Super Jet Finally found a RN...

[Al//gsx//sj]

i've always liked the look of the 96/97 color scheme and finally found one and only took 6 hours roundtrip to get it. well, just like my previous ski, this one has been sitting up for a while. from the separation/settlement in the tank, i'm guessing at least a year. compression was even and it started/ran perfect on the water hose. stock motor which supposedly has a fresh top end but not broken in yet. ski has AC aluminum pole, Jet-Dynamics ride plate, Rapid intake grate, Skat Trak 13/18 and this prop isn't broken. since it was a brackish/salt water ski, i took everything apart for inspection. found a badly pinched throttle cable, 3 broken motor mounts, the midshaft assy toasted., fuel lines brittle/cracked, carbs, filters and tank gummed up badly. all in all not a bad deal considering i paid $1,000 for the ski and $300 for repair parts.

 

[mademan9]

Can't wait to see It in the water

 

[Al//gsx//sj]

yep, me too. finished around Saturday midnight putting in the midshaft assy., shimming the motor, rebuilding both carbs, running fuel lines, hooking up the electrical box and swapping pump assy. with a 15/18 blaster prop inside. today i re-aligned that dang AC pole so it would stop rubbing on the hood, ran my handle mount bilge switch and bilge pump/exit hose/exit fitting. most important, the ski started and ran with no problems. braaap...all i'm missing is a throttle cable. next weekend seems so far away now.

 

[mademan9]

cant wait

 

[McDog]

nice grab

 

[Al//gsx//sj]

thanks. kinda cool story behind this find. i found this ski 2 days after posting. at this price, i know it would have sold within hours. the seller listed it on CL under recreational vehicles because it wouldn't let her list it under boats. i use searchtempest (which blankets an area by zip code/distance) to find anything on CL. that day i entered "superjet" and a few SN came up, but that was it. for some reason i decided to search Houston specifically, and there it was. how or why it didn't get a hit just a few minutes before i'll never know. i immediately called and left several messages and emails. aside from neighbors/friends, i was the only one who called about the ski. she was asking $1000 OBO, but after seeing it in person, hearing it run, it wouldn't have been right to low-ball the price. and icing on the cake, my little truck made it to Tx and back on one tank of gas @ 26.5 mpg, definitely a good day...

 

[Al//gsx//sj]

well, it didn't take long...installed my Riva pipe, stock f/a with 2 screens removed, fuel selector delete, complete pump assy from my sn with the 9/15 hooker, 84.5mm bored nozzle and quick-steer mod. running stock siphon and one cooling line to the pipe. will convert to dual cooling later.odi grips, blowsion finger throttle, bilge switch and an extended 0* bars that came from an FX-1. liking this ski so much more than my sn. in all fairness, it's the AC pole and bars that makes all the difference for throwing the ski around.

 

[mademan9]

Congrats on your rn . I had a blast this weekend riding