[jsdeprey]

Well the first ones you have there are the ones I used forever with my older ski, they did ok, but I replaced the suction cups with cords that I made the right lengh to hook on to certain places on my ski, on the front I hooked aroudn the mirror, which works but always wished there was a better place on the front of my Yamaha ski to hook too. These are well made, but are inflated with air with a air pump and I have had them crack and let the air out.

The newer black one you have there are what I use on my new ski, I got rid of the strapes that came with mine and bought 2 short bungie cords that work better I think, definitly faster to hook up, cause you just streach to the back hook just like you have yours hooked up on the back. But on the front I tried it like you have it pictured there and if I pushed the bumper towards teh front at all it would just move very easily, so I do not see how putting that rubber thing inside the front compartment will really hold the bumper in place, it did not on mine very well. I now hook the bungie in the front to where my front compartment lid attaches, it is very sturdy there but I can not shut my front compartment when its hooked up.

 

[jsdeprey]

I used to use those first ones you posted, but I now have the ones that Eagleeye posted with my new ski and I like them better.
I am really surprised that yamaha does not plan out where to tie these things to on your ski better, I have a hard time finiding a good place to tie these things two myself, I got ride of the ties that came with them both stock and now have bungies on them that I streach and hook in a couple places, but it would be nice if it there was a better way, sometimes it takes me awhile to get bumpers on and tied to the dock, in busy locations you have to use bumpers or it tears your ski up pretty bad, I got pictures.