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My 15.5 is a good prop to get me going on the old 550. I'm 205lbs. It pulls pretty decent.

Nice progress... good luck with your finish date.

What total loss setup are you running? That's my next mod. I'm running a 750 in my Q8, and I tried a bit last night to get her over in the flat water, but only get upside down or a little beyond that and she comes down on me. I need to hook up the trim nozzle that I picked up, and I'd like to...

Is anyone running the Kawi DASA 970? I might be moving away from the surf... :(

That 750 is seriously chopped up. BF is going to take more technique, head back, extend legs, pull back. The L shaped turn looks like it produces a decent setup, but the U turn usually makes a better wake. JMO, I only flip in the surf...

Not yet, I just redid the pump w/ the new impeller and stuffer, and I can feel a bit more load on the engine. I need to borrow my bud's tinytach again and find out.

80mm. I need to go bigger, it has a lot of top end. I've still got to put on the X2 nozzle and tilt, it's 83^ mm.

Fixed it. My seal job wasn't as great as I thought. I pulled it apart and found a toothpick sized leak. Sealed it up, let it sit overnight and headed out to the surf. Plenty of hook up and even felt good in the fluffy whitewash. Pulled my first backflip, some clean air and plenty of good...

It's a Hooker 10/16 - 5mm setback. I pulled the pump out tonight and redid it all. I'm headed to Grayland for some riding on Sunday, should be all set. Thanks for the advice/input.

Pump seal won't fit on the hull. It's built slightly smaller. I suppose I could sand down the gel coat and open it up for the pump seal...

Nope, rubber nose cone installed. It's not a constant either, so it is baffling me.

I installed my 10/16 Hooker and a TBM stuffer on Sunday. Now I get intermittent cavitation from just off idle. I have a Q8 hull, andthe pump was siliconed in. I've checked the silicone and don't see any gaps or issues, just smooth silicone. Any ideas why I'm having cavitation issues? I...

I was carving buoys on my WB1, and leaned into the stop switch on a turn. Instant E-brake, over the bars, head first into the side of the ski with my helmet. It rang my bell pretty good, but I'm glad I had the helmet on. I've got tons of stories of skis in the surf, but the little flat water...

96 and up are the round nose SJ's.

Ouch... that sucks. Any aftermath pics of the skis? That happened pretty fast, I don't think he could have completely avoided it...

That engine is SWEET!!! Nice write up Roo!

The 615's are great, I had those on my 750sx. I have clowners on my wife's ski (no, her feet aren't big) and the FX1, and they are HUGE

OUCH is right... bummer! What's the story behind the busted up ski? Fall off the trailer, get hit by another car, run aground by a rider, throttle stick open and ghost ride the Rickter?

Just ride old 550's in the river! Aluminum hull would be cool, but as mentioned above, too many issues with corrosion and collision / impact damage.

I believe that is called a "face enema".