Freestylegeek's squarenose conversion

[yamaslut]

the hood is another 13lbs... I think he said 26 combined

 

[freestylegeek]

Light weight BF hull on a budget!:biggthumpup:

How 'bout we call it a 'medium weight' BF hull. :biggthumpup:

 

[freestylegeek]

does the top deck weight include the weight of the hood? Small gas tank and battery will help as well. You will also save some weight running just a front exhaust.

No, it does not include the weight of the hood.
I am strickly doing a bare hull vs bare hull comparison.
I realize I will loose a little weight in the hood region since my old hood was 17 lbs, and the new one is 12 lbs.

 

[freestylegeek]

Or exhaust tube, scuppers ect...........I think it will be just under 100lbs turfed.

The exhaust tube will be made out of the cloth that was already listed, so that's included.
The scupper tube was not included and I plan on weighing that tonight.

 

[djkorn1]

holy geekness!!!
:woot:

 

[CoreyLKN]

Have u decieded what the color scheme is gonna be yet?:cool2:

 

[Mile9c1]

Don't forget to weigh in the paint and footholds.

 

[SuperJETT]

I think he's even going to run a stock Yamaha head because the spark plugs are lighter.

 

[2lick]

I think he's even going to run a stock Yamaha head because the spark plugs are lighter.

:haha: :haha: :haha: LMAO

 

[freestylegeek]

Have u decieded what the color scheme is gonna be yet?:cool2:

I have NO IDEA yet!
That will be the hardest part of the whole build! :banghead: :banghead:

 

[AIRICCC]

im a little late to chime in... geek, are you going to use sergio's firewall scuppers that dump into the pump cavity or just the tube style? are you doing the rear side exhaust exit as well? lookin good!

 

[AIRICCC]

another thing... when I was in the build process I replaced that old steering cable thru-hull housing with a nice piece of anodized aluminum... I used one of those tubes that they put inside RC airplane wings... my intention was for easy installation and removal of the steering cable as well as it not having to flex as it goes through that tube, plus the seal on the oem one did not look sufficient... just an idea... i think it was either 7/8" or 5/8", I can get you in touch with the place that had it, it was only $12 i think...

 

[freestylegeek]

im a little late to chime in... geek, are you going to use sergio's firewall scuppers that dump into the pump cavity or just the tube style? are you doing the rear side exhaust exit as well? lookin good!

Never too late my friend!
I will be using a standard 2" scupper tube, and an X-metal scupper.
I will also be doing the side rear exhaust (with the XFT outlet).
I'll have more pictures of it soon (maybe tonight).

 

[freestylegeek]

another thing... when I was in the build process I replaced that old steering cable thru-hull housing with a nice piece of anodized aluminum... I used one of those tubes that they put inside RC airplane wings... my intention was for easy installation and removal of the steering cable as well as it not having to flex as it goes through that tube, plus the seal on the oem one did not look sufficient... just an idea... i think it was either 7/8" or 5/8", I can get you in touch with the place that had it, it was only $12 i think...

I'm not too worried about the steering cable tube.
The OEM on the '94 is a heat formed piece of PVC so it's a little more rigid that the 'sealtite' that is used on the '96+.

Good idea though!

 

[freestylegeek]

The scupper tube is installed and sealed (3M 5200) to the bulkhead.
Now before everyone gets all huffy about me using schedule 80 PVC, it's really not adding that much weight. The whole assembly weighs 1.5 lbs, and it's displacing almost 1 cubic foot of foam (which weighs 3 lbs). So...I'm saving 1.5 lbs! yeah that's it!:biggrin:

Besides, I had the PVC in the garage, and I spent a little over $1 on the fittings.

:EDIT:
I didn't have any coffee before those numbers were posted.
I'm actually only saving about 1/4 lb of foam.
So, the weight addition of the scupper is 1-1/4 lbs.

 

[Mark44]

Very nice I like how you but that in the center of the ski.

Looks good Geek keep it up!

Mark44 Brap!

 

[FL-cracker]

Like everything else you have done......looks great!

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

getting closer and closer :Banane01: Have any pics of the top deck sitting on the bottom deck?

 

[SuperJETT]

Very nice I like how you but that in the center of the ski.

Looks good Geek keep it up!

Mark44 Brap!

yeah, that's a great idea! I should do that. :sneaky:

 

[freestylegeek]

getting closer and closer :Banane01: Have any pics of the top deck sitting on the bottom beck?

I might...
I'm just not up to that point yet. :sneaky:

If I can get the exhaust in later this week, there is a good chance I will be bonding the top deck THIS WEEKEND!!!:Banane01: