I got two 80's JS550's last Dec. I finally had the one with an engine running only to find for some reason the hull would fill up with water faster then the sump could remove. So I hunted around and found a 550SX with footholds a few hours away. Swapped over my piston port 550. I know the pp engine isn't much for power, but I'm 100lbs even so it works plus I'm sure the sx pump will wake the engine up a lot. For 500 dollars total ready to go I cant really complain. lol
The hull
The footholds, they need some sanding lol
Upgraded gate
The donor ski, I cried a little on the inside pulling apart such a clean ski.
exhaust out
Engine unhooked
engine out
engine on the cart
swapping fuel lines and various things over after getting the title registered in my name
all done
not bad for a first time pulling a ski apart, took 6 hours total using the internet as a tear down guide.
I wish I could have got on the pond I tested the red one in, but thunderstorms blew in literally the minute I wrapped up. I'm going to look at some upgrades this winter, but with a few months left in the season I want to get some time on it before tearing it down again.
The hull
The footholds, they need some sanding lol
Upgraded gate
The donor ski, I cried a little on the inside pulling apart such a clean ski.
exhaust out
Engine unhooked
engine out
engine on the cart
swapping fuel lines and various things over after getting the title registered in my name
all done
not bad for a first time pulling a ski apart, took 6 hours total using the internet as a tear down guide.
I wish I could have got on the pond I tested the red one in, but thunderstorms blew in literally the minute I wrapped up. I'm going to look at some upgrades this winter, but with a few months left in the season I want to get some time on it before tearing it down again.
