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Got the powder coat done today and planning on assembling the motor tomorrow. Epoxy primer on everything, the same illusion blueberry as last year and wrinkle desert night black. The pissers and bilge fittings were already fading after just a season so I threw them in the batch. Also did the...

Powder coating day. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could I still order a non trim version? I was looking forward to trying one out to replace my tired old nozzle. I don’t know of a company that would be considered at fault after a customer modified or butchered the part. Also what about a slip on ratchet cover for the stainless hood ratchet a...

Not as much progress as I would like but getting closer. Epoxy filling is done on the pole area, just some glazing putty before paint. It ended up being extensive enough I think I'll have to use the spray gun. Filled the misaligned holes in the stainless reinforcement plate and ground it down...

For in case you break through into the cavities. Not sure if I’ll be going that extreme with it, but easier to do it now in case I do break through. Or if maybe in the future I do go more aggressive than whatever I do now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got a couple rounds of filler in the cracks and holes. Filled the breather hole with 5 layers 1708. Did one round chopped strand / cabosil, wait 3 hours and another round with just cabosil. Sanding today and hopefully just one more round of epoxy filler then glazing putty. Roughed out the...

Got the reinforcement trimmed up, it feels really stout now. Absolutely no flex in the hood lip area. Hit another snag today. After assembly last year I noticed the pole was offset left about 1" on the handlebars. Couldn't notice while riding the ski, but it bothered me just knowing how it was...

Got a little more work done. I was dreading glassing the inside of the nose, spent the whole day doing it yesterday, glad that's over with. Went with one full layer from hood lip to nose, 3 more layers from lip half way to nose, 3 inch strips over the relief cuts and one additional 3 inch strip...

It’s surprising that all the doctors working around infected patients are using n95 drywall masks rated at 95% filtration. I wouldn’t want to be near anyone with it, even with a full face 99.7% respirator. I know respirators don’t filter your exhale but even still those cheap masks seem almost...

I’m putting my motor together soon and I have hondabond 4 (1184) and 1211 on hand. The hondabond seems easier to work with, any real benefit to using 1211? Any thoughts on using either on the exhaust / flywheel cover gaskets? I put them in dry last year and didn’t have any leaks, just curious on...

Looks good. Make sure you follow the top coat instructions on that primer. Usually around 48 hours to spray it with high build primer or your base coat before it needs to be scuffed and redone with epoxy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m looking for one for my wetjet 61x as well. Maybe we could split a set of duals? Wouldn’t it just require a standard shaft for the slave carburetor? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Did you get it resolved? I'm rebuilding my Solas pump right now and I wanted to confirm the seal order / orientation before screwing it up. The diagram in the manual sucks and I just wanted to verify. Thanks

I was trying to get one out with heat a vice grips and broke it off flush. I was still able to mig weld on a nut and back it out. The heat from the weld freed it up pretty good. It’s not that hard either since the pipe is aluminum, you can’t really screw up and weld the nut to it. I’d let a shop...

One side of mine was broken next to the rivet. I just sanded the back of it and attached it with a new rivet and 5200, it’s held up great. I’d mask that recessed area, paint, then install with 5200 and rivets. 5200 isn’t really necessary, but with 25 year old plastic it might be a good...

Thanks, last year I read through a ton of old builds and dowel rods seemed how everyone did it. I thought about the drawbacks of using wood and the 8’ fish sticks I have seemed like they’d work better. Can’t get water logged and much less compressible. I didn’t do it on my rn because it hooks up...

Just read back through your post and saw it had 107psi of compression. Those are really low numbers, stock should be around 150, maybe more. I haven't had a ski motor that low, but dirtbikes usually have a hard time starting once they hit 90-100. Not to scare you, its fine to keep running it...

Well I figure any shop around here would want at least $100 to put that in a lathe and turn it out. It’ll have to be a higher end lathe to have a chuck large enough to fit that so it’ll have to be a decently well equipped shop which probably won’t be cheap. And then it still needs to be bead...

You’re much better off getting a wsm aftermarket wear ring with replaceable inserts for less than $200. No way you can find a machine shop to refurb your current one for less than that. I think it was said earlier about .6mm is the factory max tolerance. When new you can hardly fit a piece of...