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Any critiques, criticisms, advice, ideas, examples, suggestions, etc are all Welcome! You could fill the outside of a barn with what I don't know about jet skis and fiberglass work.
After pancaking to many times and putting a crack in the hull I figured I would fix the crack. Since I am fixing the crack I might as well reinforce the hull. Since I am pulling everything out to reinforce I might as well de foam and put in foot holds.
I mostly free ride and freestyle so I am hoping to make the hull better at freestyle without losing to much free ride.
1. Reinforce hull:
Plan is to repair the cracks and than reinforce following this: http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/48456-Reinforcing-a-Square-Nose
I am going to reinforce the handle pole bracket and front of the nose with 12oz (easier to mold)
And I will probably put some 1708 along the flat spot on the bottom of the hull. Has anyone tried putting thin aluminum along that portion of the bottom of the hull? Seems like it would be a lot stronger and just as light.
2. Cut 2" off the back. Not sure if I should take 2.5 or 3"
3. Re foam the tray with the pink home depot stuff
4. Install Toby footholds
5. Paint. Sand off this crapy pirate ship paint job and re paint it. Maybe do vinyl. Some dumbass took the time to do a great airbrushing job that probably cost a ton and didn't think to prep the hull first. So its peeling off with the original paint underneath...
6. Turf. Going to turf around the bond line and nose too. Not sure what color to paint and turf yet.
I also want to do something with the nose but I am not sure what yet.
7. I have Blowsion reinforced hood and nose piece, as well as -2 aluminum pole.
Engine: 61x/61x Coffman Sizzler pipe. Going to have the cylinders free style ported and add a girdled head. Leaning toward Art @ Jetworks right now but still need to get a hold of Jetmaniac. Also need to get a prop. Have a Solas 14-17 right now and need to see what my re pitch options are. Unless anyone wants to trade?
Spent about 6 hours Saturday defoaming, cutting and sanding the inside and bottom of the hull.
day I picked her up:
After scraping off the turf and pulling everything out:
Nice big cracks on top of the tray:
About 1/4" through the top was water logged, anywhere they put silicone to try and seal was soaked through and along the bond line. So I will be using automotive goop to keep it from leaking this time.
Dug out 90% of the foam before pressure washing and it weighed about 35lbs.
Pressure washed and sand blasted all of the hard to reach spots and along the bond line. Still need to hit the main parts by hand.
Tray so clean you can eat off it:
After pancaking to many times and putting a crack in the hull I figured I would fix the crack. Since I am fixing the crack I might as well reinforce the hull. Since I am pulling everything out to reinforce I might as well de foam and put in foot holds.
I mostly free ride and freestyle so I am hoping to make the hull better at freestyle without losing to much free ride.
1. Reinforce hull:
Plan is to repair the cracks and than reinforce following this: http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/48456-Reinforcing-a-Square-Nose
I am going to reinforce the handle pole bracket and front of the nose with 12oz (easier to mold)
And I will probably put some 1708 along the flat spot on the bottom of the hull. Has anyone tried putting thin aluminum along that portion of the bottom of the hull? Seems like it would be a lot stronger and just as light.
2. Cut 2" off the back. Not sure if I should take 2.5 or 3"
3. Re foam the tray with the pink home depot stuff
4. Install Toby footholds
5. Paint. Sand off this crapy pirate ship paint job and re paint it. Maybe do vinyl. Some dumbass took the time to do a great airbrushing job that probably cost a ton and didn't think to prep the hull first. So its peeling off with the original paint underneath...
6. Turf. Going to turf around the bond line and nose too. Not sure what color to paint and turf yet.
I also want to do something with the nose but I am not sure what yet.
7. I have Blowsion reinforced hood and nose piece, as well as -2 aluminum pole.
Engine: 61x/61x Coffman Sizzler pipe. Going to have the cylinders free style ported and add a girdled head. Leaning toward Art @ Jetworks right now but still need to get a hold of Jetmaniac. Also need to get a prop. Have a Solas 14-17 right now and need to see what my re pitch options are. Unless anyone wants to trade?
Spent about 6 hours Saturday defoaming, cutting and sanding the inside and bottom of the hull.
day I picked her up:
After scraping off the turf and pulling everything out:
Nice big cracks on top of the tray:
About 1/4" through the top was water logged, anywhere they put silicone to try and seal was soaked through and along the bond line. So I will be using automotive goop to keep it from leaking this time.
Dug out 90% of the foam before pressure washing and it weighed about 35lbs.
Pressure washed and sand blasted all of the hard to reach spots and along the bond line. Still need to hit the main parts by hand.
Tray so clean you can eat off it:
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