I know I was partially kidding but maybe epoxy paint would do the trick. Most spray paint would never hold up for long. The ceramic high temp paint seems to do ok with gas and brake clean you just have to let it dry for almost a week
Surfriding 2016 KittyCraft v2 build
- Thread starter Jyzmbe
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I know I was partially kidding but maybe epoxy paint would do the trick. Most spray paint would never hold up for long. The ceramic high temp paint seems to do ok with gas and brake clean you just have to let it dry for almost a week
I didn't know what I wanted to do about hull drains and I did a ton of googling. I found these cool little billet o-ringed master cylinder plugs and a couple flanged aluminum bungs I can glue in. I'm debating on having them anodized black. I originally bought some of the thrust micro drains but I didn't like the design. They are way too small and if it gets clogged there is no way to remove it to clear the obstruction.
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Finished up the chinpad this morning. I had resin all over it from sticky fingers when I was working on it. I got a razor blade and scraped all the resin I could off of it then sanded and buffed it. I decided to go ahead and turf it. I started off with plush 9mm underpadding. Sanded the edges to match the angle of the chinpad then glued on the turf then trim and sand the edges. I've seen a bunch that just have a square of turf glued down but I want padding on everything.
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- Location
- Houston, TX
Finished up the chinpad this morning. I had resin all over it from sticky fingers when I was working on it. I got a razor blade and scraped all the resin I could off of it then sanded and buffed it. I decided to go ahead and turf it. I started off with plush 9mm underpadding. Sanded the edges to match the angle of the chinpad then glued on the turf then trim and sand the edges. I've seen a bunch that just have a square of turf glued down but I want padding on everything.
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Looking good!
Blue painters tape on all surfaces that aren't going to get resin/glass
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- Location
- Cleveland, Ohio
Holy crap there's an engine in the hull!
ph1lthy11y
Cummins hauls my ski to the water
- Location
- california
Builds like this are so cool the attention to detail is awesome and I like you put so much time into each step keep up the good work dude
- Location
- JAX FL
Is the 10mil Dasa what TC uses in his surf boat? Same motor I am thinking of running as well. I like to use more pop and carry less speed when ridding surf. I enjoy down the line ridding ( surfing/skateboarding style ) more than big ( motorcross style ) head on approach. I don't want to compete or pretend I am pro lol. I just want more bump when the wave is crestinting as I am coming down the line. To much speed and you will always be in front of the pocket. Not enough speed and you will barely air out. I want to ride my ski like a surfboard then when the wave is right attempt my fail. FL waves don't get that big anyways.
What was your thought on getting the 10mil Dasa?
What was your thought on getting the 10mil Dasa?
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I don't carry a lot of speed surf riding. I like having power where I want it. Taylors favorite surf motor is the 8mil dasa 950. He told me when on a bpipe you can't even tell the difference between the 8mil and the 10mil. It's when it's on a big lay down pipe where you feel more umph with the 10 mil. My buddy has the 950 in his Toby1 with the tnt pipe and it felt great. I just wanted a little more. That's the only reason I went with the 10mil
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- Location
- JAX FL
Yea I would use my Bpipe, standard ignition, pump gas and have my builder tune it for my prefrance. Guess the saying goes "the ski only goes when you pull the lever"
Give Taylor Curtis a call. I think you will like the 950. Pretty smooth and linear and plenty of power on tap for when you want it.
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I epoxied in a couple of @Nate_D new prototype hull inserts for my tank. Planning on doing a couple more tonight for the waterbox. I'll still need to make a riser for the battery and add an inset above that. They are pretty sweet. Tall brass nut with plenty of thread and they have a bottom so you don't have to worry about damaging your hull if your bolt is too long.
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I made the battery riser today. Didn't quite work out like I hoped but still works. I was hoping to stand the battery up right but their isn't enough room without it pinching the power wires coming out of the ebox. No sense in it just being crammed in there.
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I'm finished glassing in the rest of my inserts yesterday and I thought I was done with the epoxy but I forgot I had to mount my ultima bilge switch.
I let that cure for a few hours then came back and installed my dual rule 800s
I hope they last a long time. They would be a bit*h to change out
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I let that cure for a few hours then came back and installed my dual rule 800s
I hope they last a long time. They would be a bit*h to change out
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I wanted to go to Daytona but everyone backed out and one got hurt. @skinnyman called me yesterday wanting to go again so now I'm on a time crunch to get finished. I think it's a long shot but I took off work today so I'll have 3 uninterrupted days to try to finish this thing. I'm glad I did. It sure would have been a cold day to work outside.
I started turfing this morning.
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I started turfing this morning.
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iangdesign
Cats, lots of cats!
- Location
- United States
Why the choice of the buckle over the strap?
The hood is more of a lid so it's not like you have to crank down on it to hold it on and I want to keep the dash clean and cushiony for my knees. It hurts slamming your knee into a rachet strap. I broke my kneecap last February and I don't feel like hitting it on anything again.
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- Location
- clark lake, MI
Very detailed build here, good luck hope to see it in Tona!
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