my ol' bluski!

stanton

High on jetskis.
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well i cut it open. and goddamn did it need it. i pulled out sand and some sopping wet foam. water wasnt everywhere like i was expecting but there were obvious leaks everywhere! its safe to say if you have a sj and you havent refoamed its got wet foam. :banghead:
so im about halfway through the final cleanup, i already repaired/reinforced a crack on the top of the pump cavity. probly from my weight landing on it without an enforced tray.
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i itch.:banghead:
 

Matt_E

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See that brown spot by the cooling line?
It leaked there.
Seal everything REALLY well. Those pump inserts included.
 

Crab

thanks darin...noswad!
Location
Seattle
Dayum,,,, whats the plan for the foam?
 

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stanton

High on jetskis.
Location
atascadero,ca
See that brown spot by the cooling line?
It leaked there.
Seal everything REALLY well. Those pump inserts included.
lol trust me i know, anywhere it could have leaked, leaked!
like i said its how they were made.

Dayum,,,, whats the plan for the foam?
u know this!!
idk what im going to do for foam, hook up a schrader valve and pressure up a few psi?

big south swell on the way..better get to work!!
stfu!:banghead:
 

stanton

High on jetskis.
Location
atascadero,ca
i got asked how i bolted down my straps to my tray..
first i took some 2.5x2.5x.125 inch stainless steel plates and roughed them up deeply with a hacksaw. did the same to the tray, only with heavy grit sandpaper(sandCLOTH is 1000x better, its more expensive but lasts a long, LONG time. worth it for sure.) laid out epoxy over the tray and set the plates where i needed them and filled around the edges with more epoxy. i let it cure and then drilled the holes for where i wanted the bolts to go at the correct size for my tap. i then tapped the holes and bolted down the straps.
now what i SHOULD have done is different.
this is what i would do if i was to do it again. use the same size plates but instead of just chip up the tray first cut a hole for where the bolts will go and dig out some foam if needed and fill it up with 5200 and lay the plate down making a seal. then glass over the edges or whole plate and reinforce the tray at the same time. drill the holes and tap for bolts. braap!
 

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Crab

thanks darin...noswad!
Location
Seattle
i got asked how i bolted down my straps to my tray..
first i took some 2.5x2.5x.125 inch stainless steel plates and roughed them up deeply with a hacksaw. did the same to the tray, only with heavy grit sandpaper(sandCLOTH is 1000x better, its more expensive but lasts a long, LONG time. worth it for sure.) laid out epoxy over the tray and set the plates where i needed them and filled around the edges with more epoxy. i let it cure and then drilled the holes for where i wanted the bolts to go at the correct size for my tap. i then tapped the holes and bolted down the straps.
now what i SHOULD have done is different.
this is what i would do if i was to do it again. use the same size plates but instead of just chip up the tray first cut a hole for where the bolts will go and dig out some foam if needed and fill it up with 5200 and lay the plate down making a seal. then glass over the edges or whole plate and reinforce the tray at the same time. drill the holes and tap for bolts. braap!
Talk to Cuong, see how he is liking my front foothold setup.
 
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