Long way to go for Galveston!

[wayne]

hopefully he will post them. he took today off so i expect my seams for my foot tray to be glassed when i show up today after work. we should be done by this weekend, except painting. i should be installing my foot holds tomorrow and glassing them it. then comes the foam.

that looks pretty fun. we need to get together with you. i would love to ride there.

 

[wayne]

should have them painted before the ride. woot woot

 

[Swooperjet]

hopefully he will post them. he took today off so i expect my seams for my foot tray to be glassed when i show up today after work. we should be done by this weekend, except painting. i should be installing my foot holds tomorrow and glassing them it. then comes the foam.

that looks pretty fun. we need to get together with you. i would love to ride there.

The garage is warming up right now. So I'll be out there glassing "my" ski in about 15 minutes. Oh yeah......I might be able to get to yours also.:scratchchin:

We didn't think we were going to be able to get them painted in time....but I stopped by a local body shop out here in the sticks, and he said he'd hook me up CHEAP!!!! He's gonna prep, paint and bake them for me for about the same or cheaper than it would cost us to spray them ourselves!!!:thewave:

I'll get some pics posted in a while.

 

[Swooperjet]

Here's a few pics of the progress. Hopefully have the footholds in and be ready to foam by Thursday night......if they don't go off to the paint shop tomorrow. Might have the done first for time scheduling reasons, and then finish the foothold install, foaming and turf. That should give us a week for reassembly and to be ready for the water for final tuning. :439:

Notice the new 62 dollar "fiberglass dryer"!

Wish us luck!!

 

[wayne]

got my x metal pole bolts ordered. going to try the double bolt system and see how i like it. i have never riden a ski with the double bolts and no spring before. i hope i like it.

 

[Swooperjet]

Dropped the hulls off at the paint shop tonight, so hopefully we'll have them back by Saturday so we can finish the foothold install and foam. (for which we're going to mask the hell out of the skiis)!
Was following Penguins build thread and the stories about foaming nightmares really sank in since this will be our first attempt at it.mfg:

Would have rather been able to finish glassing and foaming before the paint job....but time just won't allow that.

I'll post some pics of the paint jobs when I get the skiis back....hopefully Sat. morning.

We're getting close.....think we're actually going to make it in time!!
:woot:

 

[Swooperjet]

Well...finally got the footholds mounted ready to glass in. Taking a quick break and going to get back out there and start glassing. Here's a few pics of the footholds and a preview of the paint jobs.
Figure we can be done glassing and foaming tomorrow and starting the reassembly process. Should be totally done by Tuesday hopefully.
:bananapowerslide:

 

[Big Kahuna]

looking good.

 

[Swooperjet]

Thanks.
Finally. Been kind of worried whether we'd get them done in time for the ride or not....but I'm finally optimistic! Still quite a bit to do, but the hardest part is over. First time doing a project ski...and footholds suck!!!!!
Definately learned a lot of do's and do not's for next time though!!

 

[Swooperjet]

Footholds are finally glassed in. Hope like hell that they hold!! Now waiting for it to set up so we can lay the final tray piece and then foam. By tomorrow should be ready to turf!!:arms:

 

[wayne]

got the foaming done and fiberglassed the expansion holes. got the pumps, ride plate, and intake grates in. got them back up right, midshaft, waterbox, and handle pole bracket installed.

still left for me:

pick up handle pole and install
install steering
install gas tank
install battery box
install engine and electrics
hood seal
turf

then it will finally be done.

pics to come

 

[skinnyman]

Holy crap batman
You and Robin better kick it in gear
C ya on the Beach

 

[wayne]

update

things to do

install handle pole and steering
turf
install hood seal

 

[wayne]

well, we aren't going to make it out friday morning. it will be late friday afternnon or early friday evening before we make it to lsfr. some one save me a spot to park and put a tent up on the beach.

 

[wayne]

no galveston for us. :frown:

hope every one had fun. :stooges:

damn turfing sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!:banghead:

i finally finished!!!!!!! :439:

only have to put the rear bumper and reg numbers on.:burnout:

pics tomorrow when complete. :sneaky:

time to :splatt:

 

[Swooperjet]

Well..here's some pics of the finally completed projects!!! (minus the rear bumper on my ski. Haven't put that on yet.) I'm just posting pics of my ski. Wayne will post pics of his.
3 days too late for what our goal was of getting to the coast....but hey, at least they're finally done and ready to get inverted!!!:brap:
Considering where we were at 4 weeks ago....we're pretty damn happy. Jammed a whole lotta work into a short period of time!
We had unfoamed, gutted, no foothold, bare ass hulls on Feb. 12th, and now they're complete. Whooo-hooooo!!! Never ever want to re-turf again though! I thought glassing sucked, but I'd do that any day of the week over that turfing crap! All and all though for first time projects, they turned out pretty damn good in my opinion. Learned a lot of what to's and what to not's.....more what to not's of course! It was a fun experience for the most part (except when I wanted to light my ski on fire!):soapbox: several times I might add!
But now that they're finally done...I absolutely can not wait until she's on the water and I'm flippin'!!

Hope you all had a blast in Galveston! Wish we woulda been there!












By the way...to you guys that can turf like no tomorrow......:damnit:
Just kidding. You guys have my respect. Takes patience and skill!

 

[wayne]

here is mine in all it's glory.:arms:

 

[yamanube]

Looks good, bring it out to surfside next weekend!

 

[skinnyman]

Looks good yall
you riding this weekend and where yall riding at?

 

[wayne]

Looks good yall
you riding this weekend and where yall riding at?

we will be riding saturday. sunday i have the family easter thing going on.

we are open for either lake.

is your group riding this weekend? if your group is not riding lewisville we will probably stay at hubbard.

thanks, i just hope the turf holds up.:shhh:

yamanube,

that is in two weeks, correct? the last weekend of the month. if so we might try and make it since we want to ride some surf.

will keep you posted.