Super Jet Newbs first ski build. 90 SN

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Nice what carbs u running

 

[lawmaster891]

I just have a set of stock 38's with the chokes removed

 

[blake_u]

My pole pad setup with straps

 

[lawmaster891]

Due to requests, I made a quick tutorial of how I lowered the hood. Hope this helps
I started by cutting out the liner then cutting the hood down to about where I wanted it. I then loosely wrapped tape over the top to cover the sections I cut. Next, I flipped it over and filled those sections with 2 part foam and once it was fully expanded I took the tape off and shaped the foam how I wanted the hood to look

After shaping I covered the outside where the foam is with 2 layers of Eglass (thin glass cloth). Once in fully cured I gutted the foam from the inside and layed a layer of 17oz biaxial cloth cut to the shape of the sections I cut off the hood. I then layed a layer of 17oz biaxial and a layer of 12oz biaxial of the entire inside of the hood.

For the final step, I mixed microballoons and resin to use as body filler to smooth and even the outside of the hood.

Here is a pic of the layer of biaxial cut to lay on the inside for the sections I cut out

Here is a pic with the entire inside of the hood glassed. I used black dye in the resin just for visual preference

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Yeah Gary liquidforce5010 was wondering. He had a pretty bad spill today tried to barrel roll his x2 didn't go so well he was wearing a helmet busted up his forehead an eye brow

 

[lawmaster891]

Ouch, yeah he pm'd me and I basically copied the message I sent him for the tutorial. It sucks trying to learn barrel rolls. I starting working on them over the weekend and beat myself up pretty good. I have been trying off my own wake, water is still pretty chilly here so there aren't many boats to throw some wake to practice on.

 

[lawmaster891]

Well I am still trying to fully get used to riding a shortened hull. I am doing much better than my first ride on it. It seems when I go to hit a big boat wake the ski just wants to go vertical or beyond, like into a half flip rotation.I have gotten much better at recovering landings when I can get the nose down on a landing. I'm sure a few more months and I will do better. I want to get video but would rather wait till I get the hull down a little better. No wake nose stabs are a breeze on this hull and I can now do them both to the left and to the right(Stock I could only stab to the right). I was playing around yesterday with the trim and attempted my first flip off my own wake just to see what happens. My form was all wrong and I didnt bring the bars to my chest but I did get upside down and the nose hit first. Didn't want to try anymore since I was riding by myself. I also am really starting to hate the bob footholds because I cant seem to get a good lock, they come loose, and I have landed on them and have to go back in to readjust them

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

That sux bout the bobs, u thought about putting heel chocks in, is your plate flush cut

 

[lawmaster891]

I have thought About putting some type of heel catch in, just been thinking of ways to do it. My plate sticks out about an inch.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Ic been thinking bout leaving my ride plate stock length or not it's dcut also

 

[lawmaster891]

I would cut it to the depth of the d cut to start out. Wish I left mine a little longer

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Yeah think the dcut ends pretty close to where my hull ends, might not cut it straight, maybe cut it like some of the racing plates r

 

[BrightE's]

Hey, how many layers and what biaxial did you use when you glassed the back if the hull? Just did mine today and put on five layers of 12oz but am worried it'll be too thin once it's cured

 

[Pushrod]

Any updates on how the ski rides?

 

[swapmeet]

He sold it.

 

[Pushrod]

Was the ski back flipable?

 

[lawmaster891]

I wasn't to the point where I was able to flip yet when I had this hull. I had sold it to buy my backie chan, now I am about to sell that for a foot rocket