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ksarge's superjet build
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- King of Prussia, PA
Bob, you were right, wire wheel and a shop vac turned what I thought was gonna be a pain into an hour and a half job. Gonna go over everything with some paper to clean the remnants off then I'll get some pics up.
I kid you not, when I would take a big chunk out, water would literally accumulate into a small puddle. I can't wait to ride this thing after it's fully recovered from the liposuction.
I kid you not, when I would take a big chunk out, water would literally accumulate into a small puddle. I can't wait to ride this thing after it's fully recovered from the liposuction.
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- Location
- Down stream of Harrisburg, PA
make sure you seal her up good! exhaust tube, plate/pump/grate inserts, thru hull fittings, shaft, everything. even if you are using drain plugs and stuff, seal it up good anyway.
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
Definately. The way yamaha sealed everything from the factory is really a complete joke. Hell, they did leave 1.5 inch factory foam fill holes wide open so I wasn't expecting much. I'm planning on using 5200 to keep this thing dry. I'm putting drain plugs in, but I don't want to have to use them.
Took out 15.4 lbs of foam. Not sure how much water, I'm gonna guess at least a gallon of loose water.:ugh2: Still a little left in the back I gotta get to tomorrow. What's a gallon of water weigh, like 8 pounds?
Might move my holds forward 1.5" or so too. hmmmmmm..... we'll see
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- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
Time to sand, reinforce, and seal. Apparently lowes has polystyrene so I'll pick some up tomorrow. Then it all goes back together!
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Hoods almost done. Handholds are super solid and smooth, much better than the set I made for my old hood. Only complaint I have is that like my old hood, the hood hook area isn't recessed enough, so one of the bolts can't be removed without cutting the liner and reglassing it when finished. Oh well..
ancake:Hoods almost done. Handholds are super solid and smooth, much better than the set I made for my old hood. Only complaint I have is that like my old hood, the hood hook area isn't recessed enough, so one of the bolts can't be removed without cutting the liner and reglassing it when finished. Oh well..
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- Rockford,MI
Where did you get your drain plugs? I like those a little better than the one's the WB1 have.... That boat is going to be ready for some serious abuse.
Being in New England all weekend has me stoked for skis season....I just need to stay focused on getting the jetski done. lol
Being in New England all weekend has me stoked for skis season....I just need to stay focused on getting the jetski done. lol
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
I got them at depot. I'll try to get a better picture for you. It's a plumbing bushing I epoxied and threaded into the hole. A plug with a 10mm square on the end plus into the bushing. I'm really happy with it. I found two runabout plugs today but they were plastic and bulky. These are much flusher and stronger.
Jet ski season's not far off now. Practically december. 4 months and I'll be on the water. May still be down for that new years ride if you and russ are and it's not frozen over!
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
You think the boat patrol will give me chit if I put my numbers on the pole?
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
Re-inforcing is done and everything is sealed with 5200. I beefed up the right side a little more since that's the side I land on most. The foam is in (that sucked) It's jammed in there pretty tight. I used a sanding pad on the end of a drill to shape everything to size. It worked great but was really messy. Gotta do a little sanding to the top layer before I can glass the tray back in. I didn't use any 2 part or expanding foam. What you see in the picture is literally all I used. Everything else was so tight there was no room. We'll see how it holds up.
Tomorrow I plan on getting all the turf and residue off the tray, prepping it, and hopefully I'll have it glassed in by tomorrow night, ready to re-inforce and install the holds on sunday. We'll see.
Now that all my wet-foam is gone we'll see what it weighs in at. Then it's time to hit the gym, haha.
Did I mention re-foaming sucks?
Tomorrow I plan on getting all the turf and residue off the tray, prepping it, and hopefully I'll have it glassed in by tomorrow night, ready to re-inforce and install the holds on sunday. We'll see.
Now that all my wet-foam is gone we'll see what it weighs in at. Then it's time to hit the gym, haha.
Did I mention re-foaming sucks?
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- King of Prussia, PA
Alright, update:
Turf's on it's way along with some 8mm underpad.
Got a Protec pipe for it. Thanks mike!
I don't plan on having this thing on there very long. The protec utilizes the bracket that mounts to a boss on the stock head, so I will be getting a B-pipe, along with a girdled head for it sometime in the near future. After searching for used B-pipes and realizing that the prices are not all that far off from a new one, I've decided I'm just gonna go with a new one or one wit a single season on it. I can't justify paying 500-600 bucks for something that looks like it got caught in a trolling net and was dragged across the bottom of the ocean for several years. It's a 650 pipe so I'll have to match the ports on the manifold.
Things left to order:
-watcon hood seal
-bilge pump switch
-jets
-top lord mount bushing
Turf's on it's way along with some 8mm underpad.
Got a Protec pipe for it. Thanks mike!
I don't plan on having this thing on there very long. The protec utilizes the bracket that mounts to a boss on the stock head, so I will be getting a B-pipe, along with a girdled head for it sometime in the near future. After searching for used B-pipes and realizing that the prices are not all that far off from a new one, I've decided I'm just gonna go with a new one or one wit a single season on it. I can't justify paying 500-600 bucks for something that looks like it got caught in a trolling net and was dragged across the bottom of the ocean for several years. It's a 650 pipe so I'll have to match the ports on the manifold.
Things left to order:
-watcon hood seal
-bilge pump switch
-jets
-top lord mount bushing
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- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
Side note: Talked to a freind today who says he has some carbon scraps laying around I'm welcome too. I'm gonna check it out and see if it's enough to wrap the pole and nosepiece. We'll see
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
- Location
- King of Prussia, PA
Anybody know what jets I should run with the protec A pipe dual 38's and a milled head? Maybe 2 sizes up?
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- King of Prussia, PA
Stock exhaust was 17 pounds, new exhaust weighs in at 13.4
I lost 7 pounds between the hood and pipe, hopefully atleast 20 from the new foam, that would be a 27 lb loss. I think my ski was around 330 last season, and my goal weight is 295, so I still have a couple pounds to trim off.
I'm thinking maybe a smaller battery. I saw a couple people are running 4 lb batteries from walmart. Might check some of those out for a 10 pound loss. I'd really like 280 but I don't even know where to begin to get it that light without getting a lighter waterbox and more composite stuff.
I lost 7 pounds between the hood and pipe, hopefully atleast 20 from the new foam, that would be a 27 lb loss. I think my ski was around 330 last season, and my goal weight is 295, so I still have a couple pounds to trim off.
I'm thinking maybe a smaller battery. I saw a couple people are running 4 lb batteries from walmart. Might check some of those out for a 10 pound loss. I'd really like 280 but I don't even know where to begin to get it that light without getting a lighter waterbox and more composite stuff.
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- King of Prussia, PA
Got the tray and footholds glassed back in this morning. Epoxy's cured and solid with heat lamps on it still so I might might turf tomorrow night.
I doubled up some 8mm underpad for a total of 16mm's. I don't know how I ever used 5mm before. It's so plush and comfortable. Inside the holds and slightly protruding into the tray will be 8mm to keep my feet wedged in.
Also bought a 4lb battery from walmart for 35 bucks. It'll be interesting to see how strong it cranks but I'm gonna carry a spare with me regardless.
I doubled up some 8mm underpad for a total of 16mm's. I don't know how I ever used 5mm before. It's so plush and comfortable. Inside the holds and slightly protruding into the tray will be 8mm to keep my feet wedged in.
Also bought a 4lb battery from walmart for 35 bucks. It'll be interesting to see how strong it cranks but I'm gonna carry a spare with me regardless.
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- Down stream of Harrisburg, PA
The 4lb everstart wont work, go back and exchange it for the 8lb. I ran the 8 all last season and works good for normal starting. I'd carry a big one in the car incase you sink the boat or w/e
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- King of Prussia, PA
Alright, thanks nate. Still around half the weight of my old battery.
- Location
- Down stream of Harrisburg, PA
it makes a difference too. i ran a 16ish before, dropping 8lbs feels so good:bananapowerslide:
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- King of Prussia, PA
Dropping all this weight at once is gonna feel weird. Nothing like riding around with a couple cinderblocks in the engine compartment!