- Location
- Ahwahnee, CA
California is ridiculously dry this year. I figured that my local river isn't likely to make it until after June this year. So I bought this ski from @RMBC Freeride to ride surf. I chose this hull because of the versatility- Surf, flat, cruising, etc. The hull came with midshaft, motor mounts, pole brackets, and pump shoe/wear ring in place. I have worked on it for about 6 days thus far. @JetManiac gave me a great deal on a oem steering cable. I was trying to route my initial brand new cable through the handle pole and it slipped out of the strap holding it up and bent the cable beyond repair. Ouch $$$... He pretty much supplied all of the build components. I harvested most of the other parts from my recent square nose build. I had to modify the steering nozzle. The first one I did was a total failure... I took off too much material and with the bars cranked one way there was a major gap between the steering and reduction nozzle. Second try was much better.
A couple comparison points on building Aftermarket vs OEM hulls
Pros:
B-Pipe with limited chamber is a breeze to install
Gas tank is easier to get in/out
Cons:
With a front foothold alignment of couplers is difficult.
Battery in the back of ski under the exhaust pipe is a bit of a PITA, especially if it dies.
Lack of room in the back of the ski. I have large hands and forearms. I had to requisition my girlfriend's help every time I dropped a nut, screwdriver...etc. By the end of the build, my forearms and hands were very cut/bruised.
Driveline:
New JetManiac Built/ @Blue Ported 718 61x/62t with ADA head
Zero Lightened Flywheel
New Oem Kawi Starter with yami rear plate
New Oem Bendix
New Vforce 2 reeds/cages
Completely rebuilt oem 38s
New Limited B-Pipe
Rebuilt OEM pump with brand new 10/16 hooker, Pro-Tec reduction nozzle
Hull:
-4.3 full carbon super freak badass- hull ~ 60 lbs. hood ~8 lbs.
RTR weight- yet to be determined. I haven't fueled it up.
New X-Metal Handle Pole (standard length)
X-Metal Steering (extended bolt with nylock nut to avoid loosening)
Shaped a Squarenose foam block to stuff in the front of the ski.
X-metal scupper
X-metal throttle
BigBore Throttle cable
Elecs:
MSD Enhancer
New Start Stop Switch/OEM Lanyard
@OCD Solutions tidy bilge set up (super clean thank you)
A couple comparison points on building Aftermarket vs OEM hulls
Pros:
B-Pipe with limited chamber is a breeze to install
Gas tank is easier to get in/out
Cons:
With a front foothold alignment of couplers is difficult.
Battery in the back of ski under the exhaust pipe is a bit of a PITA, especially if it dies.
Lack of room in the back of the ski. I have large hands and forearms. I had to requisition my girlfriend's help every time I dropped a nut, screwdriver...etc. By the end of the build, my forearms and hands were very cut/bruised.
Driveline:
New JetManiac Built/ @Blue Ported 718 61x/62t with ADA head
Zero Lightened Flywheel
New Oem Kawi Starter with yami rear plate
New Oem Bendix
New Vforce 2 reeds/cages
Completely rebuilt oem 38s
New Limited B-Pipe
Rebuilt OEM pump with brand new 10/16 hooker, Pro-Tec reduction nozzle
Hull:
-4.3 full carbon super freak badass- hull ~ 60 lbs. hood ~8 lbs.
RTR weight- yet to be determined. I haven't fueled it up.
New X-Metal Handle Pole (standard length)
X-Metal Steering (extended bolt with nylock nut to avoid loosening)
Shaped a Squarenose foam block to stuff in the front of the ski.
X-metal scupper
X-metal throttle
BigBore Throttle cable
Elecs:
MSD Enhancer
New Start Stop Switch/OEM Lanyard
@OCD Solutions tidy bilge set up (super clean thank you)
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