- Location
- South Florida
I like the grunt hull. Perfect name.
The Waternut Stunt hull build
- Thread starter Waternut
- Start date
It's fine. After riding today, I'm a little tempted just to leave it bare. The paint really glows right now.
- Location
- Cheney lake Kansas
the larger hood/opening really changes the look of the ski . glad it has improved the ride
whats next? cause we know all know your not done
whats next? cause we know all know your not done
Well first thing is first. I need to fix my footholds. They are way too tight and are killing my big toe. Feels like I'd lose my toenail if I kick in enough. Once that's done I'd like to put a bigger gas tank in there.
- Location
- Raleigh NC\Lake Jordan
ill trade ya my 300sx tank thats currently in mine for your kart tank:scratchchin:
- Location
- alberta, canada
ski looks amazing. PROPS TO YOU!
Bobert540
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- Location
- Rockford,MI
That is nice having so much more room to work on everything. Nice job!
I HAVE a freak, thank you.
Sorry for the late response here, but I got bored and decided to read your build thread.
I was tempted to quote some very early Waternut comments and some laughing smilies, but I decided against it.
So this is the next best thing.
FWIW, Waternut: You should pop a mold of this thing and start selling kits. You're way past 15% modification of the original "design" if you want to call it that.
Is 15% the threshold for copying something without repercussions? The thought has crossed my mind a couple times but my biggest deterrent is I enjoy improving my own stuff and I have tons of other stuff besides jetski's that need the Waternut touch lol. Plus the stunt hull is still the laughing stock of the stand up jetski community so I seriously doubt anyone would accept a design based on one.
Got a mod I've been thinking about finishing for over year done today. It's tested and works well so far. My new gas tank holds 4.5 gallons if I completely fill it but I doubt I'll ever put more than 4 in it. It takes up the same footprint that my cart tank did and holds more than double the fuel. Slides in and out in about 2 seconds. It may need reinforcing and the paint job is pretty piss poor even by a 5 y/o standards but my ski is far from being a show ski.
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- Location
- South Florida
Nice
Way to go Nut .... That boy aint skeered . Did you have use any special resin rated for fuel or is regular epoxy ok .
Epoxy resin is very resistant to fuel. However, it takes quite a few layers of even tight weave fiberglass before you actually get a water tight container. So I used fuel tank sealant on the inside instead of adding 4-5 more layers of glass to the tank. Of course the problem with that is you can't see the fuel level anymore so I have to address that at some point. That stuff will make your eyes water though if you get too big of a wiff when rolling it around in the tank.
hornedogg79
dodgin' bass boats
you could make a simple sight tube
