- Location
- San Diego, CA
So I want to paint the hull on my ski. I'm thinking about flipping it over between saw horses while I sand, prep and paint. Will it hurt it to be upside down for maybe a week or two?
Is ok to leave the ski upside down?
- Thread starter jd21476
- Start date
- Location
- Vacaville Ca
No. That's how I did mine. Just drain the gas.
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simofx-1
freeride
- Location
- new zealand
i would take out the battery,gas tank & water box. water box holds water and when upside down may track back and sit in your motoer for afew weeks. how much would that suck
DAG
Yes, my balls tickled from that landing
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I've seen motor mounts let go at the rubber due to this. If you flip support the weight of the motor
JT_Freeride
John Tetenes @Jtetenes
- Location
- Long Island
- Location
- Largo, Fl
Just pull the motor your hull will be easier to manage.... how long does that take?
Plus it is a good time to poke your head around and look for any issues before the season. You never know what you will find (worn steering cable, midshaft housing coming part, bad motor mount.) Better to find it now than out on the water.
Plus it is a good time to poke your head around and look for any issues before the season. You never know what you will find (worn steering cable, midshaft housing coming part, bad motor mount.) Better to find it now than out on the water.
Airmiller44
MTB Guru
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona
This, it takes about an hour to get it all out
Big Kahuna
Administrator
- Location
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Actually, 15 minutes and you can have your motor removed.
1. Depending on the exhaust, loosen the hose clamps.
2. remove or disconnect battery (I suggest remove.)
3. disconnect start stop switch at the plugs out side electric box.
4. disconnect throttle cable at the carb(s).
5. Option, remove gas tank or exhaust hose from stinger to water box.
6. Remove 4 motor mount bolts.
7. Undo waterlines from through hull fittings (water lines coming in, and pissers).
8. remove complete fuel pickups out of tank and disconnect return lines.
9. unbolt electrical box from the bulkhead and place electrical box on top of cylinder.
10. Remove complete motor - Exhaust is still attached to the manifold. (you could remove the B Pipe Expansion Chamber of Drypipe Chamber to make a little easier).
11. Mark where shims were located for the bed plate.
All of this is actually a 10 minute job.
Years ago a buddy had 2 superjets, one with footholds, one motor was built and the other a limited, he could not make up his mind on which motor he liked in which hull. We got to where we would both work on one ski each, we could do complete motor swaps from one hull to the other in 30 minutes. We probably could not do it now, but would not be much longer than that.
1. Depending on the exhaust, loosen the hose clamps.
2. remove or disconnect battery (I suggest remove.)
3. disconnect start stop switch at the plugs out side electric box.
4. disconnect throttle cable at the carb(s).
5. Option, remove gas tank or exhaust hose from stinger to water box.
6. Remove 4 motor mount bolts.
7. Undo waterlines from through hull fittings (water lines coming in, and pissers).
8. remove complete fuel pickups out of tank and disconnect return lines.
9. unbolt electrical box from the bulkhead and place electrical box on top of cylinder.
10. Remove complete motor - Exhaust is still attached to the manifold. (you could remove the B Pipe Expansion Chamber of Drypipe Chamber to make a little easier).
11. Mark where shims were located for the bed plate.
All of this is actually a 10 minute job.
Years ago a buddy had 2 superjets, one with footholds, one motor was built and the other a limited, he could not make up his mind on which motor he liked in which hull. We got to where we would both work on one ski each, we could do complete motor swaps from one hull to the other in 30 minutes. We probably could not do it now, but would not be much longer than that.
Philip Clemmons
Owner, P&P Performance
- Location
- Richmond, Va
I'd say 30-45 minutes, up to an hour on a "normal" ski. On my KDX I could have everything except the pole on the bench in <30 minutes. 
Airmiller44
MTB Guru
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona
what color are you painting the hull, pole cover and pad ?
- Location
- San Diego, CA
Dude your ski looks sick. What paint did you use?
- Location
- San Diego, CA
Not sure but I was thinking either black or Viper blue or green(you know that really nice blue and green the Dodge Viper comes in)
mike b
Michael "Mayhem" Bevacqua aka MikeyChan
- Location
- California
motor takes no time to take out in the grand scheme of things. will give you a chance to clean the inside and look around. much easier to move hull around and the knowledge of being able to take apart the ski. make sure to watch your shims BTW. that would suck to mix those up ha
- Location
- Vacaville Ca
Its house of colors paint. It held up realy well so far.
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- Location
- San Diego, CA
Oh, ok, that stuff is pricey!!!!
- Location
- Vacaville Ca
Yeah a friend of mine painted it in his garadge for $300.
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