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- Tri-Cities, WA
Can't go wrong with it. I'm blown away with the amount of power he gets out of the 900r package with a stock cylinder.
Surfriding Whitca's 2015 Krash Predator build
- Thread starter whitca
- Start date
Can't go wrong with it. I'm blown away with the amount of power he gets out of the 900r package with a stock cylinder.
- Location
- outer banks
well ended up getting the predator any advise for my build would be awsome thanks !
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Congrats! It's a pretty straight forward assembly, few items required a massage but otherwise it goes together easy.
- Location
- outer banks
what obout drive shaft i need pre 08 correct?
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Yep
- Location
- outer banks
will it fit in the my 14 midshaft do u know?
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Yep should
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Minor repair needed following the Grayland Open. The screws I used to anchor my foot strap were too long which separated the glue and glass work once snugged down (I'm surprised they lasted as long as they did). The strap let loose mid can flip in one of the heats, resulting in a face auger to the nose of the boat.
Someone send them a countersink bit ffs!
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
**End of the 2016 update**
I'm still really enjoying the predator, I've beat the piss out of this ski and it hasn't skipped a beat. Multiple lawn darts, pancakes, under/over rotated flops and the hull is holding up beautifully. The same treatment on the old Q8 left the hull with the nose munched, broken bulkhead, separated decks, etc. (certainly not intended for surf abuse). My hull is showing some rash on the nose from the lawn darts, scratches from normal use and beaching, and a few stress cracks in the gel around the hood hooks and rideplate-not concerned as the hull layup feels to be nearly a 1/2" thick. I can't stress enough how impressed I am with the way this ski handles, once you learn to trust the boat you can throw it into any part of the wave with a confidence I've never experienced on another ski.
After a season and a half it's due for some TLC and is currently being stripped down for a complete overhaul. I had originally planned to do all of this last winter but time ran short, I got lazy and the ski was running great so I let it go. I've come across some stuff after tearing down that I'm now kicking myself for but it is what it is and that's the price you pay to play. I'm going to estimate there's over 250 hours on my Jetworks 900r stroker, it's been in 2 skis in 3 seasons and I've done nothing but put fuel in it and change spark plugs. A full freshen up is in order.
I'll continue to update this thread with pics as it comes along. It will essentially be another reassembly, changing a few minor things that hopefully will help any new hull owners in the future should they stumble across this.
I'm still really enjoying the predator, I've beat the piss out of this ski and it hasn't skipped a beat. Multiple lawn darts, pancakes, under/over rotated flops and the hull is holding up beautifully. The same treatment on the old Q8 left the hull with the nose munched, broken bulkhead, separated decks, etc. (certainly not intended for surf abuse). My hull is showing some rash on the nose from the lawn darts, scratches from normal use and beaching, and a few stress cracks in the gel around the hood hooks and rideplate-not concerned as the hull layup feels to be nearly a 1/2" thick. I can't stress enough how impressed I am with the way this ski handles, once you learn to trust the boat you can throw it into any part of the wave with a confidence I've never experienced on another ski.
After a season and a half it's due for some TLC and is currently being stripped down for a complete overhaul. I had originally planned to do all of this last winter but time ran short, I got lazy and the ski was running great so I let it go. I've come across some stuff after tearing down that I'm now kicking myself for but it is what it is and that's the price you pay to play. I'm going to estimate there's over 250 hours on my Jetworks 900r stroker, it's been in 2 skis in 3 seasons and I've done nothing but put fuel in it and change spark plugs. A full freshen up is in order.
I'll continue to update this thread with pics as it comes along. It will essentially be another reassembly, changing a few minor things that hopefully will help any new hull owners in the future should they stumble across this.
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- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
As it sits now: only part replaced since initial assembly has been a throttle cable.
(not sure why won't upload pic vertically)
(not sure why won't upload pic vertically)
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Damage to the nose-gel chip from me being careless with the beach cart, rash on top and bottom of nose from sending to the ocean floor. No structural damage, all cosmetic.
I didn't turf the hull under the waterbox as the box was turfed already. After a season of riding, the weld on the corner of the box rubbed a hole in the turf and left an impression in the hull. My waterbox also got hot at some point while I was playing with the flow controller and melted some of the turf as well as the breather tubes seen here.
Bilge came out of the cup, who knows when. I rarely use it, only when separated from the boat and it's upside down. I zip tie the ears to the pump (as seen) and it still came out. Worth noting because someone asks every year, the basket is adhered to the hull with 1211...it's still there.
Paint along the bottom edge is rubbed away from my throttle cable.
Skat mag, known issue with salt use.
I didn't turf the hull under the waterbox as the box was turfed already. After a season of riding, the weld on the corner of the box rubbed a hole in the turf and left an impression in the hull. My waterbox also got hot at some point while I was playing with the flow controller and melted some of the turf as well as the breather tubes seen here.
Bilge came out of the cup, who knows when. I rarely use it, only when separated from the boat and it's upside down. I zip tie the ears to the pump (as seen) and it still came out. Worth noting because someone asks every year, the basket is adhered to the hull with 1211...it's still there.
Paint along the bottom edge is rubbed away from my throttle cable.
Skat mag, known issue with salt use.
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- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Last minute compression check with leaky gauge before tearing down to send off.
Treasure!
- Location
- Northern michigan
Thanks for a great thread, enjoyed reading your descriptive handling characteristics section (understood exactly what you where saying). I have to now decide whether to get the pred or the rickter I had made up my mind to get.
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Glad you found it helpful. Best advice is to ride them both then decide but if that's not an option ask all the questions you can regarding both hulls, get the good with the bad and try to weed through the info to make your decision.
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Did a little pump surgery. Cleaned up the mag stator and bored out another stock housing. Lathered up the mag insert in sealant before sliding together so it water shouldn't be able to work it's way in again.
Installed new drive/mid shafts and installed pump. Went together with no shims this go around.
Ran into a couple frozen bolts in the RRP pole (despite anti-seize). Ended up drilling 5 of the 6 large bolts that pinch the tubes and using longer bolts and nuts, no more ss in aluminum threads. Reassembled the pole and installed, just waiting on the crank and cylinder to show up.
Installed new drive/mid shafts and installed pump. Went together with no shims this go around.
Ran into a couple frozen bolts in the RRP pole (despite anti-seize). Ended up drilling 5 of the 6 large bolts that pinch the tubes and using longer bolts and nuts, no more ss in aluminum threads. Reassembled the pole and installed, just waiting on the crank and cylinder to show up.
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Parts arrived, assembled bottom end, did a quick alignment, then put together the top end and leak tested.
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
- Location
- Tri-Cities, WA
Got the ski fired Sunday morning and put 10 gallons through it since. No issues, head pipe needs a little more water but otherwise the predator is back in business. Packing now to head to the coast for the weekend to get salty.
