I have hit mine all the time. I normally kick it with my foot when I get in a hurry. I hate that dam thing. But I dont think that I would want to take it out. I do like the pic of the boats with out them.:rolleyes:

Yep, we abuse them out here and there have been no issues.
There's a 200 foot rope tied to this little Rage launching on the way to Catalina!
(The rope is there I promise...They are very, very thin ropes)

Dave

I have exactly the same issues with my ski pole on a 2005 Rage. the billet aluminum ski pole is not rigidly held at the bracket since the attachment bolt tightens to the bracket OD and the pole is loose fit within the bracket ID with the pole pivoting on the through bolt . I removed and repolished my ski pole and found the pole OD worm down considerably from movement against the fiberglass hole it rides against. The fiberglass also has the stress cracks you mention. At this point the pole is quite loose in the mounting/hole. I would like to shim the pole tight some how that would not look bad.

We wake board and pull tubers from this pole a lot. The wake boarding probably caused the pole wear since that accumulates the most hours but the stress cracks are likely due to the tubing partiucularly when the tube dives below the surface because the rider(s) are too far forward. I plan to switch to the transum tie down eyes for tubing.

It must have been a Friday when they installed the ski poles on the '05 Rages cause my Dad's is in the same condition.

If this is only a problem with 2005 or recent ski poles maybe there has been a design change. Question for anyone that does not have a ski pole looseness problem and can inspect the ski pole assembly----could you please describe what the bracket configuration looks like.

I asked Nordic about the loosness problem and resulting stress cracks in the gelcoat. They said there was no design change which is not a surprise. The suggested fix is to apply marine putty to the hole ID and then grind the ID down so that the ski pole is a snug fit to eliminate the banging action of the pole against the deck hole.

Hey I am new to OSO but not to the Nordic Rage. I had and 03 never had a bit of problem with the ski tow, now my 06 is loose an causing stress cracks. I guess I will be in the minority with my buddy In2Deep as I always seem to be pulling a tuber, skier, or boarder.

I have three friends with Nordic's, two Rages and a Heat. They all have kids, and they all tow water toys with their boats. I just purchased a 08 Heat, and will be towing my kids around with it.

Thanks about the heads-up on the ski pole possibly coming loose, I will keep an eye on it.

Chris

So you pulled as much/often with the ski pole on the 03 as the 06?

Hard to say as I bought the 03 new and the 06 with about 120 hours on it. The 06 already had some signs of wear, the 03 never even rattled.