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  1. WFO Speedracer

    Epoxy resin options

    I have used a lot of epoxy over the years , I started with West System which is by any measure excellent epoxy but it's rather expensive, Then I moved to US Composites also excellent and much less expensive, then I skipped around a bit, the last epoxy I used was called SC110 , I got it off...
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    Old world craftsmanship

    I was cleaning out the cabinet shop which is in an old barn at my parents estate , There is a section of floor that was built to build cabinets on and was covered with particle board, of course over the years it had given way and my brother had stacked plywood on top of it. I decided to redo...
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    So how many roll around stands does a person need ?

    In my case that number seems to be always exactly one more than I have . I had two metal stands I made from leftover pieces from the two flip stands that I made, then I built a wooden one, a friend of mine was getting out of Seadoo repair and I bought four from him. Then someone gave me...
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    Thanks again US congress

    So in case you haven't heard this yet congress passed a little law that takes effect January 1st 2024 targeting millions of small businesses. If you do not follow these new regulations controlling your business you will be fined immense amounts of money. You will now need to be registered in...
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    Batteries

    I know a few years back a lot of guys were running these batteries in their skis , so I was looking at some links in my BAMAFREERIDE database and saw these were on sale cheap they measure 7.13 length by 6.59 height by 3 inches width. basically a similar foot print as a Ytx20-lbs , they are...
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    Surfjet came up for sale here

    It's not mine and it's not my cup of tea but it's cheap and it looks like they would be open to negotiation, looks like it would defiantly be a project , maybe someone here would be interested , Crossville is somewhere between Gadsden and Ft. Payne , Al. , at any rate here is the link ...
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    Making a tubbie (start to finish )

    I am Making a tubbie for the other side of the 300SX and I thought I would do a detailed thread start to finish so you can see the process involved. A couple of things , this is how I do it, how you do it or most likely how you think you would do it may be different, I am doing it this way ...
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    Has anyone else noticed this ?

    Here lately I have noticed a lot of gas stations being converted into Chevron stations, all of the Shell stations have disappeared, then today I saw a Shell station had been converted into a Texaco station, I haven't seen a Texaco station in years so being a curious kind of cat I did some...
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    WFO Speedracer version 6.0

    Thats right, today is my birthday, I turned 60 years old today so next time you decide to ask if I am flipping or barrel rolling my ski maybe you will now understand why the answer is always no. Have a good one I am going to go drink a beer or ten.
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    this was a haul

    Made a trip to Dirt cheap yesterday, lots of junk I didn't need in there but then I found this box of popsicle sticks -tongue depressors for $5, I think I am set for a while
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    This why you take stuff to people who know what they are doing.

    Customers Seadoo GTX DI , they brought it to me because it didn't run , I checked the compression and basically had nothing on either cylinder, I can clearly see the engine has been into before by the head gasket and paint missing off of the head bolts. But I give it the benefit of the doubt...
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    Look at emm maters and cucumbers

    Them ain't no store boughts right there, no pesticides or fertilizer, just compost , dirt and rain water.
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    When you see it and you already know

    A fairly clean 650SX came in last week for repair, he said it was smoking by the electrical box, this particular customer I had just rebuilt two starter solenoids for a few months back. The first ski he pinched the wires inside the electrical box, I diagnosed that one over the phone and I was...
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    DNA tests

    I just learned this and really I can't say I was surprised but did you know that if you submit to DNA testing from somewhere like Ancestry .com that your DNA is now in the national database and any law enforcement agency can access it, the great thing about this scammery BS is they got you to...
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    650sx rebuild and restoration.

    This on a customer's 650SX , chines are beat to hell and back as well as the flat section of the bottom deck . engine, electrical driveshaft, waterbox are removed from the skj. I flipped it upside down on my trailer and started the repairs, I flooded the flat part of the ski and sanded it back...
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    Other Fuel line options

    I see a lot of posts about fuel line on here, I mostly use Dayco or Gates 1/4" line on the Seadoos I work on, and it works on some Kawasakis as well, I used to buy it in 250 ft rolls I used so much of it but that has calmed down in recent years. Most standups and Yamaha's use 3/16 fuel line, I...
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    New Small piece of Hydroturf

    I need a small piece of Hydroturf to redo the knee pad areas on my STS 750 , somewhere around 16" x 16" will do both of them , the colors I can use are grey , black, yellow, purple or purple marble , flat, cut diamond or molded diamond are preferable , what you got ?
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    I plan on picking this up Wednesday.

    So short story time , when I was still in school my brother bought this used Honda CB 200T , I rode the bike a lot and I really liked it, he wanted something bigger and ended up selling the bike dirt cheap , I actually sold it for him. somewhere around 1983 or 1984. For the last couple of...
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    Popoff pressure tester deal

    I haven't needed to buy one in ages but mine finally bit the dust, while searching I came across a really good deal, they are listed as testers for WALBRO carbs and are basically used for chainsaw repair...
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