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[Poizen]

howsit guys


just stuck my ski on the scale today because to me it feels very heavy what do you think about the figures?


2009 superjet
gas tank filled to just below filler pipe
factory b
heavy ass solas mag
basically everything else stock

topped the scales at a whopping 163kg or 359lb RTR

does this seem heavy? i know stock is about 140 odd kg's

im worried my foam is waterlogged ?

:aargh4:

 

[Wakerider26]

Yeah, I would say it's got some water in it. Thats 50lbs of extra baggage.

 

[howieris]

Drill a tiny hole in the back and tip the ski up. If foam is wet, it will leak. 360 lbs. is it a SXR? Pulled 45lbs of wet foam out of my SJ last winter.

 

[sixfifty]

Sounds like a winter defoam project!!!

 

[Poizen]

Sounds like a winter defoam project!!!

Lol I wish here in Africa we don't have winter breaks it's sunny all year around so we ride non-stop

I'm going to drill a hole and install 2x drains like the blasters have?

Not keen to de-foam at all rather just ride a heavy biaaatch until I can find a am hull that I can afford

 

[sixfifty]

I defoamed mine and added blaster style drains. works great, I got them off of amazon for cheap!

 

[Vumad]

Stock is 290lbs dry and the fuel accounts for about 30lbs of yours.

 

[yankeeboy]

Don't you ride surf? Don't waste your time re-foaming unless going to a FW backflip. Which you'd need a monster engine for anyway.

 

[Poizen]

I ride surf and flat water

I dont mind the weight so much just thought it was alil heavier than all my mates skis

Just going to use blaster drain plugs get as much water out as I can by gravity and then close up and try drain once a week or month

 

[Big Kahuna]

uh, hello, you have about a 3/4 tank of gas in there. Go weigh 3-4 gallons of gas and deduct that weight. be sure to weigh your gas can empty, subtract that weight.

 

[tightithrash]

dont waste your time de foaming.

 

[Poizen]

uh, hello, you have about a 3/4 tank of gas in there. Go weigh 3-4 gallons of gas and deduct that weight. be sure to weigh your gas can empty, subtract that weight.

I know I got gas in there but it's still a little heavier than Normal to me

 

[Poizen]

dont waste your time de foaming.

Yeah bud not going to bother about that not in the mood for that kind of mess

 

[Poizen]

Dry is 132kg max 18liters of fuel so with fuel 150kg

I'm sitting at 163
So that is still 13kg heavier

Factory b is lighter than stock or near same

Solas is alil heavier at 4kg so you can take off 2kg

So I'm sitting at 9kg over weight and that's if I had a full tank which I don't

So I reckon I got a few kg of water in the tray

 

[shaunsteezy]

the foam in your tray prevents the water from sloshing around. dont defoam

 

[EvanKrefski]

Just go for it. Cut the hole in your tray and take a power washer to get the foam out. Its alot easier and faster then doing it by hand.

 

[Big Kahuna]

heck, cut a hole in the rear, install one of those newer check valves. I cannot think of the names of them!!!!!!!!!!! Not a duck bill!
get what ever water is in there out!

 

[yankeeboy]

heck, cut a hole in the rear, install one of those newer check valves. I cannot think of the names of them!!!!!!!!!!! Not a duck bill!
get what ever water is in there out!

Versiplug?

 

[Poizen]

Drilling a pilot hole in the morning if water comes out I'll stick a drain if it's dry like a nun I'll just seal upnthe hole

 

[BruceSki]

350 pounds is fine for a surf ski. my RN used to weigh in at that. I defoamed it but never weighed it again after that.

They handle better when they are heavier anyway. Lightweight hulls ride way different in the surf.