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i wont start actually shaping until tomorrow as the foam i used to glue the florist foam together takes 8 hours to fully dry

more pictures of the glued on foam and hood shaping

spent the day chopping up the nose some more. then glued the foam in place to start shaping the nose

im planning on putting a b-pipe, head, and i might get a big bore kit at some point. but for now im on a budget for my build :Eyecrazy:

after i got all that done i stood back and got some shots of the rough layout i plan on getting after this is done. i might try to get the rickter style nose with no lip :scratchchin: there is surely much more experimentation and ideas that will come up along the road with this one. i...

After we got the gunwales and hood cut down, i decided to get a bit crazy and chop off almost the entire nose of the ski. :bigok: i just traced a basic shape on the nose in pencil so it would look more rounded like the Rn nose. once again, more foam shaping and fiberglass to come!

Then after the gunwales were done, we started on cutting the hoodliner out, and shaving the hood down. i used pretty much the same process, just make a template and trace it on both sides. it doesnt look pretty right now. but when i get the foam and start to get the finished shape, it'll be...

well here it is finally! i finally decided to cut into my project after its been sitting since the summer. so here is my winter build!:bananajump: Hull is a stock 1991 Sn with no extras motor is a stock 61x pump is a 144mm with trim nozzle my plans are to: -Cut the gunwales down...

If your still looking for someone with standups to try, my dad and i might hit the water tomorrow afternoon around 2 or 3. i live around the same area as Quickmick. We usually launch at egret bay on 270 and ride out onto clear lake

thanks for all the input guys. it really is appreciated. and as for money, thats the thing i have the LEAST of. so this'll be a budget build for me.