needaride701
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im defoaming my ski. i cut one side of my tray out but i was wondering if i should just cut the damn thing out? sides and bottom? :banghead:
defoaming help
- Thread starter needaride701
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surferdude345
X-H
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- Blacksburg for school
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needaride701
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- sj, cali
alright ill see how it works out!!!! thanks guys
Rickster
Matakana Menace
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- Bay of Plenty, NZ
michael950
for me to POOP on!
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- Houston, TX
This is how you want to do it:
PWCT: FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!
Foam, reinforcement (incl. Pole and hood lip), and Turf
Check the Roundnose SJ reinforcement gallery.There are threads on refoaming skis also.
PWCT: FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!
Foam, reinforcement (incl. Pole and hood lip), and Turf
Check the Roundnose SJ reinforcement gallery.There are threads on refoaming skis also.
h2odesperado
Pin it to win it
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- Charlotte, NC
needaride701
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- sj, cali
would cutting the whole tray out be safe? like after you put it back in and everything?
accbr
addicted
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- Lexington, KY
That's what I did to my square nose because it was cracked from the front to the back. Just glass it back in there with some fiber mat, and it will be fine. I used one layer of mat and 3 layers of cloth. Might have been too much but it has held up fine. The foam adds the most support.
needaride701
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- sj, cali
yeah ill try that tomorrow!!! got most the foam out, im so happy!
Idok
F1pro
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- Nations oldest muthaF+++kin city
do what rickster did....makes it the easiest..........little more glasswork in the end but not that much...
FL-cracker
X-H2O
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- old exit 72 Melbourne
Thats what I did :biggthumpup: But i left the square piece where the pump housing is.
that pic is of it defoamed. area from the bulkhead to the tail of the ski is foam-filled for floatation, but it also gives the tray its strength.
StandupWI
Sinking with the bilge on
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- Milwaukee, WI
Alright I have a question that goes along the same lines as the one asked. I am in the same stage I received my footholds and I will be defoaming the ski. The question is how do you put it all back together. I realize if I cut the holes for the footholds and one in the bottom and two more on the side I would have to use 5200 to put them back together but what keeps them from falling in or out before foaming. I would think that I would put it all back together then foam to get the most foam and solid structure correct? How would I go about doing so with cutting almost the whole tray out? Sorry if I jacked your thread but I figured our questions were similar.
I think I would probably foam the panel areas, smooth it out like I want, and then glass not 5200 the panel in. Footholds you dont need nothing more then ducttape. You could also epoxy small pieces of wood on the inside that stick out and catch the panel, very small, just to hold it in place. Hard to describe but hopefully you get the point.
If anyone has a better way share it because while I probably am not doing that in my foothold install, I would like to know as well!
If anyone has a better way share it because while I probably am not doing that in my foothold install, I would like to know as well!
ANT
Just ride
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- Sea Isle City, NJ
it's eassier/cleaner to defoam with a prybar. don't glass the old panels back in, just put 4 layers of biax over top of the areas where you cut out the tray after you haver shaved down the foam.
accbr
addicted
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- Lexington, KY
I used some small chunks of the old foam to hold the bottom in place while I glassed it back in there. After the glass dried I just poured some foam in through a hole.
