Boris
The Good Old Days
- Location
- The surf-less coast
Damn, that's quality right there.
Super Jet Hull shortening questions
- Thread starter XJCrawler
- Start date
- Location
- Kansas City MO
No foam!
I keep thinking about running an inner tube or some type of air bladder instead of foam.....
I keep thinking about running an inner tube or some type of air bladder instead of foam.....
OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
I want to fill mine with polystyrene pellets some day...
2010brandingo
TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!
- Location
- ATL
from the outside was pretty easy. just made my cuts, grinded around the sides about an inch or two, cut a little of the foam out(about 1/4 inch), then wraped it with glass and epoxy resin. took about half a day. just had to take the tube and get it re-welded to match the angle.
- Location
- Edmonton, AB
Looks good! How much did you shorten it and did you move the ride plate mount back when you did it?
2010brandingo
TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!
- Location
- ATL
about 3 inches and yes, i put them in the same location as a sn and used a sn plate. sorry, forgot that part.
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- Location
- Edmonton, AB
So I don't even need to worry about losing the third bolt hole since I'm shortening a squarenose
2010brandingo
TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!
- Location
- ATL
nope. got a sn im getting ready to do -5(-2 top and bottom and -3 slant cut) on and only losing the first set of bolts. brings it right to the second set.
- Location
- Rexburg, ID
I didnt see it mentioned but if you have a scupper like I do, doing a slant cut will be harder. The straight will be lots easier I think. Wouldn't have to mod the scupper or exhaust. And you could reuse the stock caps.
2010brandingo
TEACH ME HOW TO DOUGIE!
- Location
- ATL
on the slant cut we just turned the scupper into the pump area for a "pump-dump"... works fine.
Cool. Any downsides?
WFO Speedracer
A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
- Location
- Alabama
Did the 2.5 angle cut on the SX I didn't see any downsides, still runs wide open just fine, made it easier to reboard ,changed riding position to a more forward stance which was a plus, maybe a little more difficult to recover on landings.
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
i c lots of guys shortening the hull, but not top deck, would there b any added benefits to not doing this. It seems to me if u leave the top deck alone, u have that extra area to catch water, but the rickters have that big wide area in the rear on top.
snowxr
V watch your daughters V
- Location
- Waterford, MI
hone: oops, you forgot Bobby's number 321-704-9276
D-Roc
I forgot!
- Location
- Dirty River Rider
i shortened my topdeck to move my body forward, I needed to move my weight more forward to compensate for the bottom deck being so short. my bottom deck is cut to the reduction nozzle seam on the pump and the top deck is -4. The only thing that i don't like is the pump not being covered for my body to hit.
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
yeah id like to shorten my topdeck to, im 5'9. have my footholds as far back as i could, but now im wanting to move the handle pole bracket further forward i think.
- Location
- alaska
I was hoping one of you guys would post some pics or specs on what exactly you did on the ride plate situation. I saw someone say they used a SN ride plate but do you still have to move the mounting holes and stuff?
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
x2 for sure,