Recent content by KyFritz

Finally got some time to work on her today. Got the pole back from getting powder coated. Painted the bottom hull today it came out ok but I'm not to worried about it. It's in the water most of the time anyways. Top half is being painted Mustang Grabber blue. Also sealed the bond lines from the...

Thats a good looking pole! I actually used PVC fittings but shaved them down to fit in the holes snug. I was leary about them breaking but so far they are solid as a rock and hold the pole with little to no movement. Sometimes you just have to get a little crafty and walk through the hardware...

Made a lot of progress today. Got the solas prop installed and pump seal in the mail this week. My old pump seal was blown half way out so I'm sure that was causing some cavitation. The original prop was actually in decent shape considering the age. I ripped out a lot more saturated foam, and...

Here is the progress. It's not much but I'm diggin these footholds. I picked up a cutting bit for my dremmel and it cut through it like butter. Still pondering the foam but maybe it's just being stubborn cuz it's frozen!! Fiberglass is on its way so it needs to warm up really soon so I can...

I just got done cutting the footholds out and clearing out enough foam to fit them in. Foams frozen solid so it's making it difficult to clean the rest out. My question is it worth clearing out the rest of the gunwales? The wettest part of the foam is near the bond line but I've cleared most of...

With the pink foam how do you go about doing the Gunwhales around the footholds. Do I still need 2 part foam to fill that area up?

Will 1208 with the mat be ok for the footholds? I like the idea of the Home Depot foam it makes sense for the long run and its cheaper from what I have seen. So 2 layers of 1708 for the tray and one layer of a tighter weave to seal it up. Epoxy holds in, screw it in with self tapping screws...

I have my tray cut up and I'm going to be adding tom21 holds. I left a picture so you can see how I cut my tray and I would like opinions on how to glass it back together. I plan on re-using the pieces I cut out to mold the tray back. I have done research and I have came up with a lot of...

PM sent I'll take a set.

I wont be going as far as re enforcing quite yet. I plan to stick to the flatwater but maybe once or twice hit the surf. I can see the benefits of the Pink foam and I'm going to do a little more research on it. I would just be worried about getting an exact fit. I'm still thinkin I may try the...

If it holds up in a toilet why not a Jet Ski... This may be worth a try I just need to make sure there is no bad reaction to the foam. I still have not ruled out Home Depot foam sheets and drain plugs. I just would not enjoy the cutting and fitting. And overtime I feel the foam would break...

With Sheets of cut foam you would want to install drain plugs.

This may be out in left field but I was thinking of how I would go about reseal the bond lines on the SN after i de-foam it. I've read resin works best just tipping it on the side and letting it settle in. I will go this route but was thinking of an alternative, but I wanna see everyones...

I'll be in Orlando on my honeymoon all next week. I may have to swing up that way and check some skis out. Hey if anyone has an extra ski I'll bring my gear. My ski is in pieces right now plus I don't think the plane would accept it as luggage lol.

Oh and the cooling tube I found the seal was no more so water was coming in there. Also I found a hole drilled into the bulk head that wasn't helping. And I'm sure I will find more as I continue along.