Hardware

Wakeboard hardware that keeps your season running

Two sets of four M6 wakeboard screws cost CHF 19.00 each, while the Ronix Complete Lace Kit sits at CHF 39.00 in black, blue and white. One set fits baseless bindings from 2010 to 2018, the other goes on the Brain Frame boot. Measured against a new pair of boots, that keeps a setup alive for under CHF 40.00.

We read wakeboard hardware wider than a box of bolts. Our wakeboard ropes belong in the same conversation as the parts under your boots. Missing something that is not listed here? Send us a short message, since Ronix restocks plenty of small parts that never sit permanently in the shop.

Wakeboard binding screws vanish on the dock

When did you last check the screws under your boots? Wakeboard binding screws work loose across a season through vibration, moisture and constant remounting whenever someone else rides your board. You notice nothing until one of them is gone.

Boot swaps on the dock are where most of them go. Leave out the washer and the screw head pulls into the boot material. The insert then carries more load than it was ever built for, and the next hard landing rips the thread out.

One spare set in your bag settles this for the whole summer. Four wakeboard screws weigh close to nothing and save you a full day on the water. Riders switching between boat and cable remount their bindings far more often, so their wakeboard hardware wears through faster.

The M6 standard holds your binding to the board

M6 describes a metric thread with a 6 mm diameter. Nearly every board and binding on the market uses it, which is why wakeboard binding hardware crosses brands without trouble. Diameter is rarely the issue, length usually is.

Screws running too long stick out of the insert and press against the base from the inside. Too short and they catch on two threads only. Under load they tear out. Baseless systems and bindings with a base plate differ by several millimetres.

That is why our wakeboard hardware is split by binding type instead of sold as a universal pack. Matching wakeboard bindings sit in their own category with the model year listed per boot. Check which system you ride before ordering, because baseless and Brain Frame take different lengths.

So which screws actually fit wakeboard bindings? On Ronix boots the answer is M6, and the ronix binding hardware sets name the model years they cover. Tighten by hand instead of by force. A cordless driver strips the thread in your board faster than a season of riding ever will.

Which wakeboard binding hardware do you actually need?

Sensible wakeboard hardware comes down to a few positions. Three spots on a binding genuinely wear out, and everything else tends to outlive the board itself.

These three cover everyday use:

• Screws and nuts hold boot and board together and disappear most often
• Laces and lace systems fray at the guide after two or three seasons
• Washers spread the load and go missing after every remount

Wakeboard binding bolts and a lace kit together stay under CHF 60.00. A new pair of boots starts around CHF 420, so a repair pays off as long as the shell is intact.

There is a limit, though. Once the cuff is torn or the sole separates from the boot, no spare part brings the confidence back. A new model then makes more sense than another bolt.

Fins boardbags and ropes sit in their own categories

This page covers the wakeboard hardware, while the rest of your gear sits one category over. Wakeboard fins keep you tracking across the wake, currently the Ronix Free Agent fibreglass pair. Wakeboard thumb screws for fin boxes deserve a spot in the same pouch as your spare bolts, and a wakeboard bag takes care of transport and drying.

Our selection follows what we ride ourselves. Ronix builds the hardware for its own bindings. Fit and thread turn out more reliable than with third party parts. Hardware store copies often carry the right pitch, but the wrong head, and they dig into the binding.

Not sure which set fits your boots? Send us the model and year at shop@wakefactory.ch. We check that against the binding itself, never against a table. If your next session is already planned, drop the spares into your board bag now.