Axis Wake

[illiniboarder88]

I like epoxy

[deltadazd]

Axis

I find it hard to believe they were gluing the windshield down. It's too simple to at least counter sink holes and screw it down. I can't see how that windshield would stay on without side wings. Maybe that was just for the Show because the boat wasn't ready or they ship them without the windshield. Well, it's not a Tige anyway. Glue isn't really the right word on the MC. It's an epoxy. One of them that they use is called, I think, Plexus and it sets up like fiberglass resin and is very strong.

[lee]

I think the glue of yesteryear is far different than the glue of today. So I think that gluing the windshield on does not necessarily scare me, either, providing that it is done with high quality glue. The glue would probably be stronger than the fiberglass it is bonded to.

This is a guy getting ready to drop the stringers into a Mastercraft...yes glued in.

He is applying "glue" for the liner not the stringers.

[SPBFAN]

I think the glue of yesteryear is far different than the glue of today. So I think that gluing the windshield on does not necessarily scare me, either, providing that it is done with high quality glue. The glue would probably be stronger than the fiberglass it is bonded to.

This is a guy getting ready to drop the stringers into a Mastercraft...yes glued in.

There is a negative to using glue. In my house the upstairs floor creeks and cracks. I am fixing that this week. The reason for this is when the people assembling the floor put down the glue they did not screw the boards down right away. They went to the next board and then did the whole group at once. What the cheap laborers did not know was that the glue has a very short set up or adhesion time. So the glue did not adhere properly. Just about three years later as the framing is starting to dry out and things are settling now the floor is making noises I do not like.

The point to the story. When using Glue and Epoxies you have to get things into place and tightened them down into place quickly so you don't loose that adhesion capability and have bad effects years later.

[jwanck11]

There is a negative to using glue. In my house the upstairs floor creeks and cracks. I am fixing that this week. The reason for this is when the people assembling the floor put down the glue they did not screw the boards down right away. They went to the next board and then did the whole group at once. What the cheap laborers did not know was that the glue has a very short set up or adhesion time. So the glue did not adhere properly. Just about three years later as the framing is starting to dry out and things are settling now the floor is making noises I do not like.

The point to the story. When using Glue and Epoxies you have to get things into place and tightened them down into place quickly so you don't loose that adhesion capability and have bad effects years later.

A mantra that woodworkers live by.

[da.bell]

Who thinks Randal was winging 90-95 percent of this video. Not sure if he knew everything about the boat or he was using cue cards behind the camera.

Overall, looks like a nice design and would be nice to see Tige try to reduce the Z1's price to compete.

[turbonine]

I think its dumb how Malibu puts up all there media on Flickr and Youtube.

Don't you want to keep people on your Site rather than send away to another?

[zad0030]

That jack would be the selling point for me...

[Matt Garcia]

Who thinks Randal was winging 90-95 percent of this video. Not sure if he knew everything about the boat or he was using cue cards behind the camera.

Overall, looks like a nice design and would be nice to see Tige try to reduce the Z1's price to compete.

Man that video was painful to watch. I love Randall as a rider but they need someone with better speaking skills to represent their boat . And were they driving the boat on the trailer?

I think its dumb how Malibu puts up all there media on Flickr and Youtube.

Don't you want to keep people on your Site rather than send away to another?

Not really a dumb idea since search engines will pick up on this traffic. We use YouTube, FaceBook and Vimeo at my company for certain demonstration videos and it helps with our page rank and search results.

[chpthril]

"And, um"


Yep, with that kind of pitch video, it screams "family, budget minded" boat. Put a couple of 9's in his waste band, ad some beat, and it's a Hip-Hop Rap video Really turns me off, just like the MC image.

[ragboy]

uhhhh, 2 finger action. That is def the climax.

[highrock]

I dont think theyre targeting families that much. Maybe families that focus on their kids skills at wakeboarding. Most of it I belive is targeted at younger riders 20-30 that dont have the money for a $60-70,000 boat but might would be able to get into that. I really bet they put some time into making that put out a good wake. With all that ballast you dont need that wedge.

[Kito]

I actually feel dumber after watching that video!

[da.bell]

^^^ LOL

[tigepigeon]

Sorry guys, they took the axis out of the show because they couldnt get the windshild to stay on......so no pics, but this will be very entertaining