- Location
- Long Island
I have always wanted a nice RN and midway through this season was my chance. I could not afford a turn key boat at the time and I snagged this complete ski for $700, motor was locked up and I knew it was going to need a rebuild, but I think I still got a decent deal. My plans for my build are a mild 701 with all the bolt on goodies, some handling mods, and a nice clean hull setup the way I like (footholds, turf, nice paint/vinyls) . I ride mostly recreational, but that includes jumping boat wakes and hopefully next season some decent surf riding. I have had my GPR and my old FX in the surf but never a standup, I have only owned kawi 550s so I never trusted them or myself for that matter enough. This SJ is going to be the perfect ski for me to learn to ride in the surf.
The build plan is as follows:
Engine-
61x Cylinder and 62t Cases
NEW Hod Rods trued and welded crank
NEW Pro-x Pistons 81.5mm (.5 over bore)
Keep the stock 38s but with the blackjack mod
ADA Girdled head with 35cc domes
B-Pipe
MSD Enhancer
Stock water box drilled out
Hull-
Stock hull with footholds
Blowsion Tubbies
UMI Steering
Ride plate
Intake Grate
0 Degree bars/ finger throttle
Hydroturf tray and rails
Matching Vinyls to my GPR in another color combo (Red/ Black)
Pump-
SS Impeller
Stock pump with plans for a mag in the near future
Freestyle nose cone
Now onto the pics and beginnings of my build.......
I picked the ski up in the beginning of May from the original owner for $700. In 07 he broke the motor mounts off and let the ski sit since, he had no clue how to store it and everything needed attention. The motor was locked from corrosion, the carbs were just rotted closed, the stock turf was peeling and nasty, and the hull was FILTHY. I don't have any really good before pictures because I was in such a hurry to tear it down.
After a bath with the simple green and spray nine it looked like this-
The hull actually cleaned up better than I though it would, I really regret not taking any before pictures.
I pulled it all out and cleaned up the inside as well, you can see how corroded everything was from the few things left behind-
All stripped-
The hull is in decent shape too-
Here you can see the Scoop grate and Riva Plate it came with, both are going to need sanding and paint at the least-
The build plan is as follows:
Engine-
61x Cylinder and 62t Cases
NEW Hod Rods trued and welded crank
NEW Pro-x Pistons 81.5mm (.5 over bore)
Keep the stock 38s but with the blackjack mod
ADA Girdled head with 35cc domes
B-Pipe
MSD Enhancer
Stock water box drilled out
Hull-
Stock hull with footholds
Blowsion Tubbies
UMI Steering
Ride plate
Intake Grate
0 Degree bars/ finger throttle
Hydroturf tray and rails
Matching Vinyls to my GPR in another color combo (Red/ Black)
Pump-
SS Impeller
Stock pump with plans for a mag in the near future
Freestyle nose cone
Now onto the pics and beginnings of my build.......
I picked the ski up in the beginning of May from the original owner for $700. In 07 he broke the motor mounts off and let the ski sit since, he had no clue how to store it and everything needed attention. The motor was locked from corrosion, the carbs were just rotted closed, the stock turf was peeling and nasty, and the hull was FILTHY. I don't have any really good before pictures because I was in such a hurry to tear it down.
After a bath with the simple green and spray nine it looked like this-
The hull actually cleaned up better than I though it would, I really regret not taking any before pictures.
I pulled it all out and cleaned up the inside as well, you can see how corroded everything was from the few things left behind-
All stripped-
The hull is in decent shape too-
Here you can see the Scoop grate and Riva Plate it came with, both are going to need sanding and paint at the least-