- Location
- newport beach ca
Well after not owning a ski since 2014 I finally pulled the trigger in June and bought another superjet. After talking to the seller for a couple days I went to pick it up and it started right away. He informed me that he pulled the pump to fix and tune up the prop so I already knew i wasn't going to ride it but I was OK with it.
What I bought:
97 Superjet, 760 motor, duel 44, head, b pipe, 140 mag pump (which I found was used for racing in the yearly years), ac pole, duel scupper, and some over-sized foot holds that took up most of the trey, lowered stock hood.
I already knew i had some work to get where I wanted it but it was a lot more work then I thought.
What I got:
4 broken motor mounts, busted mid-shaft housing, the scuppers where ran straight through the foam with no tube or PVC pipe., hole in b pipe chamber weld, and that was just the beginning.
I didn't notice these problem until I took it home and started wrenching and cleaning the engine bay. While I took my mechanical issues to Jetworks I decided to fill the scuppers and that is when I noticed the person was just running water through the foam. That led to me replacing the foam and modifying the trey. I cut out the old foot holds and I'm running the full length rec holds and will be running foot straps. As hydro-turf has a 4 week lead time I decided to repaint the ski and this lead to my next issue. As I am sanding I start to realize not only am I running through so much sand paper because it keeps gumming up but their is also about 6 different layers of paint. After a week of sanding i find a bunch of repairs and patches almost as if the ski fell off a trailer and rolled down the street.
I definitely learned to bring some wrenches when buying a used ski but also some people are shady. I even asked the person if their has been any major repairs and they told me they only reinforced it.
To date I just put two layers of topcoat on yesterday and hoping to put two more on later today. I have everything ready to put back in the ski and get it running. Also still waiting on turf.
What I bought:
97 Superjet, 760 motor, duel 44, head, b pipe, 140 mag pump (which I found was used for racing in the yearly years), ac pole, duel scupper, and some over-sized foot holds that took up most of the trey, lowered stock hood.
I already knew i had some work to get where I wanted it but it was a lot more work then I thought.
What I got:
4 broken motor mounts, busted mid-shaft housing, the scuppers where ran straight through the foam with no tube or PVC pipe., hole in b pipe chamber weld, and that was just the beginning.
I didn't notice these problem until I took it home and started wrenching and cleaning the engine bay. While I took my mechanical issues to Jetworks I decided to fill the scuppers and that is when I noticed the person was just running water through the foam. That led to me replacing the foam and modifying the trey. I cut out the old foot holds and I'm running the full length rec holds and will be running foot straps. As hydro-turf has a 4 week lead time I decided to repaint the ski and this lead to my next issue. As I am sanding I start to realize not only am I running through so much sand paper because it keeps gumming up but their is also about 6 different layers of paint. After a week of sanding i find a bunch of repairs and patches almost as if the ski fell off a trailer and rolled down the street.
I definitely learned to bring some wrenches when buying a used ski but also some people are shady. I even asked the person if their has been any major repairs and they told me they only reinforced it.
To date I just put two layers of topcoat on yesterday and hoping to put two more on later today. I have everything ready to put back in the ski and get it running. Also still waiting on turf.
