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  1. nickwad

    Custom/Hybrid SXR 1100 conversion

    Hi , i have just bought a Kawasaki SXR with an 1100 triple kawasaki motor solas 12 vane pump and solar impeller. As far as I know the motor is stock apart from Blosion flame arrestors. Can anyone point me towards any build threads discussing the modification of this motor or advise what mods...
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    muscle strain

    Has anyone any advice? I have just suffered a quite bad calf muscle strain. I first did it about 18 months ago jumping into a swimming pool, Then again very slightly 10 days ago so I rested it. I was jet skiing yesterday (flat water freestyle) and I felt a POP in my calf muscle , it now hurts...
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    Re-foam

    I have almost reached the stage of foaming my light weight hull, and was wondering if anyone had tried lining the areas to be foamed with large plastic bags ,( The sort that are used when vacuum bagging small parts) and filling them with expanding foam and sealing them with a bag sealer? This...
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    Nozzle size

    What Nozzle size is most used on SJ for freestyle?, stock pump stubbie cone Solas 13/17 .engine mods are porting, ADA head 195 psi, light flywheel, B mod pipe, modified stock carbs. I had a nozzle made oversize 87mm the ski has very good punch but I think it maybe too big, I tried a std cone...
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    Freestyle project hull

    I am building a freestyle flat water hull taking moulds off a modified 06 SJ lower and a modified 06 SXR 800 top deck. The construction will be vacuum bagged epoxy honeycomb glass cloth and carbon mix. I have cut widened/shortened the plug for the lower deck made a mould and taken the first...
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    Picture problems

    I was thinking to put some pics of the hull project I am doing but I cannot get the pictures to accompany the text! I am trying to get the pics from the file on my computer they are in JPG format and I have resized to 800x600. But when I put in the URL a little box appears but then there is no...
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    Broken SJ hulls

    I am making moulds to layup a light weight free style hull based on the Super jet, Are there any pictures out there of broken SJ hulls stock and especially light weight ? It would be useful to see where the normal stress points are. I know where my hulls are cracked but would like to know if...
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    Vibration problem

    I have an SXR 800 hull with a 750 sxi engine bored to 800cc , Factory dry pipe, ADA head. I have a vibration all through the rev range. The engine was rebuilt about 15 hours ago. The ski has a new solas prop, drive shaft, pump bearings, bulkhead mount and bearing, coupler rubber. the problem...
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