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Hey bro, I have the shorter one, which holds 3.25 Gallons of fuel. I can check, this evening, and see how much clearance i have above mine to see if the larger one would fit. I will say it is a pretty stout tank, so if your going for maximum weight savings that might be worth considering.

Thats not the only place epoxy is used in the FS 50's. Ed also inserts a larger tube going from the fuel pump side of the carb to the side with the jets and at least on mine they are epoxied in. With that said, that tube is right after where the little filter piece is, so that epoxy wouldn't...

Nice. Yea thats the way they should have been done from the beginning.

What do the Auxiliary Exhaust Ports look like from the exhaust manifold side? I'm not seeing the standard epoxy and plug on the side of the cylinder. Just curious as i have a XS1060 which is supposedly just the stroker version of this and mine has the epoxy, but the epoxy is know to leak sometimes.

Shouldn't the O-Rings around those press in plugs prevent any fuel from getting to them? I have FS 50's as well and only one of those plugs has epoxy on them. The last time i took them off i did notice some of the epoxy seemed ready to flake off but it also looked like fuel shouldn't be getting...

Is it normal for Antigravity batteries to only read 12.96 volts when fully charged? I don't have any personal experience with the Antigravity lithium batteries but my Featherweight lithium batterys reads about 13.6 volts when fully charged.

Yea I am a little worried about this as well. But how is a sling any different than 2 guys lifting the ski via the rails and I have done this many times. No matter which one I go with, I will definitely cover the contact surfaces in turf to help protect things.

Hi, Does anyone have a recommendation on a particular lifting sling that works well with aftermarket hulls? I have a Rickter XFR that I would like to be able to hoist on and off of my dock via a davit. It looks like most of the slings out there are designed for bond rails that wrap around...

Amen to that. I think my over attention to detail when it comes to cleaning my ski may have bit me in the ass here. I probably would have been fine if I didn't occasionally wipe out the end of that tube.

Removing it and replacing it with something better is deffinately my ultimate plan. But I'll probably leave that untill winter if I can. My question then is going to be how can I go about getting the new tube epoxied and sealed up well enough without having to cut open the tray?

Am I wrong or did Rickter switch to a carbon fiber tube on the newer XFS models?

Hey yaw, So I just ran into another issue to add to the list before I can get on the water this season. I was getting ready to set up my Raptor trim and I took a look at the tail end of my aluminum thru hull exhaust pipe and what do I find but this tinny spot of corrosion, or at least that's...

Ill have to rig up a fuel pressure gauge and check that as well. Mostly out of curiosity. I'm reading through this thread again right now: https://www.x-h2o.com/threads/importance-of-the-correct-return-jet-sizing.176798/ Yea that's what i was thinking as well, extra valve and those blocks. I...

Interesting, I'll give them a shot. I mean what isn't expensive in this sport! haha The carbs were set up for me by Phill Clemons who had a hand in developing my motor so I would think they should be pretty close to where they should be.

What the deal with the gp800 kidney blocks? I haven't heard anything about them before.

Yea It was dribbling a bit last season or at least it seemed like it would sometimes. I tore down the carbs and gave everything the once over and i didn't find any issues. I did find that one of the carbs had two check valves stacked while the other only had one.

Hey yaw, Does anyone know where I can order the extra thick Mikuni Check Valves?

Yea that was pretty much my plan. I did a dry fit yesterday and marked all of the bearings, so i know where they line up with the pins. I would still like to find some way to roll it on since that is the fastest way but when i did a trial run yesterday i still was running into issues where it...

Hey yaw, So what's everyone's opinion on Threebond 1184? I really want to use it over the 1211 since it is meant for case sealant and has better resistance to fuel than 1211, but when i tried it the other day, it seemed like it almost dried out faster than i could get everything assembled.

How many of yaw use Threebond 1184 over 1211? I tried using the 1184 yesterday and I was not happy with it at all. I tried putting it on with a rubber roller and it immediately started almost flaking off either the case or the roller. Then once I did manage to get a thin layer on the case halves...