TUBBIE PROBLEM!!!

kwakhead

kwakhead

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So I got some new tubbies, they're about an inch and a half wide, and about 3.5 feet long. My problem is, they carb EXCELLENT, BUT I swear for the life of me I can barely get the front of my ski unglued from the water... Any suggestions? I can't jump like I used to at all, its giving me thoughts to get rid of my dear superjet.
I think the shape of my tubbies, or possibly the angle I glasses them on at is actually pulling my ski down, as I can't jump very well and can barely get the front up.
Lol any opinions appreciated. Pics of tubbies below...
 

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kwakhead

kwakhead

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macomb
yamanube said:
The problem is not the tubbies.
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then what is it? NO, its not the rider I can guarantee that. I used to barrel roll this ski off boat wakes no problem, and I ride every weekend up until November when the lake freezes, and ive built 30 of my own jet skis, yes 30 in the last three years. And have done just as many for customers. I know how this ski should handle and it never did this, until the tubbies were put on****

im just wondering if anyone has a solution, or knows "why" it seems to pull the front end down.

seems absolutely excellent for a racing ski, it carves amazingly and is super stable, but man, I miss wave jumping. Im considering cutting them off and switching to new ones.
 
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Harbor

Harbor

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Stockton
So it's my eyes or does that tubbie run all the way to the rear?

My destroyers only go front to about the middle of the ski, the rear half is un-modified. With destroyers I have no problem jumping.

I'd say it's possible that rear half is what's preventing the Nose from coming up
 
kwakhead

kwakhead

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macomb
I think the front of the tubbies are actually angled down, therefore pulling the front of the ski down. I have to hack these off immediately! Next week lol
 
OCD Solutions

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What brand are they? Some are better than others and placement can make a huge difference.

Two of the guys in our group are running a/m tubbies on top of the built in tubbies on our Matrixes and I find the same thing you mention. It pulls the front of the ski down and keeps the ski glued to the water. It takes some getting used to for sure. I just stand a few inches further back in the tray to get the front end to lift. I may have a bit of a weight advantage though. ;)
 
Roseand

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OCD Solutions said:
What brand are they? Some are better than others and placement can make a huge difference.

Two of the guys in our group are running a/m tubbies on top of the built in tubbies on our Matrixes and I find the same thing you mention. It pulls the front of the ski down and keeps the ski glued to the water. It takes some getting used to for sure. I just stand a few inches further back in the tray to get the front end to lift. I may have a bit of a weight advantage though. ;)
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Probably skibums tom21 knockoffs...
 
MikeyB

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kwakhead said:
then what is it? NO, its not the rider I can guarantee that. I used to barrel roll this ski off boat wakes no problem, and I ride every weekend up until November when the lake freezes, and ive built 30 of my own jet skis, yes 30 in the last three years. And have done just as many for customers. I know how this ski should handle and it never did this, until the tubbies were put on****
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Got vids of your rolls?


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kwakhead

kwakhead

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macomb
XJCrawler said:
How many of the 30 skis you built have you installed sponsons on?
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Only 3. As for adding more HP that was actually my first thought lol

Skibum is a Freind of mine and I actually had him install the tubbies, BTW yes he did a great job, but these tubbies just don't give me what I want.
 
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