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I’ve been using it on my build and it seems good quality. It’s about the only one out there that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Seems like a lot of people use it in builds on this site. It takes a while to dry but that’s in a ~65 degree basement. The working time is great but it isn’t really...

I’ve seen people do that before. However, I mocked up one of the pump bolts next to the pump foot and brass nut and the bolt was almost 1/4” longer. Granted all kinds of hardware on it is mismatched but 2 of the 4 matched and looked like OEM style hardware. I plan to blue loctite them which is...

Thanks. I’ve actually used them a couple times in the past. Sometimes their prices are realistic and other times much more than they should be imo. If they want more than ~$150 for all of it I’ll probably just paint them myself or maybe have less of it powder coated. I have to draw the line...

Finally have enough done to report on. I should have more done at this point but I've been getting lazy lol. The back ends of the tray were cracked and flimsy so I added a layer of 1708 and a few layers where it was chipped off. I also added some cabosil epoxy with 1/4 chopped strand to the...

If you’re asking about cooling lines, I just ordered mine off onlinemetals.com. 4 feet for 15 bucks plus shipping. The closest size they had is 0.375" x 0.035" x 0.305" which is pretty damn close to stock. Make sure to get 316 stainless, NOT 304 as it will get eaten in salt water. Sent from...

Thanks. I've lost track of how many hours it has taken at this point but it has to be over 100. It's easy to lose motivation just thinking about sanding for hours then scuff, clean apply more resin, wait 12 hours to dry and then sand more. It's easy to cut corners thinking about "nobody is going...

Time for a little update. I started cleaning up the thru hull exhaust and cooling tubes to seal them in when I noticed how pitted they were. After some digging I found onlinemetals.com sold the 2 inch aluminum exhaust tube and 3/8 OD 316 stainless for the cooling lines. I ordered those for $63...

My reason for the flange wasn't really for security. The factory cutout is too large and would leave a 1/8 to 1/4" gap around the pipe. I also feel like it would be only a matter of time before I sliced my leg on it sticking out the back of the hull. Making a flange would be easy, just trace the...

I thought about stainless exhaust pipe being a cheap option but I wouldn't want to run without a flange of some kind. So then I'd need to fab up a stainless flange and get some argon to Tig it to the pipe. I would go this route for sure if I ran in salt since this pipe rotted out from mostly...

Thanks for all the input guys. I’ve read about people using carbon tubes for exhaust but I always wondered about what would happen if the ext. temps got too high, from say a long WOT run if someone has the water injection set too low. A quick search says 300F is about the max for epoxy. As far...

I was cleaning up my thru hull exhaust pipe before installing it and found a ton of pinholes and pitting hidden under the foam residue. I found the part new online for $155, too much for a piece of pipe with a flange IMO. I also found a 3' section of 2 3/8 OD aluminum intercooler pipe on eBay...

Awesome, keep me in touch. I hope to get it done at some point in February and ride the first 60+ degree day after. It'll be cold but I guess that's what wetsuits are for.

Good idea, that will come in handy making little batches for final body work. Yeah I did actually, I happened to see it on marketplace one day and that's what has me here now lol. It's mostly the same as when he had it, I just did some basic work to it (finned ride plate, finger throttle...

Worked on the ski for a good 12 hours this past weekend doing body work mostly. Not sure how the previous owner managed to get so many gouges in the sides of the hull. Sanding with an orbital and 80 grit was slow going but fortunately a razor blade paint scraper worked a lot faster for removing...

Made a little more progress. Patched an unused hole, not sure what it was for maybe the stock pisser then duplicated the reinforcement on the other side. Reinforced the engine bay side of the tray. The large piece is 1708 up to the edges with conform tape on the ends. Filled the smaller...

After this pic I laid some wax paper over the bond rail radius to help it conform better. As the epoxy tacked up, I went back every 20 minutes or so to press it back down until it eventually held its shape. I've been filling all the spots I ground down as I go with leftover thickened epoxy. I...

Got some more work done over the last few days. Started off by stripping the gel coat off most the surfaces I'll be glassing to. This took forever even with a 60 grit flap disc on an angle grinder. I picked up a harbor freight finger sander for all the tight corners which was especially helpful...

Thanks. ADA is running a 20% off sale right now so I'll pick up a new head with 35cc domes for 185psi. Anyone want a used head with custom domes? lol

I appreciate the generosity, I might have to get in touch with you at some point during this build. I usually ride at the north end of the lake at 6 mile creek and with a group of stand up guys out of Vann's Tavern. I remember seeing a group of stand ups down by lanier islands a while back but...