Surfriding My 04 RN SJ hull has come apart along the bond line and is leaking like a sieve

[jeastes1]

Let me know if you wanna sell it

 

[Skirunner24]

freak

 

[Honda118]

Thanks for all the input - should know what I am going to do by the end of the week - I'd love a Ricky but I think I will give SJs one more try

 

[vwking]

Waay more work than I would want to get into. I am voting for an A/M hull. How about a FootRocket ???

Not for me i would dive in head first. :Banane25:

 

[Honda118]

I hope to have another boat tomorrow then I can take this one apart and fix it.

 

[vwking]

check u pm

 

[KTM434]

I'd buy it too...

 

[Honda118]

I'm going to fix it - it is not so bad - crack is only on left side and not front or back - and I will try and post some pics as I get it repaired.

 

[skatebros]

when mine started cracking outside. (inside was already reinforced)
i put like 3" or 4" tape around the bond line and then did each side with a whole layer or carbon kevlar.
no cracks now...

lot's of how to's.... had a surfboard guy help me out so i didn't add a ton of weight.

 

[B3IS]

Not for me i would dive in head first. :Banane25:

Some guys WORK on skis. I RIDE skis.

 

[vwking]

I wish that was the same for me but when u keep buying junk that need to be fixed u learn real quick that u should have just spent the 6 grand uv invested on a new am hull and not have gone down this road. With that said I'm about to have a a bunch of skis forsale

 

[Idok]

strip the hull..its easy, you can do it in an hour or 2 even as a first timer..

fill the gap with west systems or other epoxy that has been thickened.......reinforce the sides with fiberglass and epoxy....flip it over, fill the outside gap with thickened epoxy as well..

reassemble and ride!

 

[skatebros]

put in a scupper, dual cooling and some new foam while you're at it!

 

[Honda118]

I'm going to add a drain from the engine bay - I will make a decision about re foaming depending on how wet it is - the ski rode very well before the bondline separated. She is a great surf boat.

 

[skatebros]

I also ride in the surf, so when I added my scupper I put an in line one way valve from a plumbing supply place so I would have more leak protection.

 

[Honda118]

I'm not going to add scupper just a drain from the engine bay so I could run versaplug if desired and then drains for the hull under the tray

 

[Honda118]

Starboard bond line is still strong - checked along the whole side. I will reinforce it while I am in here.