pics of the skat mag 148 in a 144 housing,salt water reliability?

masterblaster

masterblaster

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Anyone have pics of their 148 pump in the welded 144 housing, Ive seen quite a few skat pumps crack the housing in salt water use,anyone have long term experience with one of these in surf? I had a 148 in a 155 housing that swelled bad enough to bend up the stainless between the veins where it meets the reduction nozzle. We rinse our pumps with hose,but I dont think its possible to get all the salt out of the pump without riding in fresh water.
What is the weight comparison between the one piece 148 skat and the 2 part skat? I prefer to keep the wear ring separate at this point for pulling pump and leaving wear ring in for quick prop bend changes,while testing motor changes
 
masterblaster

masterblaster

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ok guess ill start then,not sure why pics posted twice...ive not seen alot of these weld reinforced 148 skat pumps. Is this what they all look like? lotta grinding had to be done to get cooling hose on,flag under hose fitting along with melted hole in the cooling fitting needed fixed,grinding down flat spots in edge of stator veins along with pump edges to get xmetal trim bracket on. epoxy filling of gaps and holes to keep salt corrosion out. A standard skat mag prop does not sit very close to the stator of the set back? Do skat mag props have to be cut back to get even close to the stator in this kind of skat setback pump? The stator veins dont line up to the veins in the reduction nozzle,in a setback where they get close to touching,do most skats line up decently?
This 148 pump feels a good bit lighter than the solas 144 ,this is what I was after in this case,lighter and bigger,but the build quality compared to a much cheaper cast solas,you be the judge.
 
masterblaster

masterblaster

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the billet one piece mags are not as heavy as the solas or the other cast 148 mag pumps,but this one is still little lighter than the solas and maxx pumps. I really wanted a separate wear ring mag to pull the pump easy in a freak for prop bends on a couple diff motor setups im testing,I siliconed the crap outa all 3 points it goes together,we will see how it fares in salt water use done like this. its just to easy to pull pump and leave the wear ring in the freak,otherwise its a pita
 
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Kohldanielzimmer

Kohldanielzimmer

Sierra Nevada Runoff Rider
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The pump seal on a superfreak hull is finicky and requires modifications to seal appropriately. Leaving the wear ring in place makes pulling the pump way easier.
 
masterblaster

masterblaster

X-H2
Not to mention getting at the 2 wear ring bolts with half inch coolin lines on a freak. Way more quick and easy to pull the pump and leave ring in
Wilkey.... What you don't like that super pimp ray Charles weld job? Lol
 
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