'09 Watson board with '07 Watson Bindings?

Juice75 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 218 City: Austin

Would there be any issues pairing some '07 Watson bindings with an '09 Watson board? I thought I read somewhere that LF changed the hole spacing on the '09 which will limit options on older boots.

Anyone have any knowledge on that? I only have one season on my bindings (knee surgery), so not ready to replace them just yet.

twolfcorner2009 · Guest

More than likely the 07 bindings have the 8 inch plate, and the 09 has the 6 inch drilled holes for the mounting. I'd limit you to only being able to use the middle stance I believe.

Almost anything prior to 08 is going to be geared for the 8 inch plate (with the exception of a few of the higher end boots/boards that may have switched sooner).

Juice75 · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 218 City: Austin

Well, that blows. Make this whole thing quite a bit more expensive.

DeloBoarder · Outlaw Joined: 18 Jun 2006 Posts: 131 City: Knoxville

I have some 2010 Vantage bindings on an old 2005 LF board that I use for a slider setup and a community board behind the boat. The bindings fit, but like twolfcorner2009 said, it limits your stance options. If I remember correctly, looking at the left bindings, the inner mount is in the leftmost hole of the 4-pattern, and the outer mount reaches only to the second hole of the outer 4-pattern. This is as wide as I could get it. It really depends on whether you need that wider stance or can settle for a stance set more towards the middle.

craZywakeboardererer · Criminal Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 69

damn... i didnt really think about this. Will '07 watson boots be compatible with a 2011 watson classic? I assume they will, but will just limit my stance, as mentioned above.

GnarShredd · Posted: May 23, 2011 11:00 am Post subject:

craZywakeboardererer, Compatible? yes, but with limited stance options. Likely just the middle stance width as mentioned above.

craZywakeboardererer · Criminal Joined: 04 May 2005 Posts: 69

alright, thanks. guess i'll though it out until i get new boots next year. im getting a bigger board anyway, so the stance should be roughly the same as what i'm rocking now