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Glass ski btw!

I absolutely loved riding my 440, I just wanted it to be faster. But I really did love how hard they made you work.

This thread is making me reconsider my plan to gel coat my entire hull. If I want just a gloss white, is there a good reason NOT to gel coat my hull? I want a hard wearing finish I won't have to retouch in a few years.

Jury's out on paint vs gelcoat. The ski is down to fibreglass in some place, I was gonna gel the bottom then just thought I might as well gel the top too since I'm only going for a plain white and the ski is all glass. I don't want to see it crack though, so there's also that.

So, I picked up a rough WDK ROK hull last week and started to put it together. She needs paint bad but I want to hit the water first to see what I think and then paint it over the winter. I still have my superjet to ride so she might hit the water for a few weeks, feel out what I like about the...

No hate and I don't want to be that guy, but the pump and the hull will always be lacking. I did a 750 swap 550, and quickly realised that the pump was heavily restrictive, combined with a 650 pipe that wouldn't let it breathe. I could get a prop for $200, or do a pump swap for somehwere in...

I don't see why not. Afaik SXR800 and 750SX are very similar motors. BUT - Unless you want to fork over $2-300 for the right prop the pump will be seriously underpowered. And even when you do, it's still lacking.

The hull has a Vin!

Yep, not sure how. I'm gonna register it as a home built boat. I mean, I'm pretty sure it was.

Think that's the plan. Now I need a VIN.

True, originally I was gonna slap my SJ running gear in it but now I have a whole new set... no need

Also - since this hull is all fibreglass, is there a reason I shouldn't just gel coat the entire thing? I'm planning to take it down to a bare hull, sand off all the flaking paint, get down to gel coat and gel coat the entire thing white, top to bottom. Friend of mine works in the marine...

If you see the photo I posted and compare it to that video, my pole is mounted all the way forward. I'm thinking I might put it in a casual position at full extension, and then I can shorten it by up to 5" using the adjustable knuckle. An RRP pole would be cool. I don't know if there's any...

For sure, you can never know until you do it yourself. That's the reason I "wasted" so much time (according to others) messing with 440s, 550s, and 750 swap JS hulls. I got all my money back, learnt a lot and had a bunch of new experiences, plus that $500 basket case 440 was what got me into...

That it has, I believe it was owned by the son of Jeff @ WDK, then a guy in wisconsin, then finally the guy I got it from and now me.

Got it all unpacked last night. Think I'm just gonna take the whole ski down to gelcoat and re-gel it. All the paint is chipping off and I want a hard wearing white. It is the below pole. X scream steering knuckle too. Fully adjustable...

Well I got the hull. As I was leaving the guy blurted out "$1000 for the rest of my ski parts if you want". That was the entire driveline including 61x motor, pump, b pipe etc that came out of the ski. So now I have the whole ski. Oops. Mocked it up last night and the pole feels short but to be...

I think the consensus is I'm gonna give it a go and if it doesn't work out sell the freeride hull. Thanks all. Guess I'll be posting build pics soon!

Thank you. That's a nice little reference point. I got the ski in October of 2023 (non running, po had installed an MSD enchancer incorrectly and had the holeshot wire grounded). Fixed the issue, took it out a few times, one time the ski wouldn't restart. Towed it back in, check the voltage...

1996 Superjet not charging. 760 cases (and therefore slightly different stator?) MSD Enchancer Measured and confirmed good readings: Green to green resistance AC output. I have tried three different voltage regulators. I am not seeing much above 12.7v on the DC output, even while revving. I...