300/440/550 '78 440/650 Build

[N2 H2O]

The cuts came out way cleaner this time on the build hull.

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[_evan]

do you know how to take the steering cable off on that ski?? just wondering cause I noticed its still in there lol. I didn't know till i got sent one. grab the round brass piece after the nut with channel locks or a pipe wrench and twist.


Nice progress so far man. I love what you did with the pole mount.

 

[fastgtfairlane]

looks good man but i think you should move the pole back an inch or two

 

[N2 H2O]

I made some progress on the tray today. One chunk of foam came out that wasn't supposed to, but it went well other than that.

 

[Austin]

looks great!

 

[_evan]

what tools are you using to cut away the plastic?

 

[crazy4sand]

Nice build i wanted to do this with a 550 before

 

[N2 H2O]

what tools are you using to cut away the plastic?

What plastic? I used a dremel to cut the fiberglass off of the foam and then a reciprocal saw with a 6" blade to cut then foam out. After I cut the majority of the foam put with the saw, I came back with the dremel for the corners and clean up.


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[N2 H2O]

Got the fiberglass cut off the second side. I'll have to wait until I get home a day when it's still bright out so I can cut the foam outside. That stuff is a mess...I did the second side a little differently because of the fire extinguisher. I'm going to try to cut the entire fire extinguisher compartment out completely. I also took a picture to show the width I gained at the bottom of the tray. It's about 2 1/4"

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[kaw440]

i like the way your doing the pole im building a flatdeck 550 an was trying to figure out what mod to do to the pole but i ended up just keeping it stock for now. cant wait to see this finished

 

[N2 H2O]

i like the way your doing the pole im building a flatdeck 550 an was trying to figure out what mod to do to the pole but i ended up just keeping it stock for now. cant wait to see this finished

Thanks! I chose to go with the sj pole for a few reasons. I want to be able to run riser bars in the future, which can't be done with kawasaki handlepoles. I also wanted to move the pole bracket further forward for better control over the ski. I also cracked a 550 handlepole this summer, so I was looking for something a little stronger. I can't wait until I'm finished with this and get to go ride it. I'm really curious to see what the wide tray and pole setup feel like riding. I've never ridden a 550 with a short pole, but I'm hoping it helps. My steering setup will be around -4" with 0* bars and a little shorter if I decide to try riser bars.

 

[OldSkoot]

this is comin along nice! So, you trashed the old neon hull or you gonna patch it up later?

 

[N2 H2O]

this is comin along nice! So, you trashed the old neon hull or you gonna patch it up later?

Thanks! I haven't touched the neon hull. I'm doing all the practice cuts on an old beat up waterlogged hull. I still have the neon hull, but I probably won't use it again.


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[N2 H2O]

I just got done cutting the second side of the tray. That fire extinguisher compartment was a b!tch. The total width of the tray is 17" now. The stock width was about 11.5", so I picked up about 5.5" total. I"ll lose a little after I lay down glass, but I'm happy with the width. The cuts are pretty equal on each side, but will need a little trimming. The right side has a slightly different angle on the cut, but wont be hard to correct.

 

[Austin]

Are you doing foot holds?

 

[N2 H2O]

Are you doing foot holds?

No. I had to choose between footholds and the wide tray because footholds wouldn't fit with the wide tray. I might try footstraps


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[Austin]

just a idea but did you think about a ledge or a lip so your feet have something to catch? BAsicaly what it would be is a cut out of foam along the back/bottom about 2-3 inchs high. then class the cut outs. Just idea that I am going to do to mine once I just the tray wider on it.

 

[N2 H2O]

just a idea but did you think about a ledge or a lip so your feet have something to catch? BAsicaly what it would be is a cut out of foam along the back/bottom about 2-3 inchs high. then class the cut outs. Just idea that I am going to do to mine once I just the tray wider on it.

I have thought about that and will probably do it. I saw it on a square nose build and the 6' 2" legdrag 550


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[N2 H2O]

Here's pictures of how I'm thinking about doing the tray side cut outs...

 

[Austin]

Yeah that would be pretty cool. It would probably make your tray feel even wider while you are riding plus you have some lip to grab with your toes.