the WaTeRhAwK
fryin' up a/m electrics..
- Location
- okc
that's cool. so, you're gonna spend 800.00 for a battery?
Lightweight Freeride SXR
- Thread starter TaterStick
- Start date
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
Build looks good. I have to get to work on mine...ASAP. We can compare our lightweight SXRs...
- Location
- Cleveland OH
The battery was $290 with a life expectancy of 5 to 10 years. IM tired of replacing the SLA batteries evey other year. I have only been riding for 3 years and have spent probably $800 in batteries between 4 skis. The down time in is what kills the SLA batteries.
- Location
- Cleveland OH
DJ did you get your hull yet? I want to see that thing. Did you get the -2 hull?
good god!!!!!!!!!!, ive been riding 12+ yrs and have had 5 skis, at one time 4 at once as well, i have bought maybe 8 batteries
what are you doing to them? ok maybe 10 batteries. but not 800 dollars worth of them
anyhow back to the thread at hand
that black sxr looks good
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- Location
- Cleveland OH
WTF I must have bad luck then. I even take them out every winter and store them at work in a heated garage. They have gone up in price too. I remember they used to be like $30 to replace the one in my tractor, but now its hard to find one for under $70. It seems like as soon as you put the acid in them it starts a 500 day count down until they die. IM sure I will be at $800 this spring in SLA batteries. IM sure my bike will need one this year too. :damnit:
N3vrSat1sfied
Military Member
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
sealed maintance free interstate. but that battery you got seems way better and hopefully worth the cost. You will have to keep us posted if you ever have any problems
vitalikol
Jetski-Snowboard
- Location
- Pennington,NJ
Nice looking ski. Keep us posted
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
I will have it by April. I did get the -2! I loved Madmats -2.
oldskoo
local jackass
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
ill probley give that battery a go also.......seems like the cheapest weight savings you could really do...........
jetski9010
Team RTYD
- Location
- Lancaster PA
any updates on the ski build?
- Location
- Cleveland OH
Just a lot of wet sanding. IM about 3/4 of the way done with the sanding and then I have to do the basecoat and clearcoats, then sand it flat and buff it. All this work for a ski that I will probably beach on a bunch of rocks at Put in Bay anyway.....:damnit:
N3vrSat1sfied
Military Member
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
lol yea i went ahead and beached my reall good the first ride after paint. Cause you know its gonna get F**ked up so might as well get it over with.
- Location
- Cleveland OH
Got the hood today! :woot:
The bottom is all painted, cleared, and buffed.
I installed and aligned the pump and drive shaft. I went to start aligning the engine and found that the wamiltons hull is set up for a set back engine FYI. So now im waiting for an sxi shaft to come in the mail to set me back again. Im also having a problem with the steering cable at the through hull fitting back by the pump. Both the hull and the stock steering cable have female fittings on them, so they don't thread together!
The bottom is all painted, cleared, and buffed.
I installed and aligned the pump and drive shaft. I went to start aligning the engine and found that the wamiltons hull is set up for a set back engine FYI. So now im waiting for an sxi shaft to come in the mail to set me back again. Im also having a problem with the steering cable at the through hull fitting back by the pump. Both the hull and the stock steering cable have female fittings on them, so they don't thread together!
skinnyman
YOU CANT RENT MY SKI
- Location
- Dallas/ToyBox
I was propally the first one to break a Dales Pole
Im the reason there are gussets at the base of the pole
If yours has not been done send it back to Dale
Im the reason there are gussets at the base of the pole
If yours has not been done send it back to Dale
SXRguyinMA
Life's a beach
- Location
- Leicester MA
tip for storage... get a battery tender. this will be season #4 on my STOCK yuasa battery from 05 when I bought the ski, works mint