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nice build with great attention to detail.
Are you coming to the Can Am ride? I want to see this bthing first hand, very nice work
looks good jr!
First off I would like to say thank you so much for letting me ride this ski. This is the second time I rode an XFS, rode Taylors for a short while in Daytona, thoroughly enjoy this hull.
This ski was an absolute blast to ride! I haven't checked my hour meter lately but I would say that I have about 10 hours on my DASA 950. I love my motor and the power it produces but this 1000 feels completely different. I would say the carbs have a little to do with it but the fact that I am still running a b-pipe I would imagine is the big difference. We're both running stock electronics with lightened flywheels and enhancers. My hull may be a couple pounds lighter if any but the length of the hull is another factor, I'm only -2.5. My 950 is very comparable on the very low end snap but as soon as you get on it mine just stops pulling in comparison to this 1000. I would imagine that you could prop down a little and easily be right there with me, I have a c75 12/17 in a stock pump for now, saving the mag for my freak. This is a pure flatwater motor that would be near impossible to ride in the surf, especially in this hull.
As far as a ride report for the hull, I was impressed with how easily I could ride it. At slow speeds it plows with the nose very high. Once you ease into the gas it plains off much easier than I had anticipated. As soon as you snap the throttle the nose immediately comes up, but riding around is possible. I am 6'1" and weigh 190, my weight was not a problem riding but for someone my height I would probably play around with the pole length. I would say I rode for approximately 20 minutes and my back was starting to feel it a little, adrenaline might of been subsiding any other pains. Overall I was very impressed with how well the hull rode. Conditions were flat but with a lot of chop, not ideal but a good test for the hull. I would highly recommend this hull to someone looking for a fun flatwater ski. If you want to use it in the surf then you better put a smaller motor in it or be very accustom to the power.
Thank you again for letting me beat on the ski for a little while. This ski is absolutely beautiful and put together very well. Next year we'll have to swap skis again and see what happens!