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No worries, it IS a thread about the Krash after all lol. Sidetrack city, just keeping everyone on their toes.Ah, that's right too. Our bad.
Freestyle Krash 50 Cal Footrocket Kit
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...no, didn't even think about it since ever ski I've had has been modified.
Will have to see, but I doubt that is the issue. When it is out of the water and cold or hot it will rev and hang, like it is lean.
^^^ that ^^^ or maybe its timing related...
i think its a problem with the motor, fuel, exhaust, electronics, lol you should start there
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Happy 5th! 
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Yaay...... I am about to start working on getting my freak finished up. (Mild things to fix after shakedown run at Daytona)
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Nice and stable motor there!
awesome! what'd you do to get it going? cleaned out the tank/filter/lines/carbs?Good thing I took 4 semesters of sign language in college
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Bam, rode the biatch through probably a little more than 3 gallons yesterday.
Engine seemed OK, did a little tuning with the new carbs. Both plugs were pretty even when I looked at them and richened up a bit to be safe as they looked a little grey. Was hard to tell since they were so new though, need a bit more time on 'em. Engine has good pop and power, will just stand on the jet. Once again I could only just bloop because of other issues though. I looked like a little nerd, but had fun anyway haha.
So, other issues are:
OEM Yamaha 760 intake clearance is pretty bad. I need to cut the hood back some more, but I'll try to get some pics of it later. Since there are so few of these out there it is a long shot, but anyone running a OEM intake on their Footrocket? I love it other than that, even with my water issues I finally didn't ingest any into the engine.
Hood seal is useless. I tightened the front pin so much that I couldn't get the hood off without a screw driver and basically sitting on it to compress it. And it still got copious amounts of water in it. Is there an aftermarket hood seal anyone can recommend that works better? Any time the front went under the hull filled with water so I had to be careful-ish and try to keep the nose up.
I'm getting a ton of water in from the back pump area. I already sealed my scupper, but I think it is coming through the trim and throttle connections? I didn't think it would allow that much water in, but if it sits for a couple minutes on shore it seems to fill up enough to let my bilge pump pump out a huge stream for 5-10 seconds or so.
That seems about it for stuff keeping me from really riding it. I do hate the throttle lever, guess I am spoiled from the UMI one I've always had on my skis. The Kavinci lever takes so much effort to pull and the sharpness is lame.
Anyway, here are some riding pics
And I uploaded a 120fps slomo video to FB...not sure how to embed it here. Here is the link to FB:
And if that doesn't work I embedded it at the bottom of the page on my blog:
http://www.chixwithtrix.com/2016/12/07/krash-50-cal-footrocket-freestyle-build/
Engine seemed OK, did a little tuning with the new carbs. Both plugs were pretty even when I looked at them and richened up a bit to be safe as they looked a little grey. Was hard to tell since they were so new though, need a bit more time on 'em. Engine has good pop and power, will just stand on the jet. Once again I could only just bloop because of other issues though. I looked like a little nerd, but had fun anyway haha.
So, other issues are:
OEM Yamaha 760 intake clearance is pretty bad. I need to cut the hood back some more, but I'll try to get some pics of it later. Since there are so few of these out there it is a long shot, but anyone running a OEM intake on their Footrocket? I love it other than that, even with my water issues I finally didn't ingest any into the engine.
Hood seal is useless. I tightened the front pin so much that I couldn't get the hood off without a screw driver and basically sitting on it to compress it. And it still got copious amounts of water in it. Is there an aftermarket hood seal anyone can recommend that works better? Any time the front went under the hull filled with water so I had to be careful-ish and try to keep the nose up.
I'm getting a ton of water in from the back pump area. I already sealed my scupper, but I think it is coming through the trim and throttle connections? I didn't think it would allow that much water in, but if it sits for a couple minutes on shore it seems to fill up enough to let my bilge pump pump out a huge stream for 5-10 seconds or so.
That seems about it for stuff keeping me from really riding it. I do hate the throttle lever, guess I am spoiled from the UMI one I've always had on my skis. The Kavinci lever takes so much effort to pull and the sharpness is lame.
Anyway, here are some riding pics
And I uploaded a 120fps slomo video to FB...not sure how to embed it here. Here is the link to FB:
And if that doesn't work I embedded it at the bottom of the page on my blog:
http://www.chixwithtrix.com/2016/12/07/krash-50-cal-footrocket-freestyle-build/
nice!!! looks awesome! its crazy bc that hood where it meets hull looks like its sealed well all around... im wondering if its all around not a good seal or if its in a specific area, ie up by the breather tubes?
also, once you're able to get it up on plane, shouldn't the scupper get a lot of it out? the challenge with that is, with a flatwater trick ski, you probably wont spend much time up on plane at a higher speed bc you're basically going to be circling and doing tricks I assume.
either way, looking great!
also, once you're able to get it up on plane, shouldn't the scupper get a lot of it out? the challenge with that is, with a flatwater trick ski, you probably wont spend much time up on plane at a higher speed bc you're basically going to be circling and doing tricks I assume.
either way, looking great!
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Did u check hood seal tolerence with a dollar bill? Clamp hood down with a bill laying across the seal, try to pull it out.
Also check your breathers into pole tubes, idk how the krash pole works, but make sure your tubes are stuffed up there real good.
Glad ur back on the water now!
Also check your breathers into pole tubes, idk how the krash pole works, but make sure your tubes are stuffed up there real good.
Glad ur back on the water now!
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Scupper is sealed. Water comes in all over the place on the seal.
The pole tubes are in the hull by like 4 inches. I did the dollar thing and I could pull it out, but not like it really matters. The hood pin was so tight I couldn't get the hood off by hand and that is ridiculous.
My ski use to stay pretty dry but now my pole tubes are busted open. Gets quite a bit of water in now. How far up the pole are your tubes? Maybe a watcon hood seal? I can't remember what yours looks like
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you need to cut your pole tubes down if you have not yet!you said you sealed your scupper is that to say it is sealed shut? also that pin system is just to hold hood in place you need to install the hood strap!it will crank it down tighter
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Easiest way to find where your hull is leaking water at the back is to fill it up to the bond line with a garden hose and see where the water is leaking out. Just don't fill it high enough that the water goes in the carbs, obviously.
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I think they are pretty far up in there. I'll check out the Watcon and see. My hood seal is pretty lumpy and the hood itself has a low spot that I'm sure deosn't seal well in the very front.
I didn't cut them since they help route the cables without crimping them, why do they need to be cut? Deforming?
The scupper is sealed yes, it let in an ass ton of water. I will install the hood strap, but since I am not going inverted or in the ocean I didn't think it would be needed yet. Seems silly that is needed to seal the hood since it is 'extra'. The Ricker I want to buy doesn't need a hood strap to seal lol.
When we were washing it last we found out it in coming in from the front of the seal. It didn't seem to be the tubes since they were really tight in there, but water can get in the smallest paces.
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Could try what TigerCraft as started doing where you lay a HUGE bead of silicone down all the way around where the original hood seal goes, then coat your hood rim in a de-bonding agent, place the hood on and let the silicone form to the hood shape and cure, once cured its a 100% perfect fit to the hood.
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i am 5'8 and i cut 2 inches but most likely going to have to cut 2 more off the tubes ! they push you back to far in the tray makes it ride to nose high
also mine gets water in but not that much ! my scupper works pretty good compaired to older style ones
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Ohh, I thought you were talking about cutting the pole breather tubes. Not the metal tubes themselves haha. Yeah I do need to, I am 5'8" as well and it does push me back.
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