heyy just about to shortin my wanner hull -3 in. what should i watch out for. any tips. any info will help.
thanks sean
thanks sean
shorting hull -3
- Thread starter crazyass911
- Start date
- Location
- Lake Orion, Michigan
Been covered many times.
Search in the Freestyle area.
Search in the Freestyle area.
- Location
- Lake Orion, Michigan
eh, i could nig-rig it in an evening :smokin:
DaUpJetSkier
I like square
- Location
- Marquette, MI
Why couldnt it be done in a weekend, if dealing with both a scupper and exhaust I could see a lil more labor, dont ya just cut to length either angle down or straight, rough up and either add a piece of glass cut to side or just lay it on and over the edges, sand and finish right?
To do it right, it takes a little longer I say.
Doing it right likely includes:
Glassing from inside and outside
Relocating the rear ride plate mounts, if you're using a Roundnose hull.
Making it look nice.
And don't forget that you're probably defoaming at the same time. At the very least, you'll want to defoam enough to get the exhaust tube out.
To put that back in right, it ought to be sealed with 5200, and that takes a bit to cure.
So sure, you can hack it out in an evening. Good luck with that. :cool2:
And btw....my bitching in no way implies that I am doing my hull right, or that it looks nice.
Doing it right likely includes:
Glassing from inside and outside
Relocating the rear ride plate mounts, if you're using a Roundnose hull.
Making it look nice.
And don't forget that you're probably defoaming at the same time. At the very least, you'll want to defoam enough to get the exhaust tube out.
To put that back in right, it ought to be sealed with 5200, and that takes a bit to cure.
So sure, you can hack it out in an evening. Good luck with that. :cool2:
And btw....my bitching in no way implies that I am doing my hull right, or that it looks nice.
suva
57
- Location
- Just south of the Citadel, Idaho
Sounds like a challenge...
I'll be starting on project 'cheap a$$ POS RN' soon so we'll just have to see about that!
thegoldenboy
RN Surgery... soon
- Location
- Toronto
I'd do it to a squarenose and make a topdeck conversion before I cut apart a Wammer hull. Will probably be lighter than the wammer when its done too, and you can make it as strong if you wish.
A ton more work than shortening the wammer though....
A ton more work than shortening the wammer though....
RoyalFlush@PCB
Shootin' The Crap
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- PCB
I don't know about that...:dunno:
freestylegeek
waiting...
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
You might want to play with the balance point of your ski as well. Move the engine 1" forward, or get a much shorter pole, and move your footholds 5+" forward.
thegoldenboy
RN Surgery... soon
- Location
- Toronto
I don't know either. Whats a standard Wammer weigh? 80lbs? Didn't geeks XFT square go 88lbs?
I guess it would be more.
Tough call a Wammer hull is sweet, I wouldn't want to chop it than have it ride all weird. It probably likes to stand as it is.
coolmann7
Jeff @ WDK is a CROOK!
- Location
- North Iowa
yes.... i want to make a back flip hull it would look cool but be like riding a kawi 550
G
Goose
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most people that get used to a shortned hull say that its tough to go back
freestylegeek
waiting...
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
The wammer hulls that Patrick (X-metal) had weighed in between 90-95 lbs. My 88 lb hull has a 12 lb top deck. All the rest of the weight comes from the SMC bottom (which weighed 58 lbs), and the foam (4lb foam x 3-1/2 cubic feet)
thegoldenboy
RN Surgery... soon
- Location
- Toronto
Right on. So you could build a conversion square to weigh less than a Wammer, plus you could shorten it at the same time.
Its also cheaper than buying a Wammer, but it is a hell of a lot of work and very time consuming.
RoyalFlush@PCB
Shootin' The Crap
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- PCB
- Location
- Webster, NY
I don't think I'll ever ride a stock length hull again. It deff takes some time getting used to but it's a blast once you master it.
is there a way to do it without takeing the exhaust tube out. anyone have some pics of while they were doing it