- Location
- mobile alabama
what is a good replacement
i know oem is best but yamaha is no longer selling them for sn
i know oem is best but yamaha is no longer selling them for sn
hood seal
- Thread starter vomitspot
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Mike W
Infidel
- Location
- North Florida
I have a Watcon seal on my Blaster and it works really well.
john zigler
Vendor Account
- Location
- wisconsin
Our Watcon hood seal will work on your SN.
https://www.watcon.com/body-hull/ho...laster-all-sj-fx-1-and-many-aftermarket-hulls
https://www.watcon.com/body-hull/ho...laster-all-sj-fx-1-and-many-aftermarket-hulls
Do you have a better pic of the hood seal then what on your website?
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- Location
- Granbury, TX
It’s a D profile foam seal. Works great. I just removed mine after 8 years of use because I’m repainting my ski. Still soft and supple. I bought another one from JetManiac yesterday to replace it. It’s the best option out there that isn’t OEM.
john zigler
Vendor Account
- Location
- wisconsin
Not really. What did you have on mind? I do have this...
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- Location
- Lake Anna, VA
+1 for Watcon. Goes on easy and secure, does the job well. Follow the instructions and don’t stretch it. Seal tips for the SN:
The gap where the front of the hood goes is wider than the rest. See how your hood sits there with all hardware on it to know where best to put the seal, though you’ll still get a decent seal if you don’t. Doesn’t matter what seal you use due to the SN build.
The front lip of the SN tends to sag after several years, which can affect seal quality. If bad enough and you want to correct it, mix up some resin with some flox or another thickener and fill it in just enough to level it out. Really rough it up underneath and lightly make some dimples with a 3/16 drill for best results. If done neatly and you’re not OCD like me, you could put the seal directly over it after a light sanding and cleaning without painting it and it won’t stand out too much.
The gap where the front of the hood goes is wider than the rest. See how your hood sits there with all hardware on it to know where best to put the seal, though you’ll still get a decent seal if you don’t. Doesn’t matter what seal you use due to the SN build.
The front lip of the SN tends to sag after several years, which can affect seal quality. If bad enough and you want to correct it, mix up some resin with some flox or another thickener and fill it in just enough to level it out. Really rough it up underneath and lightly make some dimples with a 3/16 drill for best results. If done neatly and you’re not OCD like me, you could put the seal directly over it after a light sanding and cleaning without painting it and it won’t stand out too much.
- Location
- mobile alabama
I'm building a ski for a friends 9 year old daughter ... Don't want her to sink
- Location
- Lake Anna, VA
Wouldn’t worry about that. Even with several gaps around a worn seal, I never had a problem with my bay flooding. Currently ha e a 1x2” chip missing from the front of my hood that takes on some water when turning left. As long as the bilge pump is good, it’s not an issue, even the stock bilge. Of course any ski will have a little residual water to wipe or vac out after. She won’t sink from the hood seal, a busted exhaust boot or cooling line could be different.
- Location
- mobile alabama
There is nothing on it at all at the moment
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Partzilla.com
- Location
- minnesota
Watcon hood seal!!! Highly recommend!
Trying to install the hood seal that came with my Predator yesterday and ran into this problem.Curved channel and flat seal.Only stuck in a couple places.l went ahead and ordered a seal from @john zigler (thanks!)
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