"Foam" is a 4 letter word.... :(

[yamaslut]

It's time to re-foam, re-foothold and re-shape the gunwhales a bit...

I'm really looking forward to it :Banane01: :Banane01: :Banane01:

Anyway, Rob and I both have to do the dirty deed, so I was thinking while we was forced to do such a horrible thing we should try and make the best of it.... I want to do a little experimenting w/ the gunwhales and make the tray a little user friendly to my huge size 13 feet.... my feet barely fit in the tray from side to side right now, so I will be hollowing out the tray a bit I'll try to make some images to show what I want to do. I am not gonna remove the gunwhales totally, I just want to lower them a bit...

The goal is to have more actual room to move my feet around in the tray and give the gunwhales a little lower profile....

 

[thegoldenboy]

Nice! Interested to see what shape you create. Last night I was having a few drinks in the garage and drew on my SJ with a marker. Its not the WCF style gunwhale we are seeing a lot more of on SN's. Its a little different.

I just hope I can get it done, and get pictures up before someone else does it :biggthumpup:

 

[Big Kahuna]

uh, didnt you have all winter to be doing this??? is it is spring time now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!keep the pics and info coming!

 

[sflsurfrider]

"winter"

:haha:

 

[RoyalFlush@PCB]

uh, didnt you have all winter to be doing this??? is it is spring time now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!keep the pics and info coming!

"Winter" is the best time for surf in Florida AND he was planning the ultimate Freeride for January. :biggthumpup:

 

[Big Kahuna]

I know that, I was doing my best imatation of Charlie!

 

[yamaslut]

Hell yeah, summer is my down time!!!!!! No waves and blistering hot

I won't be gutting this baby for a moth or so, but if anyone has any cool ideas, let em' fly!!!!!

 

[PancakePete]

Hell yeah, summer is my down time!!!!!! No waves and blistering hot

I won't be gutting this baby for a moth or so, but if anyone has any cool ideas, let em' fly!!!!!

Your work rocks so I will be watching this thread ! :biggthumpup:

 

[tom21]

I have been toying with the notion of radiusing heavily the area where your shin goes, but never thought much about dropping the whole gunwhale. I was thinking since I like my 1 inch pad on the tray so much, how much carving would it take to pad the ankle/ shin area? like when you drill a hole and then roll the drill around in a cirlce it makes that cone shape, like that. also Me and wavedemon had discussed angleing down the foot to ease the ankle injury. would require the exhuast relocation some, but for some of you this is not an issue.

 

[yamanube]

You're cutting the gunwales off arent you?

much more room!

 

[special fx]

I went with the wider tray notion. What's the thought behind lowering the gunwhale line? Is it simply cosmetic or is there a technical reason? I too drew on my gunwhales with a sharpie to play with a new "lower" line, but I just couldn't see a functional reason for it so I stayed stock.

 

[tom21]

slut - not that you are not capable but if you want send me the measurements of your sasquatch feet(in your riding shoe) and what pad you will use and I can glass you up a set of holds. custom baby! you can even name em. or call em Big Slut Holes. I can send em in a purdy yella color!?

 

[SkiDaddy]

I like the idea of a wider tray. Georgia Scott has widened his much like Special FX & in conjunction with his Tubbies it really makes a RN carve!

LMK when you start, I wanna check it out in person for when I do mine. Didn't someone on here say he defoamed w/a wire brush in under an hour?:biggthumpup:

 

[yamaslut]

I went with the wider tray notion. What's the thought behind lowering the gunwhale line? Is it simply cosmetic or is there a technical reason? I too drew on my gunwhales with a sharpie to play with a new "lower" line, but I just couldn't see a functional reason for it so I stayed stock.

my tray will be something like what Scott Stevens did to his.... It's sooo sweet.

Just imagin yours w/ the material removed above the recessed sections forward of where you lock you feet in at. I think it would look strange w/ basicley half of the funwhale removed and still keep it the same height... I think it will make can cans easier, but thats not an issue... I just want to make my ski more fitting to my riding style... Gunwhale's will probably be chopped down about an inch or so... Just need to work out a few things.

 

[yamaslut]

slut - not that you are not capable but if you want send me the measurements of your sasquatch feet(in your riding shoe) and what pad you will use and I can glass you up a set of holds. custom baby! you can even name em. or call em Big Slut Holes. I can send em in a purdy yella color!?

thanks, I got some on order though... big honkin ones

 

[tom21]

No problemo...just keep it in mind incase they don't work the way you want, I can do it quick and ship em ASAP. made to YOUR specifications not off the shelf.

By the way have an awesome ride this weekend- I am stuck here at work.:banghead: :banghead:

 

[yamaslut]

No problemo...just keep it in mind incase they don't work the way you want, I can do it quick and ship em ASAP. made to YOUR specifications not off the shelf.

By the way have an awesome ride this weekend- I am stuck here at work.:banghead: :banghead:

thanks again... we will

 

[Idok]

Hell yeah, summer is my down time!!!!!! No waves and blistering hot

I won't be gutting this baby for a moth or so, but if anyone has any cool ideas, let em' fly!!!!!

yo...

1. i have some wire brushes left over from my defoam...as well as a cople of LONG drill extensions to get down into the bottom..Ill bring em for ya this weekend....The total foam removal took about 4-5 hours once you dig out all the little crevices.......and I removed all my tray/sides in 2 pieces....made it VERY easy to glass back into place...


2. make sure to do a fatty kicktail.......bill and I layed 4 layers of turf on mine and I freakin' love it

3. have fun! :biggrin:










ps...everyone says remove the exhaust tube...I didnt bother, and it wasnt a big deal.....still was able to seal up the old screw holes and getting underneath the tube was no biggie...

 

[Matt_E]

Kenney's tray.

 

[SkiDaddy]

Very Nice!:Banane01: I would like to round off the back corners of the gunwales more like an SX-R though (fewer bruises... ).