sucked up a stick

[Mouthfulloflake]

I guess, or something floating, I never saw it.

hauling ass, ski got really squirrely, I barely stayed on. finally recovered, noticed it wasnt making good power.

limped back to dock.

found this.

 

[Moondance]

holy bejeebus...that wasn't a stick. That was a god dang sequoia.

 

[cookerq62]

That Sucks your lucky that intake broke where it did or you would have lost the pump shoe too.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

the intake grate broke ( I think) a week or so ago, a giant log had floated by my dock, and I was bunnyhopping it.

I made it over several times, then Tee boned that one landing.

my son was on the dock laughing his ass off.

Ill steal the grate off of his ski.

 

[WaveDemon]

that's a good way of getting ride of a plastic reduction nozzle.

If you're looking for a new one I'd send you an aluminum one for $10 + shipping.

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

Sold Mr demon.

the metal one I had was bored to 85mm and it broke.. it had some casting flaws I think.

I appreciate the offer!

 

[nokfir]

damn, you got some damage there buddy

 

[Shonuff]

Well there's your problem.

. . . and by "stick", did you mean a stick of rebar?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I never saw it.

but the lake is flooded, so there is crap floating everywhere.

there is a body somewhere from a boating accident a month ago, they have YET to find.

could a partially decomposed body cause that sort of pump damage?

 

[FlightPlanDan]

I never saw it.

but the lake is flooded, so there is crap floating everywhere.

there is a body somewhere from a boating accident a month ago, they have YET to find.

could a partially decomposed body cause that sort of pump damage?

That's sick...and I doubt it. I hit a sea turtle at WOT. It felt like I hit a dock piling, but no damage other than a little loss of gelcoat.

 

[Midlake Crisis]

Dang!
I had something get sucked through the jet last week too. I heard this awful noise and thought I was going to experience my first engine seizure, but it just kept on going. Pretty sure it was reeds in my case.
Anyway, great carnage pic, and very glad it isn't an expensive one.

 

[Idok]

weld that intake up!

 

[ger87410]

weld that intake up!

:nono:
Splice it! :biggthumpup:

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

it might weld up, its looks to be pretty crappy cast Al though.

I thought of some straps and rivets.

haha

Its together now, Ill run it as is.

 

[WaveDemon]

Sold Mr demon.

the metal one I had was bored to 85mm and it broke.. it had some casting flaws I think.

I appreciate the offer!

shipped, will be there on thursday.

 

[tor*p*do]

I thought the title was referring to something else . .. .

:biggrin: :haha:

 

[cattledog]

Well there's your problem.

. . . and by "stick", did you mean a stick of rebar?

lol

 

[tom21]

send me your broken nozzle and grate and I will fix em for you cheap.

 

[SkiNaked]

The Lockness monster strikes again.,

 

[Odd Duck]

I never saw it.

but the lake is flooded, so there is crap floating everywhere.

there is a body somewhere from a boating accident a month ago, they have YET to find.

could a partially decomposed body cause that sort of pump damage?

Only if you got the freaking femur!

I'm with Moonie and Shonuff, hunk of a redwood w/a big chunk of rebar thrown in for good measure! :biggrin:


Just kidding. I haven't done any actual experiments to determine which partially rotted human bone would be necessary to cause that amount of damage.