- Location
- New York Crew
Looking good! time to get it done and ride, the lake is warming up nicely
PING PONG BALLS / defoam / tray widening / #zero SJ sponsons plus more
- Thread starter SurferSmurf
- Start date
- Location
- savannah/hilton head
started my turf tonight and figured i would get pics of the last trick thing i did. i installed the jet ski solutions bulb style primer on my dash. i put 1 inch padding over it and cut out a hole and turfed over it. you can press the bulb through the turf it works great. in the first pic madmatt is pointing out to where the primer is under the turf.
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WILKEY
SO FAR CHANGE SUCKS!!!!!!
nice build!!
junkyardj
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- Location
- barrie ont. canada
phantom primer!!! spooky!!!
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
Love it! The rest came out great....Nice work, Smurfy!
DAG
Yes, my balls tickled from that landing
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
The JSS primers really only breakdown due to the sun,, thats going to hold up real nice. I would tihnk it would wear your finger out pushing through the foam,, unless your kicking it?
- Location
- Cleveland Ohio
There is no foam over it, just turf. It should work great!
- Location
- savannah/hilton head
primer is easy to pump, that thing really is very efficient. i was kinda wonderin how good it would work being that small but itflows quite a bit.
i took the ski out today for its maiden voyage, so here's the scoop.
1- #zero sponsons are amazing makes the whole ski ride higher in the water. i have to admit i was nervous about how it would ride since i never rode a ski with tubbies. but the ski rode awesome.
2- the wide tray is very very nice on a superjet. the enclosures are great and will take some getting used to as i did have a few close calls trying to get out in a hurry. as i got used to them it wasnt a big deal. i am pleased with those too.
3- the side exhaust worked flawless. never had an issue. it does get a little loud in a turn when its out of the water. it will also scare the chit out of anyone next to you when you jump out of the water as the sound is projected out the side rather than down.
4- i am so glad i did not use any foam at all. i have determined that it is TOTALLY IMPOSIBLE to seal a tray area completely. i was so frickin meticulous with the sealing and i still had some water come out of the drains when i got home. it wasnt much maybe a 1/4 to a 1/2 a cup of water. i really dont care since i have the drains but i really dont think foam belongs in a ski and they should all have drains.
i took the ski out today for its maiden voyage, so here's the scoop.
1- #zero sponsons are amazing makes the whole ski ride higher in the water. i have to admit i was nervous about how it would ride since i never rode a ski with tubbies. but the ski rode awesome.
2- the wide tray is very very nice on a superjet. the enclosures are great and will take some getting used to as i did have a few close calls trying to get out in a hurry. as i got used to them it wasnt a big deal. i am pleased with those too.
3- the side exhaust worked flawless. never had an issue. it does get a little loud in a turn when its out of the water. it will also scare the chit out of anyone next to you when you jump out of the water as the sound is projected out the side rather than down.
4- i am so glad i did not use any foam at all. i have determined that it is TOTALLY IMPOSIBLE to seal a tray area completely. i was so frickin meticulous with the sealing and i still had some water come out of the drains when i got home. it wasnt much maybe a 1/4 to a 1/2 a cup of water. i really dont care since i have the drains but i really dont think foam belongs in a ski and they should all have drains.
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
hey smurf, what do you think the life span is of the ping pong balls. and they dont melt when touching the exhaust? i thought about wrapping some heat tape around it to keep it cool under the tray. and did you weight it before and after?
nice work! it motivates me to do it to mine and i really enjoy reading these. i would of bought this ski if i had not of already got mine a month ago. makes me wish i would of searched more...
nice work! it motivates me to do it to mine and i really enjoy reading these. i would of bought this ski if i had not of already got mine a month ago. makes me wish i would of searched more...
- Location
- Raleigh NC\Lake Jordan
ping pong balls do melt fairly easily, but I dont think the exhaust gets hot enough to make the tube hot.
- Location
- savannah/hilton head
im pretty sure they wont melt, there is a lot of water flowin through the exhaust and i dont think it gets hot enough. i used plastic ping pong balls and i dont think they are as fagile as celuloid balls. celuloid balls will actually absorb moisture over time and swell.
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
nice, its a really cool idea!
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
ya, its been over a month now. surly you have rode it a bit. hows it holding up?
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
I missed where you re-created the sides of the tray, your pics kinda skipped past that.
I want to do this or something similar, but I don't understand how your reinforcing the gunwales.
Very cool build, defintely insperational.
I want to do this or something similar, but I don't understand how your reinforcing the gunwales.
Very cool build, defintely insperational.
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
- Location
- savannah/hilton head
i just did a layer of glass on the inside of the gunnies just like you do the inside of the engine compartment. ill pm ya my phone # and explain how to do the sides.