- Location
- St Charles IL
ill check it out tonight
maybe thats whats cause the trim to be damn near impossible to pull
cheers
Custom/Hybrid Footrocket Talk
- Thread starter B3IS
- Start date
maybe thats whats cause the trim to be damn near impossible to pull
cheers
- Location
- sask, canada
I fixed my scupper, just had to trim the rubber and now it closes and seals like it should.
- Location
- No Fun State,RI
Mine fit, it's the same cable. It's just a little tight. Use some elbow grease. Oh and make sure the long end of the cable is through the hull....thanks Chris.
chadetroit
Get Wet
- Location
- Bay Area, CA
I've tried ram Rodding it from both ends and no go. I'll just open it up a touch.
- Location
- sask, canada
I had to get pretty physical with mine to get it through. I can't remember for sure, but I think I might have opened mine up a little bit too.
Xmetal trim uses this to extend the rod to the steering cable because when you add the trim ring.
Are you speaking of the end with the pivoting eye bolt? lf you are,just put some grease in there and use some "elbow" grease on it like waterdon'thurt said.
You may have a cable that has some wear spots,rust or bound up somewhere.But the xmetal trim is also hard to pull back too.
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
I was talking about the vertical spacer from the nozzle to the joint, not the horizontal one from the cable to the joint.
Frosty
New York Crew
- Location
- Western New York
here's a little foot rocket action from today... my third ride on this hull...
weather - 65 and rain
water - 58 and choppy
[video=vimeo;67966072]https://vimeo.com/67966072[/video]
weather - 65 and rain
water - 58 and choppy
[video=vimeo;67966072]https://vimeo.com/67966072[/video]
Opps!
ProSouth
Seriously, Don't be a dick.
- Location
- kawasakis suck
cool vid frosty. what motor do you have? looks like a bit of over rotation on one of those!
scottie mac
X-
Love the hand warmers! That is awesome.
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Frosty
New York Crew
- Location
- Western New York
Rode the rocket today with Hornedogg and Mr X2.l cut the ride plate yesterday 1.5",and l had previously cut 2" off. l run a 760gp nozzle which already gives the back some looseness.lt worked well,gives it real turning.Good idea if you plan on buying one,get two plates.l think most FR owners feel they can cut one ride plate and still have the other one.
l haven't seen anyone else post up they have bought one! This is an awesome riding hull,from large to small size guys.l have mine dialed in real well now and it will go where ever you point it.Great aggressive,plus be able to chase a boat wake down like the best of the hulls out there.
l haven't seen anyone else post up they have bought one! This is an awesome riding hull,from large to small size guys.l have mine dialed in real well now and it will go where ever you point it.Great aggressive,plus be able to chase a boat wake down like the best of the hulls out there.
- Location
- sask, canada
I couldn't agree more...this hull is mind boggling how it can be so tiny but so incredibly stable. It's way more stable at high speed than my full length Matrix was, but it's also extremely agile. I have cut 3" off my plate and I'm 6'4 230 lbs and it still rides awesome, I'll be cutting it even shorter right away here too.
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Hink,it does surprise a lot of guys that have rode mine that it is stable at speed.But l think l am done cutting on the plate for now.Has a nice feel and l need to spend some more ride time with it.
Time for another surf trip! Just waiting on some decent conditions in Savannah.
l must have had a small pinhole in my coupler between headpipe and chamber.lt all started when doing an inspection in the engine bay when l saw a quarter inch hole in the bilge pump.The cover for the drive couplers vibrated a hole in the top.So pulled it out and noticed some nasty gray exhaust crap all over the motor mount,m/m plate and all over the area around and behind the exh chamber.Pulled the engine to clean the entire area and found that the motor mount was loose too.Cleaned everything up,re-shimmed and put everything back in.
l will say that after building a ski and a number rides that it is always good to basically pull the engine and visually inspect all of it, including the pump area.Leaks,anything loose,etc.l'm sure we have some perfectionists out there that don't need to do this but always wise.
chadetroit
Get Wet
- Location
- Bay Area, CA
Love hearing the ride reports. You guys are killing me. I got next to nothing done this weekend on mine. Need some rocket time this weekend!!
speedysprocket
Alex
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
Work and the girlfriend and waiting on parts have been killing my progress. I'm still optimistic that'll ill be riding by July 1st though! Just finished making my own foot holds yesterday...
- Location
- No Fun State,RI
Here's some pics from my build. This is my first AM hull build....what a learning experience. Getting down to the home stretch on this thing, time has not been on my side with this thing. For those that are wondering, Thrust new 5 gal tank fits with the power factor. Another couple weeks and it should be in the water. Oh, and I think this may be the only Kawi footrocket so far in the States.summers almost over! Get busy!
Glad to see another getting ready to hit the water! Wonder how many are in the US now?