Custom/Hybrid Matt_E's Superfreak Build
- Thread starter Matt_E
- Start date
suva
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- Location
- Just south of the Citadel, Idaho
Hannibal, I think that's "I love it when a plan comes together".
BTW the ski's looking great Matt.
- Location
- Stevensville, MD
I hate putting them on a nice paint job.
I rode all year last year without them on my couch.
OCD Solutions
Original, Clean and Dependable Solutions
- Location
- Rentz, GA
I held off a month or two with mine as well. One of the lakes we ride occasionally has a heavy DNR presence so I finally stuck them on just to avoid hassles.
Maiden voyage today!
It was a tough road the last couple of days. I had some issues with the Wammer trim system and the steering throw. The RN cable has 4 inches of throw and it seems that the Wammer system needs at least five to go full extension. Oh well, I centered it and moved on (more on this later).
When I went to start it up, I had terrible backfires. The waterbox blew itself off the exhaust hose and started a fire at my primer line :shocked:.
Turns out that the spark plugs were non-resistor that I stuffed in the head last year to keep moisture out over the winter.
Once I put brand-new 8BRES in there, it fired right up.
I slapped a pole pad on five minutes before loading up the ski, then headed out.
THIS THING IS AWESOME!!!!!
Holy crap it's a nice ride. It handles super-twitchy, but very predictable. I guess that may not make much sense - it just handles very quickly, responding very fast to any input. It turns on a dime, much faster than my SJ did. I guess I worried for nothing about the steering throw.
At 50+ mph it rides almost like an SXR it's so stable. It carves just fine (but I am still trying to figure it out).
I was instantly comfortable on the hull. Within 20 minutes ride time I tried flipping and rolling it. Didn't make the flips around, but I can already tell it's only a matter of the right setup wake.
With my ole big bore motor in it, it just about wants to flip by itself without even pulling the trim.
Lots of power, lots of buoyancy, super nice handling.
I was also worried about the length of the pole. It turns out it is absolutely perfect (from what I could tell).
I got some video, I'll upload it later.
It was a tough road the last couple of days. I had some issues with the Wammer trim system and the steering throw. The RN cable has 4 inches of throw and it seems that the Wammer system needs at least five to go full extension. Oh well, I centered it and moved on (more on this later).
When I went to start it up, I had terrible backfires. The waterbox blew itself off the exhaust hose and started a fire at my primer line :shocked:.
Turns out that the spark plugs were non-resistor that I stuffed in the head last year to keep moisture out over the winter.
Once I put brand-new 8BRES in there, it fired right up.
I slapped a pole pad on five minutes before loading up the ski, then headed out.
THIS THING IS AWESOME!!!!!
Holy crap it's a nice ride. It handles super-twitchy, but very predictable. I guess that may not make much sense - it just handles very quickly, responding very fast to any input. It turns on a dime, much faster than my SJ did. I guess I worried for nothing about the steering throw.
At 50+ mph it rides almost like an SXR it's so stable. It carves just fine (but I am still trying to figure it out).
I was instantly comfortable on the hull. Within 20 minutes ride time I tried flipping and rolling it. Didn't make the flips around, but I can already tell it's only a matter of the right setup wake.
With my ole big bore motor in it, it just about wants to flip by itself without even pulling the trim.
Lots of power, lots of buoyancy, super nice handling.
I was also worried about the length of the pole. It turns out it is absolutely perfect (from what I could tell).
I got some video, I'll upload it later.
NVJAY775
My home away from home.
- Location
- Gardnerville, Nevada, United States
Congrats on the successful ride and build. Keep on riding and enjoying it!
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
HELL YA!!!!!!!! YOUR MIND IS BLOWN:Banane09: STOKED FOR YA!
shawn_NJ
Chasing waves.
- Location
- Daytona Beach
Matt I just took my wammer trim off for the same reason, before my maiden voyage. It just seemed to need more cable throw. But after swapping it, it was only off by a few degrees from stock. I have the full trim setup, might put it back on later after I get sometime on the other nozzle to see if there is a noticable dif. Trim is damn fun on boring flat.....
I dicked around with it for half the day yesterday, and it's definitely not a trim issue. That Wammer nozzle just turns A LOT. More than the steering cable can provide, that's for sure.
- Location
- Oceanside, CA
pics or ban. your turn:biggrin:
:soapbox:
WaveDemon
Not Dead - Notable Member
- Location
- Hell, Florida
now that the ski is on the water it's time for the real build to begin. give it hell!
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