2014 krash footrocket. Ready to ride.
All freshwater parts.
61x 701. 135 comp on both holes.
Coffman sizzler pipe.
WR3 pump and prop.
Rule 500gph bilge.
Xmetal scupper.
Worx pump shoe.
Worx scoop grate.
2 new full length ride plates and 1 used mid length.
New parts with less than 5hrs on...
Building a non-adjustable pole for my new to me foot rocket and curious if anybody could tell me what length they are running pivot to pivot on this hull. I've never ridden 1 of these hulls so I'm kinda just guessing on the length and eyeballing it. I've got it all tacked together at about 35"...
After getting the pole mount area made I was able to connect the nose to the original top deck with a couple layers of 1208 on top.
Then I decided to chop off what was left of the bond line on the top deck. It's just a weird shape that wasn't going to be easy to blend together.
Then layed 3...
Well took a 6 month unintentional brake from working on the SJ hull but some early spring sunshine got me back in the mood to get itchy.
Started with laying up some 1208 flat on a table to start the foundation for the tray area. After that cured I used some pink foam to add a front foot hold...
Finished getting a final shape on the nose foam that i was happy-ish with then covered it in black gorilla tape and layed 2 layers of 1208 biax over it.
I let the glass cure for a couple days and it pulled off of the foam plug with a little effort and then i did a quick trim on the rough...
Agreed! it will endup with plenty of angles before i glass it.
Nope! epoxy lets go of it no problem. Its gorilla tape specifically. I dont know if that makes any difference.
Got started on shaping the nose with some home depot xps foam. Cut 4 pieces to the rough size and glued them together overnight with gorilla glue.
Traced out the "footprint" that i needed for the nose shape and used a vertical bandsaw to make that cut nice and square.
Then used a...
Got the nose trimmed to shape today and i'm pretty stoked on the way its starting to look!
The next thing i want to do is get started on the nose on the top deck. What do yall think is the easiest way to go about forming a solid shape to glass over? Right now im thinking about stacking some...
Slowly but surely making some moves. Used a 80grit flapdisc on a grinder to take out the factory tank/waterbox mounts and get down to a good clean surface in the nose.
Then rigged up a less than ideal nose outline from some TIG filler rod and duct tape. I could have definitely done better...
So for the record election signs work great but epoxy WILL pull the ink off. Havent tried yet to see if it sands off easy. In hindsight maybe i should have waxed the sign lightly.
Got started on the lowered hood today.
Used a combination of duct tape and hot glue gun to hold the election sign plastic in place.
Put down 2 layers of 1208 biax on the inside. Man that stuff sucks up the resin!
Once its cured and i can pull the plastic off i'm going to determine how...
Been crazy busy the past 8 months so the SJ got put on the back burner but i'm ready to get back at it!
Placed a order with US Composites last week. Got a gallon of resin, 1208 biax, some medium weight woven cloth and some cabosil. For some reason they shipped the glass separately and i'm still...
I live outside of Charlotte but we go down to my GF's family lake house on hartwell a few times a year and I usually drag a ski with me. All I have to ride rightnow is a old SJ but I'll be down there this weekend if you want to get together. They live in the saddler creek area.
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