How do I mount skis?

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H Davis - 18 Nov 2006 22:15 GMT

I bought a set of three Dubro skis for my trainer from someone on eBay. I
actually got two sets; one of them was a wooden set that I may or may not
use. I intend to mount the Dubros first, but I'm not sure how to do it,
since they didn't come with much mounting hardware. Each ski has a piece of
heavy gauge wire that is about four inches long with a bend on one end that
appears to fit through the holes in the "ski mount". However, the way these
things work is not clear to me just by looking at it. The wooden skis came
with a similar piece of wire, but in a lighter gauge.

Does anyone have a picture of their ski mount that I might use to design a
way of mounting these things? Or can you point me to web-based close-up of a
set of mounted skis that I might see how these things are mounted? I may end
up calling Dubro to see if they sell the hardware separately from their
"shocking PINK" skis!

Thanks,
Harlan

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Robert Scott - 19 Nov 2006 01:06 GMT

>I bought a set of three Dubro skis for my trainer from someone on eBay. I
>actually got two sets; one of them was a wooden set that I may or may not
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> end up calling Dubro to see if they sell the hardware separately from
> their "shocking PINK" skis!

Harlan,

To mount the skis with the OEM hardware, you remove the two small screws in
the bottom of the ski. Then, trap the bent end of the heavy wire in the two
slots between the two parts of the ski so the wire runs parallel to your
model's wire main gear leg when you attach to the ski with a pair of wheel
collars. Use a piece of heavy shrink tubing or something similar to hold
the ski wire alongside your model's gear wire.

Like I mentioned before, it's kind of hard to explain and not very
intuitive, but it works well. (providing your model has wire gear legs).

Good flying,
desmobob

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H Davis - 19 Nov 2006 05:27 GMT

> Harlan,
>
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> Good flying,
> desmobob

Bob:

I followed you right up to the point where you added "providing your model
has wire gear legs". Murphy's Law! But now that I have the general idea, I
think I can rig something up.Seems to me that the skis should have a means
of holding the tips slightly up and, perhaps, a wire attached to the back of
the ski to prevent the tip from rising too high.

I think I'll scout around on the web a bit to "fine tune" my engineering
skill. :)

Thanks for planting the seed.

Harlan

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How do I mount skis?