No I had to. I had to shave some of the hull on the inside to make it fit but I didn't touch anything on the rear bulkhead. Didn't even put adhesive back there. Just mounted flush with the chines and the rear bulkhead and assumed that was sufficient.
The Waternut Stunt hull build
- Thread starter Waternut
- Start date
- Location
- Cheney lake Kansas
never assume
- Location
- South Florida
90 pounds without the hood! I hope your scale is wrong. That upsets me greatly.
I know the feeling. We'll see for certain once it's all together since I weighed my flatdeck at 300lbs last season using the same setup I plan to use this time. I better not be going through all of this for only 25lbs.
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Xscream Braaaap
- Location
- palm harbor, Fl
this is getting worse everyday :17:
i def know the feeling though.. went through that and more with my waterlogged kustoms and that was suppost to be RTR... just keep at it and get it done right!!
you will be much happier in the end knowing you didnt half arse anything..
and try and weigh that thing right and find out where shes really sittin :bigok:
i def know the feeling though.. went through that and more with my waterlogged kustoms and that was suppost to be RTR... just keep at it and get it done right!!
you will be much happier in the end knowing you didnt half arse anything..
and try and weigh that thing right and find out where shes really sittin :bigok:
- Location
- Raleigh NC\Lake Jordan
people doing rn conversions that did side rear exhaust said mount it as far back and closest to the bondline as possible
Yeah I did that. I didn't mount it too high though because I don't want it spewing crap all over the turf and bondline.
The waterbox is a tight squeeze in the very front of the ski. The kart tank is in place and I mounted the SJ external fill spout just behind the pole. Now that the fill is outside, I'll have to be more careful on where fuel drips while I'm filling the tank so the paint doesn't get destroyed. The battery box is in place as well.
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Manners cost nothing
- Location
- Barrie - ontario
are you planning to put a strap around the tank too? id advise you do... those tanks tend to move
- Location
- Cheney lake Kansas
That water box is tight , but looks like it fits well ..
as far as the gas tank .. I think Steve is recommending that you try to run a strap the opposite direction of the one that is pictured.
But if your external fill hose is ridgid enough, that may help hold it place.
as far as the gas tank .. I think Steve is recommending that you try to run a strap the opposite direction of the one that is pictured.
But if your external fill hose is ridgid enough, that may help hold it place.
Well there is zero foam in this ski so there's no way it would float when swamped so I won't be doing any fountains or stuff like that.
The external fill isn't very rigid but unless the tube rips off, it can't go anywhere.
Here is a pic of the engine and battery installed. In addition you can see the ratchet strap mounts and the external fill for the fuel. Trying to figure out how I'm going to get the limited pipe chamber in there right now. I think it may require removing the head pipe and manifold...ugh.
One thing that I'm bailing on is the waterproof total loss box that I made over the winter. It worked great at Daytona but for 99% of riding, I'm in fresh water and that box just takes up way too much space and it's not exactly light either. On the SN it would chafe on the head pipe occasionally and in this hull it's already touching. I could probably trim it down or mount it lower but that's too much effort right now.
One thing that I'm bailing on is the waterproof total loss box that I made over the winter. It worked great at Daytona but for 99% of riding, I'm in fresh water and that box just takes up way too much space and it's not exactly light either. On the SN it would chafe on the head pipe occasionally and in this hull it's already touching. I could probably trim it down or mount it lower but that's too much effort right now.
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- Location
- Midland, Ontario, Canada
whatever came of your pump alignment issue...haven't seen a post about it?