Also, I weighed the ski today before putting the pole on. With turf, paint, pole bracket, and metal pump shoe she came in at 90lbs which was certainly more than I was expecting. The pole bracket and hardware weighed 3lbs and I assume the pump shoe is about 3lbs as well so call it 84lbs. I couldn't accurately weigh it before now but seems a little higher than advertised since I can't see 2-3 coats of paint, turf, and glue weighing 14lbs. Maybe 5-10lbs but I guess I'm just splitting hairs...
The Waternut Stunt hull build
- Thread starter Waternut
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- Location
- Urbanna, VA
Lookin good!
- Location
- orlando
my topdeck conversion should come in around or less then 90
GO MAN GO ! At this rate You'll be done with this build by the time I'm back from church . You have inspired me to grind an mine a little this afternoon .
BIG PROBLEM! The pump shoe is flush with the hull and in place with 5200 but the pump won't line up properly even with shims (in the front) and the holes for the intake grate are off by about 1/4". Basically the pump shoe is angled up. Assuming I could actually get the pump shoe out, I could probably line it up with the intake grate and hope everything else lines up but that's a big assumption.
Anyone got any recommendations???
Anyone got any recommendations???
- Location
- Altoona Pa
pull the pumpshoe and bolt the intake grate to the hull and the now loose pumpshoe to the intake grate
bolt up pump and align it flush with the pump
(if needed drill and tap new holes to the metal shoe.)
then fill the gap between hull and metal shoe with some hard fast curing epoxy
you now have a setback pump...post pics and i can better understand what your going through?
thats just wrong to send out something that is a nightmare.
id rather rip a mold from jenna jameson's ass and ride that than go through what you guys have to. Sorry its an opinion, and if anyone can find jenna for me id still like to mold her asss
bolt up pump and align it flush with the pump
(if needed drill and tap new holes to the metal shoe.)
then fill the gap between hull and metal shoe with some hard fast curing epoxy
you now have a setback pump...post pics and i can better understand what your going through?
thats just wrong to send out something that is a nightmare.
id rather rip a mold from jenna jameson's ass and ride that than go through what you guys have to. Sorry its an opinion, and if anyone can find jenna for me id still like to mold her asss
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Thanks. That's what I was afraid I would have to do but I guess that's the only solution. Here are a couple pics. Notice how the intake grate overlaps the pump seal and how you can't even see the mounting holes because it's so far off. Pump is actually pretty far back as it is without trim.
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- Cheney lake Kansas
Thats the starting point for the entire alignment for your driveline .
do as thinmint says . I explained this to Sanoman . if you 5200éd the shoe in it should come out . I have sucessfully removed stock shoes with green glue .
Good luck , and make sure you get it lined up properly
- Location
- Lincoln, Ca
Is a metal pumpshoe needed when you do this?
Yeah I kind of assumed the hull was molded off something like a stock SJ therefore making it aligned automatically. I should've known better...
For the record, I really want to defend this guy because he's offering affordable aftermarket stuff for real cheap. However, it's extremely hard to say anything good about what I've seen so far. Even after the bashing that took plate over the Goose rideplate that was sent to BK, this is what I got... A rideplate that looks like it was cut with an angle grinder because every corner is cut too far and NO it doesn't fit either.
For the record, I really want to defend this guy because he's offering affordable aftermarket stuff for real cheap. However, it's extremely hard to say anything good about what I've seen so far. Even after the bashing that took plate over the Goose rideplate that was sent to BK, this is what I got... A rideplate that looks like it was cut with an angle grinder because every corner is cut too far and NO it doesn't fit either.
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No but since a stock pump shoe is typically more expensive and crappier than the SnowXR metal pump shoes, it's a logical decision to go with the metal ones.
- Location
- Cheney lake Kansas
can you grind on your intake some to make it fit?
remember on custom boats , the grinder is your friend!
remember on custom boats , the grinder is your friend!
- Location
- South Florida
Not a bad idea and probably the least amount of work.
Oh no... I think a lot of people are confused on this. This was not a kit. This was SUPPOSED TO BE a ready to ride hull.
I could make the intake grate fit with a grinder but that would still leave the pump horribly misaligned.
Yeah I've got that problem as well.
I did... That's one of the reasons I haven't posted pics yet. I'll give him a short amount of time to figure out a way to make this right.
- Location
- Cheney lake Kansas
did he install your pump shoe?