Freestyle Krash 50 Cal Footrocket Kit

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Jyzmbe

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Yami-Rider said:
Take the bed plate bolts out, put blueloctite on them and reinstall. torque to 10-12ft-lbs. Seen them come loose, no fun having to pull your engine to fix.
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No fun. Especially when they press agents the bottom and vibrate gouges into your new hull


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Yami-Rider

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They should really get a new assembly guy, what a joke..

What are shims doing on the front pump mounting tabs.. I've never messed with a krash pump, but Yamaha pumps require rear shims only, unless something is way off with the pump or duct shoe.

Have you had time to check driveline alignment with the CF tool?
 
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chixwithtrix

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Yami-Rider said:
Have you had time to check driveline alignment with the CF tool?
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Not yet, been so busy/down after the surgery I haven't been able to touch it. Doesn't help it is stored 30 mins away from me. The CF tool and shims came in, I just need to work on it.

I honestly doubt it will change a whole lot, but I might be able to shift it around to be better. I've given up on having it perfect, that's likely not going to happen with this pump.

If no shims on the front it would be too high in the hole. Anyone else have front shims on their Krash pump?
 
Twake

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Not going to lie, I've never heard of a krash hull build going smooth. It's a load of crap.

I keep thinking surely people will read these build threads and reviews and learn. They look really cool and ride good, but the quality is not there as it should. And they can be hard to deal with.

Just my 2 cents. But you have to let me try this thing! Been wanting to see what a 50 cal is all about.

Is that wear ring and prop brand new? I had one do that on a sj, and it was aligned perfect. Couldn't figure it out, so I put the prop that was originally in there back in and no issues. So either that new prop was off, or his wear ring was off and worn to the original prop.
 
Yami-Rider

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chixwithtrix said:
If no shims on the front it would be too high in the hole. Anyone else have front shims on their Krash pump?
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Possibly, but normally the driveshaft sits really low in the bulkhead hole, thus requires rear shims.
The 3 krash's I assembled all required shims in the back, but that was using oem or solas pumps, makes me think something is off with that pump. I heard those pumps don't have locator pins, maybe the wearing or reduction nozzle is shifted to far in the wrong direction.
If there is enough meat, I would rather shave the reduction nozzle mounting tabs down, before I used shims in the front.
 
x2mafia

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And here's the ultimate problem. If the wear ring is in the incorrect location chances are so is the pump shoe which makes me think the pump tunnel and shoe were interfering with each other and instead of doing it right and grinding somthing down he just threw some shims in. I had to remove my shoe and re position everything on mine. Sorry your dealing with this I'm surprised none of the Krash boys have chimed in to any of these build threads.....
 
Ochocoronas

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Thanks @Twake for letting us know we all bought "A load of crap" Please share with us low quality jet ski hull owners what brand and make we should have bought? I have had very few issues with mine, just a lot of fine tuning and adjustments so far. I bought a Krash hull because a few of the guys around here beat on theirs regularly and they seem to hold up pretty well. Maybe they should beat on them a little harder LOL.


Yes my pump has shims on the front as well. I had Chris install a 7-14 Skat from the get go. I have never used the Krash impeller so I can not comment. Good luck with your pump! I am sure they will make it right.
 
x2mafia

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@Ochocoronas it must be some sort of interference with the shoe to tunnel like I was saying. I don't think you should have shims up front but if it works ride it till it doesn't.

To be honest my build would have gone smoother if I had received it bare. My engine plates came with no holes in them and I had to drill and tap those. Other than the pump fiasco mine went together smoothly.
 
chixwithtrix

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Twake said:
Not going to lie, I've never heard of a krash hull build going smooth. It's a load of crap.
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Back over 6 months ago when I ordered the kit there wasn't much as far as reviews. I'm not a dumb fk, at least most of the time.
I found some positive reviews of how it rode and that suited my needs, figured it would get me on the water much sooner than buying a Rickter or Tigercraft. I just want to ride ya know?

In the end it is just a toy, I'm not going to get too worked up about it. I have too much other poop to deal with. Yes, shame on Krash for offering up some sub-par pieces and assembly. But there will be more people talking about the negatives than the positives. It's just how that works. Truth is there are a lots of Krashes out there ripping and being enjoyed by their owners.

Hopefully I don't run into more issues. But I wouldn't be surprised, poop happens. It is all part of the learning process, this is my first AM hull. And my first hull to build at all really. Looking forward to riding it and putting the BS behind me. Sitting on the internet arguing with other Interneters kills the vibe. It's about having fun, not pointing fingers and feeling bitter. The world has enough of that already.
 
Twake

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Edmond ok
Ochocoronas said:
Thanks @Twake for letting us know we all bought "A load of crap" Please share with us low quality jet ski hull owners what brand and make we should have bought? I have had very few issues with mine, just a lot of fine tuning and adjustments so far. I bought a Krash hull because a few of the guys around here beat on theirs regularly and they seem to hold up pretty well. Maybe they should beat on them a little harder LOL.


Yes my pump has shims on the front as well. I had Chris install a 7-14 Skat from the get go. I have never used the Krash impeller so I can not comment. Good luck with your pump! I am sure they will make it right.
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Not saying your ski is a load of crap. I was meaning the fact that they don't go together smoothly is a load of crap. That's all quality control.
I like how they ride. I've rode my buddy's and loved it. They look sweet too! Just seeing build threads and knowing what my friend had to do to get some stuff to work, just makes me think wow.. these hulls don't go together smooth. It's all alignment issues... like i said it's quality control..

No disrespect, you guys all have bada$$ skis. Just took a bit of figuring out to get them together.
 
Ochocoronas

Ochocoronas

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JAX FL
Thanks for clearing that up my man. I would say there is obviously some issues but I am sure most AM hulls have some issues as well. Not like company's in the AM hull gig have tons of money to R&D. Pretty much a proto type then production and refine on the fly. As long as they provide good customer support they can pull it off. When I say this I am not talking about just Krash, I am talking about most AM hull manufacturers IMO. When you think about it, you are talking about very small companies with global manufacturing and distribution of highly specialized low demand ( for a global scale) product. On top of sales, marketing, customer service. Glad I don't , nor would I want any part of running somthing like that. I enjoy my partial sanity lol.
 
Big Kahuna

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True for the most recents (Past 3-4 years). But Jason is not there anymore. Wonder how long the Quality stays.
 
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