Surfriding 2013 Rickter FS2 EVO

[Jobu]

Received my black fs2 evo hull last week from TC Freeride. We finished the build last Thursday and I am just now getting around to posting pics. It took us a couple 15 hour days to do this but overall it went pretty smooth. We only had a couple "Oh Sh##" moments. The first one was when we realized that the bpipe was going to hit the ebox, so we had to add a couple shims to the couplers. The second time was after we thought we were all done. The engine started right up and everything seemed good, flipped the bilge switch and nothing. We realized that we had accidentally pinched the bilge wires between the midshaft housing and the hull.
Anyways, I'm running a ported 701 with a girdled ADA head, bpipe with mod chamber, and OEM 44 carbs.

 

[jd91t]

Right on man. Looking good!
How ya like it?
I just got my evo from TC too! Every night after dinner last week this dood disappeared to the garage.
Almost had ebox-headpipe interference as well
Lucked out w/prob 2mm gap.. Not mch, but it survived a ride w/touching so
Got to ride a 1/2 tank or so Saturday.
Taking a lil getting used to it all as it NOT a Sj , but I'm lovin the ride of this hull!

 

[powerhouseperformance]

very nice looking ski. I cant wait to get mine done for the fall wave season! Those hulls shred in the surf.

 

[jd91t]

very nice looking ski. I cant wait to get mine done for the fall wave season! Those hulls shred in the surf.

Although I've only lake riden I strongly agree w/this as this boat carves/holds a steep angle edge amazing!!
Super usefull on the off camber angle face of a wave.

 

[GaSs_ZA]

How did you route your cooling lines? Shouldnt it be routed straight from the headpipe to the T piece?

 

[Big Kahuna]

How did you route your cooling lines? Shouldnt it be routed straight from the headpipe to the T piece?

There is no right or wrong way to route water lines.

 

[Jobu]

Right on man. Looking good!
How ya like it?
I just got my evo from TC too! Every night after dinner last week this dood disappeared to the garage.
Almost had ebox-headpipe interference as well
Lucked out w/prob 2mm gap.. Not mch, but it survived a ride w/touching so
Got to ride a 1/2 tank or so Saturday.
Taking a lil getting used to it all as it NOT a Sj , but I'm lovin the ride of this hull!

I haven't rode it really hard yet. I screwed my back up right before I took delivery of this helping my dad cut down trees. It almost better so I should be ripping this week. I was riding a fx1 before this and I am loving the stability of this!!! I can't wait to get it out to Lake Michigan in some big waves!

 

[Jobu]

How did you route your cooling lines? Shouldnt it be routed straight from the headpipe to the T piece?

I'm only running one cooling line right now, not sure if I need more since I ride in Michigan where the water is usually fairly cool. Water is coming in to the exhaust manifold, the rear head is going to head pipe and then out the chamber to a pisser. Water coming out the rear head T's off to a pisser and the water box.

 

[Jobu]

My exhaust chamber is running too cool. I measured 118*F after riding it around the lake for awhile. Lake water temp was around 60*F. 2 of the 3 adjustment screws are closed, the adjustment screw on top of the head pipe (the only one that is easily accessible) is out 1 turn. I will probably close it a half turn and see where I'm at. I have been told that if you splash water onto the chamber is should lightly sizzle, I'm a long ways from that!! Both cylinder heads were measuring around 138*F.