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anybody have waterdawg rev footholds? are they hard to install compared to others on a roundnose superjet?
Most people on this forum will tell you REV's and WCF's. Of course theres all kinda footholds. REV's are considered hardest to install, but if you can do any glass/foam work, I think its a piece of cake (not comparable of course!). Im installing some now, the hard part is they dont fit flush all the way around, so you have to foam and glass over those parts. Since they have the ankle cutout however, they are consider the biggest, and most comfortable. You do also have to notch the REV's (the right hold) for the exhaust, to install them in the recommended spot (4 1/2-5 inches from the very back of the ski to the start of the cutout in the back of the hold---not the flange)
If you dont do glass work or epoxy, I would go with WCF's for their simplicity. I couldnt resist the good reviews on the REV's though, so I had to go for em. I must say, anything smaller wouldnt fit me too well. Even without padding, wearing my New Balance sneakers, I still dont have much room (top to bottom, length is great!), aside, I wear 13 wides. My riding shoes are smaller, so Ill be fine.
Looking at their shape and size, I do not doubt that the REV's are the biggest pain to install.
considered by who? how many pairs of foot holds have you installed?
I was gonna do the same exact thing with the exhaust tube. Did it translate to the flange not lining up good or what? Too bad I already cut the 'print' into the hull. Although I think 5 inches forward of the very back end of the ski is enough, and I can probably fudge them forward a bit.
I could have sworn mine is stainless...The flange didn't line up perfect, but it's alluminum so it bends easy. A dead blow hammer worked well enough to help it line up.
The print of the foothold is BIG.
Mine has the exhaust lowered so the foothold may be moved up in the trey a bit more.