Update: WCF hood blow out

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PancakePete

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sflsurfrider said:
i think pete is always one coffee ahead of himself LOL
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:lmao:

My bosses were pickin on my (!@#$%@#$%) terrets this morning !
It was bad for a little.

(Sorry for thread jack) :smashfreakB:
 
Roo

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Update:

Sent the hood out on the 8th arrived at the shop on the 11th.

Called the shop today, nothing has been done yet, which is ok because he wanted to go over something with me . Hopefully I will have it back by next weekend.

This stock hood BLOWS and keeps NO water out :raincloud:

I'm eager to see how it turns out.

Thanks again Steve.
 
ShowtimeStocks

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big up to steve that is great customer service something that other companys should think about. my wamiltons 8hole hood broke after half a season and they wouldnt do anything about it
 
Roo

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Got the hood back from Steve last week but have not had a chance to get it back on the 'ski. Been down racint at Putnam Raceway in Indiana.

Steve, once again, thanks man! I was not expecting this to be fixed at all!

Feels a LOT more solid and looks a hell of a lot better then the previous method of bonding the two halfs together. Looks like epoxy with some fibers mixed in then leveled out.

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needaride701

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just picked up a WCF hood and now im definitely going to get one for my other ski with steve very generous warrenty! and knowing you pounced on your hood for 4 years it will definitely hold up for me!
 
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bad93blaster

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waterfreak said:
send it to me and I will take care of it. Anybody that has any issues with the WCF hood please send it to me and it will be fixed or replaced at no cost, that's my policy to all customers.
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there is a wcf hood and nose peice here that is loaded with stress cracks.
ill try and get pics.
 
Big Kahuna

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I am glad Steve fixed it for you, that was way above any expectations anybody should ever expect on a 3-4 year old hood. Hoods take abuse, that is just part of it. Only hood I have ever had that did not show any real signs of abuse was my Blowsion JK hood, part of that may be the fact that I hated it for flat water riding. So, I rarely got on the hood at all. Plus the fact that it is beefy as hell. Not a lightweight by any means. Grifnasty has it now. My Wammer hood (really old style) has been glued a few times at the liner. But still going strong.
 
waterfreak

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bad93blaster said:
there is a wcf hood and nose peice here that is loaded with stress cracks.
ill try and get pics.
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Stress cracks are often the result of too thick of a layer gelcoat. The characteristics of gelcoat does not allow it to flex much , especially when it is layed up thick. In the past, I used to use a dump gun to spray the gelcoat into the mold thus always resulting a thick layer of gel. Since then, I use a spray type gun that gives off a much more consistent layer of gel through out the part.

there is no perfect hood out there. The important thing is that you take care of the customer and stand behind your product.
It's just the way I do business.
 
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bad93blaster

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waterfreak said:
Stress cracks are often the result of too thick of a layer gelcoat. The characteristics of gelcoat does not allow it to flex much , especially when it is layed up thick. In the past, I used to use a dump gun to spray the gelcoat into the mold thus always resulting a thick layer of gel. Since then, I use a spray type gun that gives off a much more consistent layer of gel through out the part.

there is no perfect hood out there. The important thing is that you take care of the customer and stand behind your product.
It's just the way I do business.
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can you take care of the customer ?
 
DAG

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Big Kahuna said:
Only hood I have ever had that did not show any real signs of abuse was my Blowsion JK hood. Grifnasty has it now.
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It still only has light spider cracks in the paint/gel. I havent hucked it doing backys in 4' surf, but it s seen its fair share hard flatwater riding and still as when solid as i got it.

As for WCF, when ever i consider AM hulls, i'm going to be getting the one with the best warranty. looks like steves leading the pack :bananalama:
 
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