Any of you that use your boats for show skiing, where did you get your trick release from? I have one on my Mastercraft Prostar 190 but the pylon on my hydrodyne is much wider. Thanks in advance for all your help!
KW makes a good one: http://www.lakeelmosports.com/product.php?productid=95 Greg may have a number for KW direct. jim http://www.boarditup.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=346
Where are you located? I'll be at Think Tank on March 1 and KW will be there. I could pick one up for you. Single pin? Roller release? The roller style release is about $200 and the recreational release is $140 ish. I would get the roller style. I assume you have a 2 7/8" pylon?
From what I have seen, KW is the only brand that gets used in show skiing. It's a great product. I too would go with the roller release. It has a smoother release, especially under larger loads, and has a larger pin so you can put multiple ropes or larger diameter ropes (leaders) into it. Lake Elmo sports (link provided by Jim) is a good source for KW equipment. If you email them, you will probably end up talking with Chuck. Mention which team you are with, and he may be a nice guy and give a bit of a discount. Or you can go straight to the source (KW) when he is at an event (as Must-Ski Motors mentioned).
For you southern guys, Bemmans in Winterhaven, FL also makes a high quality roller release. I have never seen one on a Dyne, but I am sure he could make one. He makes all kinds of show ski stuff. I had a custom made Bemmans on an Ebbtide. I still have that release but it is the wrong size for the Dyne. I think the number is: 863 293 2405. jim
Jim - Thanks for the offer! I'm kinda of kicking myself that I didn't buy one when I was at D1 Nationals. I would take you up on the offer but I think I need to buy it myself so I don't have any warranty problems. My ski team bought three releases for our inboards and two of the three had defective pins and rusted in the salt water. I don't want to run into any problems since we regularly perform on salt water. Thanks for all the info!
