FX1 Makeover

[Idok]

what are you doing with the pump now? kaw?

 

[KR]

what are you doing with the pump now? kaw?

Hull is going to be modified to fit a stock superjet pump. Wanted to finish before paint, but the wear ring came late.

 

[KR]

Here is the ski fully sanded to 320 grit. I spent a lot of time knocking out high and low spots on the hull. I used epoxy filler to fill in any gouges and sanded the excess off. Good fun...

 

[KR]

Jason of BJ's Performance put his business on pause just to come down and paint my boat. He does phenomenal work and I wouldn't let anyone paint this boat but him. He came down and the first thing he did was unravel the film and put up a paint booth in the garage.

 

[KR]

Jason at work!

 

[KR]

Here is the finished product! Couldn't be happier! I love clear coat! Looks just like a brand new boat...Oh wait, it is!

 

[Mark Gomez]

About freakin time!

put it together so you can ride and dont take it apart for at least 2 years!

 

[LBE]

Maybe now you can flip that thing!

That ski treated me well for a long time. I'm glad you are keeping her alive to play another day. Truth be told, that paint job held up to a lot, a lot more than I thought it would.

Why are you running the 08 SJ/fx1 pole? The standard SJ top piece and a SJ cable will allow a little more throw.

Looks good BTW!

 

[KR]

Update: Mr. Champion and Tiago came over today to help me with a few - much needed items. Jon Hall came down from Orange County to help. We are working on the pump right now. Tomorrow will be turf and assembly. Jon and I will most likely be riding on Sunday. Good times... :Banane57:

 

[KR]

Sanded the handlepole and wrapped it in carbon fiber. I let everything sit for a day and then used clear coat on the carbon.

 

[KR]

Jon and I put the decals on. I decided to go with the old school stars to keep the history of the boat. Just giving it some bling! I love it!

 

[special fx]

Looks good man! Now go beat the shiz out of it!!

 

[superwetbrett]

poor boat

 

[MNTURBO]

That carbon wrapped pole will look awesome on the white hull!

nice work - we gotta keep these FX-1's alive!

 

[KR]

I used the old FX1 pump nut thingy mibobbers and piloted a hole for the ring to sit in. I then mixed a thick batch of epoxy filler and smothered it all over the wings of the nuts to lock them in place. Doesn't look good and I am sure there is better ways of doing it, but I torqued the hell out of those pump bolts and those nuts didn't move so I think they worked.

Jon and I spent about a day and a half putting this boat together. All in all, I am pretty happy with how it turned out. Its missing a few items but you get the idea of what this boat is all about.

Oh yeah, that is a complete unmodified superjet pump in that hull!

 

[KR]

Has a new look but it still has a red heart!


Special thanks to my good friends and their huge efforts in helping me ride

Eddie
Jon
Mark
Jason
Ross
Carl
Zack
Oside Crew
x-h20.com!

 

[jetkid]

that looks kick ass nice work!!!

 

[KR]

Here is a compare/contrast of the two hulls

 

[kiddioo]

Awesome!!

 

[LBE]

Looks great. I can't wait to ride that ski again.

Here is a pic right after I bought it in 03.
I still have the auto trader ad from when I bought it.