RICKTER talk

[Baja 252]

There are two different issues with floating a Rickter IMO. 1) Some exhaust systems are flat and low in the hull. It can even be below the water line, so water could run all the way to the manifold and slosh in the cylinders. 2) If you have a scupper or even a ball valve drain I personally would never float a ski unless I was there watching it. I would never trust it to float all night.

Adding weight may help with #1 but I still wouldn't do it. Talk to Taylor at TC Freeride he can probably make you a exhaust pipe with a riser in it so water won't back up the pipe. He did it for my XFS and it works great.

 

[Jamo07sj]

DUDE what gives!?

Finally got the 2016 xfr dialed. Motor rippin, hood sealed up tight, having a blast.

I do a simple trick and botch it, it lands upside down and drinks water and in under 4 seconds it's swamped.

Flip it over and the waterline is just under the hood. Not cool. This is simple flat water..

 

[KMN]

That's a bummer, wonder where the water is rushing in from.
Was your bilge pump adequate to pump it out or did you tow it back to shore and drain it?

 

[feartheride]

How are you guys mounting a bilge bracket, my 2015 xfs midshaft housing doesn't line up like a superjet so Blowsion mount is out.

I have been making my own that mounts to the motor mount.
I will get u a pic when I'm home

 

[Jamo07sj]

That's a bummer, wonder where the water is rushing in from.
Was your bilge pump adequate to pump it out or did you tow it back to shore and drain it?

Pretty sure scupper opened up and allowed the pole to gulp water

 

[Dfan1]

Thrust ind Ball valve is the solution
Havnt had to run my bildge in surf since I installed it

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[newbee]

So i just got a TNT setup for a FR2 evo hull. But the water box outlet is about two inchs from the bottom of the hull and exhaust is coming up at a pretty good angle from the back of the hull. Its seven about inchs from the bottom of the hull.
Are you guys just using 45 bends to drop it back down to the water boxs?

 

[BAYAIR]

@Jamo07sj I got a 16 xfr too. check your hood placement. My hood came off under impact and my ski sunk all but the nozzle and I had to hold it to be towed to shore. Thankfully I was at disco bay and not in open water or surf.

 

[Jamo07sj]

@Jamo07sj I got a 16 xfr too. check your hood placement. My hood came off under impact and my ski sunk all but the nozzle and I had to hold it to be towed to shore. Thankfully I was at disco bay and not in open water or surf.

Thanks man, I will double check, I had that problem at the very beginning and ended up hogging out some holes so she snaps tight now, tested with water hose and no leaks. Just trial and error I suppose

 

[NashvilleWill]

Thinking about picking up an XFS (still a relatively new beginner). I really want to flat water backflip.
Should I get the fiberglass / save for carbon fiber?
Will I be able to tell a difference (being so new) between the XFS and the Ninja competition?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Jamo07sj]

If money is no object go carbon. If your 100% flat then weight is going to be a big deal. If you need something really light that will flip go with a 60 pound carbon hurricane only 1k more then a glass 100+ pound rickter.

Glass xfs will be bullet proof tho and will get you around but not sure how much motor you'll need

Love my xfr but if I was landlocked I would prefer something extremely light and cheap bc I'm not rich lol

 

[NashvilleWill]

If money is no object go carbon. If your 100% flat then weight is going to be a big deal. If you need something really light that will flip go with a 60 pound carbon hurricane only 1k more then a glass 100+ pound rickter.

Glass xfs will be bullet proof tho and will get you around but not sure how much motor you'll need

Love my xfr but if I was landlocked I would prefer something extremely light and cheap bc I'm not rich lol

Thanks, so are you suggesting going a hurricane? rather than an XFS?
Money isn't really an object, going to do this over time but obviously saving money =

 

[Jamo07sj]

Well it's a rickter thread so thats all ill really say.

Rickters are hands down the best fit and finish, easiest to assemble and have the highest resale value.

 

[Baja 252]

Eight months ago we were in your same spot. In the end we went with the Competition model to save weight. The new Textreme carbon is very cool looking, but it's big bucks. Talk to Taylor at TC Freeride he can give you the pros and cons of all your options.

 

[NashvilleWill]

Eight months ago we were in your same spot. In the end we went with the Competition model to save weight. The new Textreme carbon is very cool looking, but it's big bucks. Talk to Taylor at TC Freeride he can give you the pros and cons of all your options.

Thanks, I'll do it!

 

[Baja 252]

You said you were a beginner, beginner to riding stand ups or beginner to freestyle tricks.

 

[NashvilleWill]

Beginner for stand-ups in general.
I bought a modded 07 superjet, and have been riding that for the past few months. Just seeing what my options are going forward.
Been riding every week, and would love to continue the sport.

If you have any advice, let me know!

 

[eastcoastjumper]

Beginner for stand-ups in general.
I bought a modded 07 superjet, and have been riding that for the past few months. Just seeing what my options are going forward.
Been riding every week, and would love to continue the sport.

If you have any advice, let me know!

You will not regret getting a dialed setup to continue progression . Wish i had the setup I do now back when I started. Yeah we all have to start somewhere, and it taught me a ton riding my way up, but you can't beat a rickter


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[NashvilleWill]

Thanks!

 

[Baja 252]

Beginner for stand-ups in general.
I bought a modded 07 superjet, and have been riding that for the past few months. Just seeing what my options are going forward.
Been riding every week, and would love to continue the sport.

If you have any advice, let me know!

I was just curious. Best advice is ride, ride, ride and read, read, read. You can learn a lot here and the internet, research everything you can. Ride as many hulls as you can. We went out to Havasu and rode a bunch and it really helped make our decision. I've been riding stand ups for years, jumping waves, going around buoys for fun and general lake riding. I decided last year I was going to learn to do back flips and other tricks. On my 10th try at a backflip with the new XFS, I got all the way around. Very happy with the XFS.