Super Jet SN build, Rocker, Chopped rear, this website made me do it!

[Sven]

Flopped it over on its side and started to glass the left side of the tray, hopefully tomorrow I can get some more glass supplies so I can have enough to finish the whole ski.

 

[Sven]

Tonight I got the ski flipped right over set the pump in to see how much room I had between the lower end of the tray and the trim and it was touching, now big deal I figured it would that's why I left that little section unfinished. I ended up trimming up under the kick on the tray the full width and it looks 100% better now. Also the trim can tilt up with over an inch of clearance now. I'm going to say the ride plate still needs to be cut down a lot. Can anyone with a flat water hull chime in on how short the ride plate should be, at least for a starting point. Today I got a boat load of glass supplies and resin, hopefully enough to finish the ski. Also did some sanding getting ready to beef up the tray. Getting real excited to ride this thing one day. I'm probably 400 hours into this whole project and only the last two days in a row has my wife made slightly negative comments lol, " I can't wait till you finish that thing so we can spend time together" and today she asked "how much money have you spent on this jetski" i don't know

 

[Sven]

Lots of sanding tonight, I added 3 layers of 17oz bias to the pole mount area and 4 layers to the foot area of the tray that's all I had time for tonight.

 

[Sven]

That thick thick 17oz!

 

[Sven]

Yes I am not done glassing but I had to know! 90.6lbs. Not that much more glass to go should be under 100 even with the footholds.

 

[Sven]

So excited just had to post more pics. Need some type of ovp style steering that is just too long.

 

[Lumberjack]

looks just about RTR!

 

[Sven]

I'm not going to make it to the event this weekend, the plan is to stay home and get lots done on the ski. Hopefully work on it most weeknights this week too. Last night I started grinding some of the old hood job apart but that's a lot of work, so much resign piled up on the underside.

 

[Lumberjack]

what's the plan with the hood

 

[Sven]

what's the plan with the hood

Clean the inside up, and anywhere I cut the top off the hood will just get glassed flat. Figure out venting later. Probably frog skins.

 

[Quinc]

Looks great man! The foam work in the tray looks pro.

 

[Hull_b]

Come Saturday and meet some of the guys. Might be able to get some cheap parts as well.

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[Graham Buchan]

Come Saturday and meet some of the guys. Might be able to get some cheap parts as well.

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X2 on this. I may just be bringing a ski down this weekend to get help getting it to run

 

[Sven]

Other than shaping up the hood this should be the last bit I have to do on the ski. Got just enough layers of glass on this section tonight to hold the shape. After this it's just beef up any some areas on the ski, hopefully add some tubbies up front, and do the hood. Hopefully in about 2 weeks or so I can paint the thing.

 

[Twinstick]

Almost 8 months in and still making progress. Others would have given up by now. Nice work! Looking forward to seeing it painted!

 

[Sven]

Definantly the most time consuming project I have ever taken on before. These long hour projects sometimes take a lot of motivation to keep going. It is this website and a few Facebook pages that have made me keep on keeping on.

 

[Lumberjack]

you got that right. ive gone through lots of the old build threads and they rarely make it over 2 pages

 

[iangdesign]

you got that right. ive gone through lots of the old build threads and they rarely make it over 2 pages

You just don't know where to look for the good ones at. lol

 

[Sven]

Fml, told my wife I was not going to the races so I could stay home and work in my ski now she is making plans for us all weekend...

 

[Citizen]

Gonna need to cut about 6" off that hand pole my friend