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Get the second coat of bilgekote on today. 5200 is drying nicely. Once everything is dry I will flip this thing over and start sanding the bottom to get ready for paint. Going with the epoxy appliance paint for that task

Alright, another day of tasks complete. Got the engine bay all sanded down. Used 60 & 80 grit to scuff up the fiberglass. Wiped down with acetone afterwards to make sure everything was clean. Taped up the bolt holes for the mounts. Brushed the bilgekote on with just a cheap HD brush. I didn’t do...

Today’s task was to seal some stuff up. Used 3M 5200 (blue) to seal everything. No need for fast cure bc it’s not going into the water tomorrow. But the steering cable tube, 2 water lines and drive shaft tube are sealed from the inside. Will apply the sealant to the outside after I paint the...

Got the water box all cleaned up and painted. Used Duplicolor Bed Armor. Used this stuff on my old 4Runner bumpers. It’s some tough stuff.

thanks, she’s rough but it was a ski that was unmolested so it had a good base and I didn’t feel bad about ripping it apart

Trying to come up with a drain plug idea using a stock Yamaha plug. I’m going to use 2 part foam at the end when everything is sealed up. 1 idea I have it to put in a pvc tube in and fiberglass it up to the rear. Kinda like the versa plug idea and scupper but I want to be able to plug and unplug...

Well back at it again. It’s been a little over a year since my last post. I had some stuff that came up in life and everything is turning full circle again to get things back to the normal. One of the things you’ll see from the pics is a new location. I moved in with my girlfriend now wife and...

That looks really good. Some kits that you see are to cartoonish or look great but have plates for the race numbers.

Thanks for the info

That does look awesome. Where did you get the stuff to do it at home? Everything I've seen is for a commercial application.

Coming again this weekend (22nd n 23rd)

You could soda blast them,then Chem dip them. YouTube home made soda blast. It's simple. I've wired brushed n wheel the crust off and scraped off hard crust with a utility blade. Then repainted with regular black appliance paint after they are put together n taped.

If you can't find new ones, wrap it with butyl rubber tape. You can get it at Home Depot in electrical section. The stuff stretches n gets adhered pretty good.

Looks awesome! Keep up the good work. Can't wait to see more

Finally got the engine all built. Now I can start working on the hull.

That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen for the water.

I've ridden one years ago that came into the shop I was working at. I remember it came in for the notorious leaky exhaust pipe joint that all the 650 n 750's seem to have in the salt water. My coworker insisted he had to go with me to get the full effect. We had a blast for our test run. It was...

No, just maybe a impeller change. Even the little tune that you could do with the archaic software it doesn't make a huge change. The 1100 DI is definitely not a GM LS engine with the tuning capabilities

Pump is all together. New Oem bearings, seals and WSM housing. Impeller is the stocker. Everyone was stating the 08+ ones were very good, so I stayed with it for now so I can spend the cash somewhere else. Also the reeds are switched out for some Carbon Tech "low tension" ones. Engine parts are...