Mouthfulloflake's budget hoopty ski

[Mouthfulloflake]

she has been apart for over 2 years, bought for $740 with a dual trailer, aluminum pole, head/pipe/impeller, old retired race ski.

sold the trailer for $450.

rode it for a while, tore it down for footholds.
been lazing and riding the wifes boat instead.

Now, im putting this together for the Lake of the Ozarks ride this weekend.

http://x-h20.com/showthread.php?t=1649

61x from a blaster, coffman sizzler pipe, westcoast head, msd enhancer, 12/15 concord, cutback, wet wolf cone, 85mm nozzle.

roundnose pole, HO made footholds.

wish me luck!

 

[jetskiking]

Nice metal cast on the motor:wink:

 

[MADMAT]

Lookin good:biggthumpup:

Man I just realized how nice it would be to be able to shrink yourself down to work on SJ's

:biggrin:

 

[Phill]

I like that color on the motor!

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

I think its metal cast, is that the duplicolor stuff?

it sucks!

it comes off easy, everywhere ive banged with a wrench has a chip.

 

[Whtbread]

It's a pretty nice looking hoopty

 

[jetskiking]

I think its metal cast, is that the duplicolor stuff?

it sucks!

it comes off easy, everywhere ive banged with a wrench has a chip.

Well then dont hit it with a wrench:biggrin: It does scratch a little easy but it will hold up to the heat

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

OK.

Thursday night, leaving in the morning..

ski starts and runs.
but I really suck at the TURF!
I need to watch someone do it that has done it alot, its not intuitive to me, I heated, stretched, beat, measured, cut, trimmed, dry fit, multiple times. and it looks like hammered dog ass.

oh well.

no time on the water yet, and VERY little run time at all ( its late, the neighbors already hate me!) and I was choking myself in the garage with the door shut.

its 90% ready to ride.

an hour tomorow morning and its on the trailer and headed to Missouri

 

[jetx]

I like the lines you taped on the hood...and the rest of the boat looks great too.

Is that a stock Roundnose pole bracket?? If so what was involved it fitting it? I thought it wouldn't work.

 

[Matt_E]

Hey, who sold you that pole? :8

 

[waxhead]

wow
looking at those pictures
i always picked you as older

 

[DaUpJetSkier]

hey you copied me,jk, do you have a pole pad or something so it doesnt bang on the hood? i really like the rn pole. have fun

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

the stock RN bracket fits easily, you have to drill new holes, and make a new backing plate.

it doesnt go UP far enough.
so I ground the end of the pole, problem solved.

MattE sold me a pole, I dont think it was this one though.
Didnt you sell me a Blue one Matt?
I still have that one, I got this one from Art Maybee, and I shortened it 3.5 inches ( its SHORT)

No time to make a pole pad.
this is silly but it works well.
I weaved some rope back and forth across the hood thru upper hood vent holes, and it holds the pole up in the perfect place.

ugly, or lets say a VERY maritime theme....but it works, and I dont care at this point!

I couldnt even find all of the plastic trim or front bumper.

Screw it, its on the trailer, fueled, and Mrs mouthfulloflake and I are about to go try it out.

she says that her white beater ski now looks like azz, so I guess Ill be doing this again soon.

Oh yeah, Wax!

Im alot older than I look, but I do always get carded!

 

[kawasakit2me]

"HO made" LOL

That kid is adorable. :biggthumpup:

 

[romack991]

nice, this the engine you were going to port?

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

thats ONE of the engines I had planned to port.

actually though, it ran strong this weekend ( when it ran, i was fighting some fuel and jettng issues I think, along with colling lines, and water ingestion)

it was strong when it ran right though, so I might keep it as a back up.

iev got another 701 cylinder to port, but a ported cylinder will end up in those boat, probably next winter.

right now, the unported 701 with a coffman pipe, westcoast head, and msd, and 12/15 concord is more power than I need at my skill level.

so im going to ride it this summer and enjoy having 2 skis before I tear one down again!

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

"HO made" LOL

That kid is adorable. :biggthumpup:

that kid is HO made too.

( dont let Mrs Mouth hear that...)

thanks!

:biggrin:

 

[WAB]

Lookin good. :biggthumpup:

Is that rubber tubing for your pole limiter?? :bigeyes:

 

[Mouthfulloflake]

Lookin good. :biggthumpup:

Is that rubber tubing for your pole limiter?? :bigeyes:

its tied to the middle of the limiter rope, it keeps it bent towards the front of the ski.

( like a bungee, its surgical tubing)

Both ends of the limiter rope are hooked to the eye on the pole in those pics.

 

[WAB]

Duh, I should have know that. :dunce:

After I painted my engine compartment it looked that good for the first few rides. Enjoy it while you can.