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Jimmy Visser barrel rolled a 3D in All My Crazy Friends :D ... can't remember what part but I think it was part 3 :)

I've been a ski owner since I was 13 and I'm 46 now. I know that my 96 RN is not only a rare thing to have around here but I also rebuilt everything on it and know every inch of it. I once in a while question if I should sell everything off but then just like mthomps I get out for that odd ride...

Unfortunately around here there's not much of a population of ski peeps and what is there for the most part, isn't the type I would be willing to associate with. I don't ride with anyone that doesn't respect others, keeps a healthy distance from all boats and each other unless there's a good...

Same here, I didn't really start pushing my limits until about 8 years ago and what is pushing it for me, is probably what a lot if not most of the guys here would consider close to beginner level. I can't backflip or barrel roll and to me, when I finally get those down then I will consider...

I'm currently at the local boat launch where I exclusively go...we have others but not as nice as this one... it's windy, it's wavy, it just looks beautiful and it makes me wonder. For anyone that has retired from the freeride life, or knows someone that has, do you or they miss it? My reliable...

Is it threaded on the ends like a steering cable? If so and you know the thread pitch, maybe get a 1/4" mild steel round bar about twice as long as the tube, drill and tap the end and try to get it to thread onto the cable end if you think it's in a position to do so. Use a die on the other end...

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Keep in mind if he's a business owner and a thief, he's probably doing half a$$ed work and screwing the customer over. I hate shady business practices. I told a guy off once because he thought he could sell a ski that he had me try to repair. It belonged to his son, his son bought it and asked...

Definitely add pics, it will help with ideas that might work. I second the helicoil idea.

I'm not sure what is considered too hot, maybe someone else can chime in on that. As for the hot water I don't know what to suggest as I have never had the issue. I have seen it on a WaveBlaster with a Factory Pipe on it but it never blew up and it was used a bunch. It belonged to a guy in my...

Glad to see you have some experience with wrenching, it definitely helps to narrow down the issues. When you redid the seals and gasket, did you do a pressure test on the assembled motor as well? That'll be the final test for air leaks with the engine cold. Since the crank was rebuilt, as long...

It could be the temp sensor doing it. You should get inside the ebox and unplug it anyway as they are known to be problematic. While you're inside there do a test on the coil too. The primary winding which is the small bullet connector wires coming from the coil are unplugged and the test probes...

I'm pretty sure the spacers are just add-ons to the parts you've mentioned. Yamaha doesn't like to make new moulds and individualize parts unlike another pwc manufacturer that I very much dislike. You can easily put one of the engine mounts next to one in the Blaster hull if the engine is still...

Yeah I'm not overly happy with the box extender but I already had it and spent everything I had and more on the kayak alone. I thought about racks but not keen on having it on my roof. The extender is nice because it's the right height for me to work with. But I do need to fine tune things to...

It finally arrived this morning. I just got home with it about 45 minutes ago. I still have some details to figure out regarding the tailgate extender and some other things but at least it's here! Now I can get the unknowns ironed out like shimming the tailgate extender so it doesn't bounce in...

You can grind the tap and remove most of the tapered lead. We had to do it lots in the machine shop, some taps had no lead to get a full flat bottoming tap.

The headquarters is in Quebec, I have no idea if they're manufactured there too. I have heard they manufacture the different lines in different places. A few models of the snowmobile line I think are assembled there but not sure about actually made there, I was also told when I had to train for...

I did a lot of research on the HX a long time ago when I was asked to try and make it a better surf ski. One that would hit better on the holeshot and just handle the surf better. Basically, the 720 engine is a lump. It has a stator "mag cup" which is basically a flywheel on the stator side, and...

I've also seen that split head design from Riva but it was an o-ring head, no gaskets. If you open it up and find the domes look like a cooling fin design it could have been made by Riva for someone else. I had to change one of those heads on a friend's ski because the dome cracked. He was...

Another little known thing to keep in mind is that the throttle shafts on those Novis are probably getting old and worn out. My experience was that Novi stopped responding to purchase order requests a few years ago so those shafts are definitely going to be worn unless the ski has hardly ever...