rider weighs less than 150 pounds...Freestyle average...good tricks. needs a lot of adjustments to get the hull to work for you. 6 out of 10
3. XFT:
Unless its a freeride version (not the short FLY X) then its ok for freeride. With a good engine its good for learning tricks and can be learnt easily. However ppl who ride XFT can only perform tricks on an XFT... meaning if a rider learnt his tricks on an XFT he cannot perform them on another hull .... 7 of 10
4. WaterCraftFactory:
Great hull, amazing at freeride and freestyle...but it just doesnt look good as it has some features of a Kawi...just my opinion.
8 of 10
5. Wammer Hull:
average hull good for freeride more than freestyle...depending on what engine u have in it. not recomended for freestyle. good finish. 6 of 10
6. Rickter FS-1:
Truely a work of ART... worth every penny...the design and the way the ski rides is revolutionary...Freeride is fun in a Rickter... but in Freestyle a rider can learn new tricks and perform them with accuracy as this is how and what the hull is made for...ACCURACY. 9 of 10
7. EME hull: Not yet
8. Trinity hull: Not yet
please let me know if you want me to help you decide.....
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steve-uk
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great info iceman... thats what this thread needs
Aircraftsalz
Thrust built Dasa Power
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How about Superfeak ski's?
He builds Xmetal's hulls
He builds Xmetal's hulls
IceMan
Building a ski in Progress
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- United Arab Emirates
You are most welcome Steve.
To add a point the hull is 20% of the performance the other 80% is a mixture of skills and engine power. :splatt:
Please feel free to ask me any questions and I hope I can help.
Postma
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Anyone have any good info on a TKO or a Legdrag hull?
Stoyer and Bogart both ride hulls made by Tem (superfreak hulls).
Tem made them both new hulls for world finals (super x models)
(http://www.superfreakskis.com/index.html)
All of Tem's hulls are 100% carbon, not carbon reinforced or visual carbon.
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- baldwin ny
whats the wammers weight? i think i mite go for one of these. i ride surf only not looking to freestyle. looks like best bang for the buck. going to run limited setup (possable 5 mm lamme) just looking for a ski that will not fall apart.
He is like the XFT of the USA.....all carbon only.
According to his site a surf boat and surf hood come to 74lbs! That has to be fun if it isn't to light for surf. Mine is 104 and I was told that was a good surf weight by slut and some others....and now I agree. But I would like to see what it would be like 24lbs lighter!
Aircraftsalz
Thrust built Dasa Power
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My 55lb superfreak was fun to ride, but it was a workout in the surf. The -2 BF hull wasn't at home in the surf unless it was backflippin!
IMO tem is building the lightest, strongest , best SJ based ski around!
AAAA++++ SUPERFREAK SKI's
IMO tem is building the lightest, strongest , best SJ based ski around!
AAAA++++ SUPERFREAK SKI's
Idok
F1pro
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i would have liked to have ridden that boat with a regular ol' 701....I bet it woudl have been MUCH more controllable..
Big Kahuna
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then why would you want a lightweight hull? No benifit in the surf plus more chance of a hull failure.
Um......no benefit?
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lighter not to light. my rn weighted in at 362 ready to ride. i was looking at the wammer as a easyer way out from doing tons of glass work to get want i want out of a hull. you going to tell me a stock hull is as strong as a wammer hull? i have a wammer hood (race hood no less)on my rn now. it is made very well and its 10 years old. he makes good stuff.
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i dont mind a light boat. i also run mag pumps in my boats so it brings the weight back up anyway.
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- baldwin ny
i like it flickable (is that a word?) lol
Aircraftsalz
Thrust built Dasa Power
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You can't beat a oem ski for surf riding! Good luck with the wammer hull!
Big Kahuna
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You take a good OEM Hull, reinforce it and take a Wammer Hull your OEM hull will last longer plus you have not sunk $4000 into it.
Running a Wammer hull strickly in the surf is not the best move unless you just have money to burn.
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i hear ya. my old sn is still running hard in the surf. wet foam and all. figure i would sell some blasters and get a wammer.