Super Jet Swapmeet's "Really?" RN build

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Lil off the butt and nose way too ugly and big

 

[WFO Speedracer]

Lil off the butt and nose way too ugly and big

Really , I thought he was just having a bad hair day !

 

[swapmeet]

So i'm getting cold feet about shortening the rear. What does the rest of the world do about the rear ride plate mounts?
My only idea is I add mounts into the hull where the MIDDLE holes are on a SN ride plate (which is what I have now) and then if I need a new or different plate I can chop it and install it.

Waiting on my magical box of goodness from FL, I don't want to start cutting until I have the footholds in my hand and know what needs to come out etc.

Did I mention i'm adding a front foot hold into the dash? Cause I plan on doing that.

As far as pics, I have some ideas on how to best document the events. I'm even considering taking video... But i'm not sure ya'll really want to see and hear me. I'm much more impressive when viewed as an avatar and words on a screen.

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

Check out my build how i did it real simple

 

[WFO Speedracer]

If you are defoaming anyway its not that bad, duct tape a thick piece of plastic across the back,lay glass from the inside, finish it on the outside

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

I layed my rideplate on bolted front bolts down drilled holes where i wanted put inserts in epoxed from inside

 

[MCrider]

i didn't shorten mine...i wish i would have! That being said i did not because i had never ridden a shortend ski before. So i went with what i knew.

 

[iangdesign]

Maybe you can cut the back of the caps off with the rear bolt inserts in it, section what you want to cut away and then re-use the caps that way you maintain the inserts and you just need to modify your rideplate? Just spit-balling.

But remember...

 

[MCrider]

GET TO IT!

 

[swapmeet]

ha... ya'll are awesome.

WFO, i'm not worried about the chop, but what to do with the rear most ride plate threaded holes etc.
I think i'll put them where a SN middle hole would be, that way I can continue to use (and future owners can use) standardized ride plates.














I just got an idea...

 

[MCrider]

Do tell!

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

I got some cf layed to the sides, I was going to glass the bulkhead. decided not to im just gonna lay some 6" wide strips along the edges to try and seal it off good. I got my inserts removed for the pieces of hull i chopped. I decided to to cut the humps out that the inserts set in. I like yamaha idea on the certs, they set in a hex shaped thingy. i cut those out and thinned theme out so the serts would set at least half way through the hull. Im glueing theme in with some pc11 i got from ace not sure its worth a crap. i set theme in place and bolted the rideplate on to hold theme inplace as it cures. then im planning on popping the inserts out of the hex shaped thingy, throw some 3m 5200 in the hex set the inserts back in hex shapped thingy. to help seal theme off, then ill glass theme in, I have got me some goodies, i got me some billet drive couplers from epic industries, i ordered 2 of there scupper valves. but will prob just run one scupper pump dump. not sure if ill keep the extra scupper as a backup or sell it. I ordered a solas mag pump from manic, back in march still waiting on it to arrive, I ordered some ski clinic adjustable footholds. I got my polystyrene foam i messed up and got the 1 inch thick stuff, might get the thicker stuff but not sure, got some aluminum tubeing from lowes for cooling lines and a trim tube.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

One suggestion here and this is how Yamaha does it on the couches, take a small plastic cup, like a jello shot cup, fill it full of epoxy and cabosil then stick it down over the insert, Yamaha uses the green glue of death, epoxy cabosil should work just as well. It seals the insert to the hull and supports it very nicely.

 

[swapmeet]

txsuperjetguy.... please tell me your phone is adding an extra 'e' onto the word 'them' cause... good loooord. :Eyecrazy:

I might take that extra scupper. Is it the magnet one? I had a one way like you had.

 

[hornedogg79]

txsuperjetguy.... please tell me your phone is adding an extra 'e' onto the word 'them' cause... good loooord. :Eyecrazy:

No child left behind brah! Give him a break, he's from Texas.

 

[swapmeet]

Give him a break, he's from Texas.

Guess who else is from Texas.....................

 

[hornedogg79]

I know this.. HA! I thought the obvious underlying joke was that I'm from TN and making fun of another state's educational system.

 

[iangdesign]

Reusing gifs?

Come on, you can do better then that.

 

[swapmeet]

I thought the obvious underlying joke was that I'm from TN and making fun of another state's educational system.

LOL... I was gonna go there but I was too busy finding gifs.. hahahah

 

[swapmeet]

Reusing gifs?

Come on, you can do better then that.