Super Jet Steve's first Ski Builld (SN Superjet 701)

[wet408rider]

You painting the whole ski black?

I have not painted the whole ski yet, but it will eventually be all jet black.. Should be painted by the end of the month.

 

[wet408rider]

Did the finishing touches on the hood liner today. Added two layers of Carbon Fiber to stiffen up the liner. I am also thinking of putting a layer of carbon on the surfjetlouie Nose cap to give the ski a touch of carbon look.. Here are some pics of the hood liner.

 

[wet408rider]

I have not posted in a while, but thought I would give an update.. I have primed and prepped the ski for paint.. I will try to post some pics tomorrow.. I will hopefully be shooting the ski this weekend.. Body work has been a pain in the @$$... Not my funnest part of the build...

 

[wet408rider]

Ready for paint

Alright, so it does not look like anyone has been looking at my build.. lol.. but here are the pics I said I would load today.. So here it is..
Mock up of everything together ready to paint
Painted the engine compartment

 

[wet408rider]

Then the Ski was black

Sprayed the Ski today.. Had a few runs but not bad for my first time ever spraying paint out of a gun.. Plus it is going to get wrapped anyway, so you will not see any of the runs..
The set up....

The finished product..

All the white areas will be covered with turf..

Hopefully I will start assembling this coming week.. I need to work on the wrap so that I can lay it on before I turf.

 

[Mr Bojangles]

looking good! I alwaysed liked that nose piece

 

[JetManiac]

Paint looks nice, like the ladder rack setup!

 

[B3IS]

Jm I was thinking the same thing. Black looks sweeeet.

 

[SkiDiggity]

love what you did with the hood looks awesome!

 

[wet408rider]

Thanks for all the comments.. Here is a pic of the ski mocked up without the pole. Once I got it home I realized that I did not do as good on the paint as I thought. I have been having second guesses about wrapping the ski, I have been thinking of just putting decals but I am still unsure..

 

[krahnic]

You are doing nice work man, keep it up.

 

[cbail]

how many layers of fibreglass did you lay down on the sides/ nose area

 

[crazy4sand]

nice ski for your first, congrats welcome to the x

 

[wet408rider]

how many layers of fibreglass did you lay down on the sides/ nose area

I layed down 2 layers of the thick, I think it was, Biax 12 mil fiberglass along the whole inside of the ski. It made a huge difference, before when I would hit the side of my fist onside of the hull, it was flimsy. Now when I hit the side it is solid..

 

[wet408rider]

nice ski for your first, congrats welcome to the x

Thanks, Congrats on getting Gomez's Ski.. I remember when he was trying to sell it at World Finals, looks like an awesome ski.

 

[crazy4sand]

Thanks! I love it such a beautiful ski cant wait to ride it.

 

[wet408rider]

Just an update.. I mounted the pump and midshaft today along with pole bracket.. Hopefully going to install and align the motor tomorrow. I will make sure to take some more pics with the motor in so you guys can see what I working with.. I decided to day not to do the wrap on the ski that I had planned.. I decided to just put decals..

 

[wet408rider]

sorry I have not been able to take any pics of the ski. I have installed the motor and a water box from an '08 superjet. I am running into issues with the hydroturf hood seal and I read some really bad things about that hood seal, so I ordered a watcon seal. Also when i got the ski the previous owner just put all the old bolts in a box and did not label anything, so I have been having a hard time finding the right bolts and bushings. So it looks like i have to order new bushings for the AC handle pole and for the steering plate..

 

[gunther2254]

What did you do in terms of reinforcing the hull? I am like you i am new to the superjet family and i have one two sn superjets one is built complete and set up well for flat water racing the other I am building for freestyle. Also what kind of rivets do you use on your foot holds anything specail there?

 

[gunther2254]

whats the purpose of the hood liner?