- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Hey all. I've been mulling over getting my first stand-up for awhile, & when I saw the '12's were gonna be sold as "competition only use" I pulled the trigger on an '11 the follwing week because I wanted a ski I could register. So far I've been having a blast with it. I have a couple 80+ mph runabouts('07 GPR & '08 SHO) that haven't been wet once since I got the SJ. I'm still not brave enough to head out into the surf with it yet & have been keeping the training wheels on riding lake water. Living in SoFla, I can't believe I didn't get one of these years ago. BTW, great site you guys have here! I've been learning a lot.
So far I've added the Riva grate & plate, FA's, pole spring, UMI steering, Wamiltons steering plate, 0* bars & Protec nozzle. I have the ADA head, B-pipe, MSD, VF3 reeds & Skat 12/17 ready to go on but decided to wait with those mods til I get my skills up a little. I'll probably go ahead & have the manifolds & pipe port matched before doing the next round of installs, but will wait on porting the jugs for awhile because I have another project boat sucking funds at the moment.
My question is: I know the Worx 228 is the preferred grate here, but was told by Wamiltons they were seeing lots of cracked shoes using them on the '08+ SJ's. Thats why I went with the Riva for now. Anyone else have this issue? I'll likely eventually replace the shoe with the Blowsion/JD aluminum shoe because I'm not real impressed with OEM plastic piece. Is there a significant difference in handling with the Worx compared to what I have now? The Riva hooks up & handles night & day better than stock, so I'm just wondering if it's worth changing once I upgrade the shoe & what the difference in handling will be.
So far I've added the Riva grate & plate, FA's, pole spring, UMI steering, Wamiltons steering plate, 0* bars & Protec nozzle. I have the ADA head, B-pipe, MSD, VF3 reeds & Skat 12/17 ready to go on but decided to wait with those mods til I get my skills up a little. I'll probably go ahead & have the manifolds & pipe port matched before doing the next round of installs, but will wait on porting the jugs for awhile because I have another project boat sucking funds at the moment.
My question is: I know the Worx 228 is the preferred grate here, but was told by Wamiltons they were seeing lots of cracked shoes using them on the '08+ SJ's. Thats why I went with the Riva for now. Anyone else have this issue? I'll likely eventually replace the shoe with the Blowsion/JD aluminum shoe because I'm not real impressed with OEM plastic piece. Is there a significant difference in handling with the Worx compared to what I have now? The Riva hooks up & handles night & day better than stock, so I'm just wondering if it's worth changing once I upgrade the shoe & what the difference in handling will be.