300/440/550 Pic's and Specs of My 94' 550sx w/my custom Footholds

aqua

aqua

the taco
Location
Jefferson City, MO
Superjetqueen said:
Love your ski!! I have a 550 JS and everybody made fun of me so I bought a SJ....still love my 550....she is a beast...
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yeah but his runs good. yours was about to be destroyed in an unfortunate smelting accident......or lost at the bottom of the river. :Banane01: replica75 and i were plotting behind your back. :sneaky:
 
Mark Gomez

Mark Gomez

is where the surf is
Location
Fullerton, CA
When the Foot holds come and some more products I will take pictures and open a new forum. Im designing the Paint job right now... its a pain
 
Mark Gomez

Mark Gomez

is where the surf is
Location
Fullerton, CA
skater4145 said:
so how did you like this baby for the surf?

i want to build a surf 550 after seeing this thread.
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I love it my hulls a little more heavy than the usual due to water seeping though previous screw holes while installing my joe kenny stance foot straps. Im throwing sick nose stabs and as soon as im in the water with waves breaking in deeper water ill throw a barrel roll i really am close just last time i really committed i hit the ocean floor got a nice punch in the gut and flipped over my handle pole. all good though. Its alot of fun. if you want to do it go for it. just make sure you have those bilge pumps they save my ski. im working out a hood mod right now alot of times i nose stab i get really really boggy i believe its the way water flows in without fresh air until it drains. so as soon as thats improved ill be better than ever. just hard to pull out of tricks when response is soggy coming out. and reinforcement is a MUST i have punished my hull with a few pancakes and hard hard bails trying to get bigger airs or nose stabs. still looks mint and no stress cracks.
Other than that i replaced my reeds last week because i got hydro locked due to having a dead dry cell battery... which i found out was my stator and fly wheel had become as rusted as a boat anchor. so i really recommend taking off the flywheel cover plate and using 1211. to seal it because the factory o-ring alone didnt hold the seal well enough as i thought it could.
Runs great though ill post pics as soon as ive rolled it.
good luck
-Mark
 
skater4145

skater4145

X
Location
norcal
Fearlessnuts said:
I love it my hulls a little more heavy than the usual due to water seeping though previous screw holes while installing my joe kenny stance foot straps. Im throwing sick nose stabs and as soon as im in the water with waves breaking in deeper water ill throw a barrel roll i really am close just last time i really committed i hit the ocean floor got a nice punch in the gut and flipped over my handle pole. all good though. Its alot of fun. if you want to do it go for it. just make sure you have those bilge pumps they save my ski. im working out a hood mod right now alot of times i nose stab i get really really boggy i believe its the way water flows in without fresh air until it drains. so as soon as thats improved ill be better than ever. just hard to pull out of tricks when response is soggy coming out. and reinforcement is a MUST i have punished my hull with a few pancakes and hard hard bails trying to get bigger airs or nose stabs. still looks mint and no stress cracks.
Other than that i replaced my reeds last week because i got hydro locked due to having a dead dry cell battery... which i found out was my stator and fly wheel had become as rusted as a boat anchor. so i really recommend taking off the flywheel cover plate and using 1211. to seal it because the factory o-ring alone didnt hold the seal well enough as i thought it could.
Runs great though ill post pics as soon as ive rolled it.
good luck
-Mark
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alright, that convinces me, im gonna do it, just to do it. i think it would be way fun to have a 550 out in the surf and have everyone be lookin at me crazy.

thanks for the inspiration!
 
Mark Gomez

Mark Gomez

is where the surf is
Location
Fullerton, CA
ketsair said:
did you ever do that hood mod my wife sent you some time ago???
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Haha Half of it in an hour before i rode the next morning and it made a HUGE difference.
watch my new Video in pics and Vids its in there in the end
I never had the chance to duct tape the main hole temp shut while i was out on my last ride
thanks again for the idea you and your wife really thanks
-Mark
 
ketsair

ketsair

ISJWTA Member #1
Location
thomas hill reservior missouri
Fearlessnuts said:
Haha Half of it in an hour before i rode the next morning and it made a HUGE difference.
watch my new Video in pics and Vids its in there in the end
I never had the chance to duct tape the main hole temp shut while i was out on my last ride
thanks again for the idea you and your wife really thanks
-Mark
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i'm away from home and on a really slow computer, but i'll look when i get home, was just curious if it had worked out for ya...fyi, don't remember if she or i had told you, bbut we had to lay a couple layers of glass on the sides of her dood, flexed too much when she side flops her stabs....lol or what ever you want to call the attempt...
 
Mark Gomez

Mark Gomez

is where the surf is
Location
Fullerton, CA
haha yeah my hood did great from launching 15 20 ft in the air and landing sideways without me ofcoarse on bails. and it never moved my friends at my fiberglass eboxy reinforced the bottom corners of my hood. and i just but a fresh line of silicone over the.. I cant think of the word but the whole ventilation system bond lines. just to ensure a seal with flexibility.
 
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