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managed to stay upright long enough to get it out of the mold today and hand it off to chasingdaylite. came out with 20.8 on the top. we both agree we put a little too much material around the pole mount and tray. its simply overkill.

shortening the hull is as easy as making an insert to fit the mold. not an issue at all. in fact this top deck has inserts in the gunwhale that chasingdaylite wanted lower and shorter. this hull is by no means the end point in fx evolution. its just the basics that most do to an fx hull...

sick as a dog, but the layup seemed to go good sunday. pulled the bag and went back to bed. will pop it tomorrow and post pics and trusty bath scale weight. going back to bed.

exactly. and you will have a busy weekend too my friend.

I have to build it first then I will know a total time and will have all the numbers to arrive at a total. trust me I want to start building these like you cant imagine. once this gets going I hope to be able to pull together some other projects and get those going too. I have been doing a...

its looking like sunday we will be laying up the top. I have some materials coming and am gonna try to infuse the hood. just messing around with some scrap and leftover bag materials for the hell of it produced this. its infused its not perfect but came out better than when I have...

the only reason it would need more is to gain weight so it rides better in the surf. Its pretty solid like it is. and carbon holds installed will be no problem.

fixed steer is not out of the question but first I have to make this ski, my x2 and a few other projects. tomorrow we are working on the prep for the top deck. we will be making it probably the weekend after next. in the meantime, I will be working on gathering up the rest of the materials...

that name kept boucing around in the back of my mind...hit me just now. Stryker from airplane? lol too funny!

wow man! you are crazy, that is a lot of work. its pretty hard for someone who has not poured foam, bondo and sanded and sanded to infinity to realize what a ton of work that is. sanding til you have no fingerprints. I hope it rides awesome.

going back to what you first said, ski ran good but stalled occasionally. you might try to syphon fuel from the bottom of the tank and see if you have water in it. this will give you this symptom. you send carbs out and it runs worse is what scares me. Then again in a better state of tune...

Sanding gelcoat is like mowing ur lawn with scissors

you prob have a corrosion issue in the start/stop wiring. I have had this issue before, sometimes its just a poor connection that looks good but is not. have a look in the ebox as water in there will also make problems.

sanded the hood and about 95%of the top deck mold yesterday til my arms about fell off! There has been a lot of interest in this project and it has motivated me. Ill put up some pics when its polished.

im working on a lightweight carbon fx1 hull but yes the plug is being worked. its a slow process with making parts and fixing skis and making this new carbon hull. but i have something special in mind for this. it should be pretty good.

Good point, I guess I was pretty narrowminded in that I was thinking about only building one hull at a time. The main holdups would be other normal shop work which I have a little flexibility in scheduling but not enough to put off til a hull is completed. and then the unforseen stuff like...

yeah its such a fun boat he hasnt ridden it for 5 years! I think I need one of these, but its gotta be way cheaper than that one lol

individual mount bosses bonded to the hull.

I am thinking about setting up a pay for work type schedule where a deposit is made to get the materials and start work. As work progresses payments are made. with a final payment when it ships. this way I can make it like a regular paid work week(or no work-no money) and the buyer is assured...

best laid plans...this has always been the strategy. but you know as well as I do you cant schedule sick days or honeydoo lists lol. or rehabing a rental. or whatever else life has in store. thanks for the advice. At least im well stocked on the stubborn persistance :biggthumpup: