Custom/Hybrid Ground up stunt build

[McDog]

Did yours come with a rideplate or are you making your own?

 

[Yoann]

Good job and very nice hull

 

[chad]

Did yours come with a rideplate or are you making your own?

Ramjet and I made my ride plate about a year ago for another boat of mine. So its lake tested . Chopped it to fit


Thanks for all the compliments guys !

 

[ATS_Aaron]

I bought a fx1 short shaft as well, but its not here yet . that might give me a little bit more room aswell .

What direction are you trying to go. Tom noticed a GP1200 shaft sitting on my bench. It's several inches shorter than SJ and would move the motor towards the firewall. Do you need it?

Aaron

 

[chad]

What direction are you trying to go. Tom noticed a GP1200 shaft sitting on my bench. It's several inches shorter than SJ and would move the motor towards the firewall. Do you need it?

Aaron

Thanks Aaron, I think I tried one and the problem was ... the spline on the inside of the shaft , start too deep , so my drive shaft did not grab enough threads.

I am trying to bring it all back .. the fx drive shaft will move the bulkhead back 2 + inches , and hopefully a new short shaft will bring the motormounts back aswell.

the one on the right is a gp1200??? shaft . left is stock Sj

 

[McDog]

Ramjet and I made my ride plate about a year ago for another boat of mine. So its lake tested . Chopped it to fit


Thanks for all the compliments guys !

It looks like you could cut a regular rideplate and it would work?

 

[chad]

It looks like you could cut a regular rideplate and it would work?

Yeah , I ran that plate on a sj all last year , you have to have an old ride plate ( I think they were on old squares) with six holes. I cut the last set of holes off.

 

[chad]

allright , I received the FX-1 short shaft . the new short shaft will bring the motor back an additional 5/8 of an inch ... still waiting on a pump to show up.
then we will see how it fits.

Left is sj
Right is FX1

 

[alex_hockey]

Can you measure the length of the exposed part of the shaft on the sj midshaft. I would like to compare the length to one i have.

 

[McDog]

Would just using a fx-1 midshaft with a superjet driveshaft have worked at all? I think I may try that route to move the motor back some but not the bulkhead if it will work.

 

[chad]

Would just using a fx-1 midshaft with a superjet driveshaft have worked at all? I think I may try that route to move the motor back some but not the bulkhead if it will work.

yes it would work .. they will spline up if thats what your asking, bringing the motor back 5/8 " .. I wanted to try and bring as much of the weight as possible as far back as possible, and since I made the bulkhead I have the luxury to try this .. I am not sure how your setup is ( with the bulkhead)

 

[Waternut]

It'd be cool to actually see where the center of gravity of the ski would fall with an average rider in his normal riding position. I'm betting it's behind the bulkhead which makes me wonder why we try to bring weight back and not push it forward. :thinking:

 

[chad]

Can you measure the length of the exposed part of the shaft on the sj midshaft. I would like to compare the length to one i have.

sj - 2 '" to the washer behind the coupler
FX - (1 3/8")

 

[chad]

A little bit of fiberglass I have been working on

 

[special fx]

Hmmm.......hood liner?

 

[Waternut]

Is that your custom hood?

 

[the only couch rider]

probably making a hood so he doesnt have to wait for one

 

[Waternut]

Well his hull was a unique purchase... Were you entitled a hood in the first place? I was figuring it was kinda like the bulkhead.

 

[superramjet]

Hood was to be included in purchase, purchased hull in feb. Bulkhead was supposed to be a templete, it did not come either.

 

[snowxr]

You payed in FEBRUARY and don't have a hood yet?!?!? OMG, I would have made a hood months ago and mailed it up someones anus.