Yeah Baby!

[Marker Motorsports]

John, i am now out tomorrow. I think i have a bad pump seal, or whatever seal that seals the shaft into the hull. I am taking on tons of water. Even dual bilges barely kept up.

 

[227]

Huge waves today Curtis!!! We only get surf this big once or twice a year. Only Matt, Randy and Myself out trading off mega bombs! I would call it pretty consistant 10-12' with some 15' sets. Brought out the GoPro but the batteries gave out after only 2min ( I thought they were charged???) Surflines saying it will stay this big through Saturday. We'll see. We're on it again tomorrow!

 

[Marker Motorsports]

I know I am going to be stuck surfing this week. Not a smart move taking the ski out when its taking on a gallon a min through the midshaft area. As bad as I want to ride, I don't want to sink my ski.

 

[227]

Pull an all nighter- get that thing running, Surf to big to paddle out now, you'll paddle for an hour to get out only to get one wave. I probably rode 50 waves this morning, about 10 which were right in the harbor mouth right in front of the Harbor patrol.

http://www.cbs8.com/story/15377747/the-biggest-surf-of-the-year-hitting-san-diego-shores

 

[Marker Motorsports]

wow, that news report is great. Alright I am going to find some silicon and see if i can plug this leak. Get that gopro charged!!! I heard point loma ride sat am?

 

[wydopen]

John, i am now out tomorrow. I think i have a bad pump seal, or whatever seal that seals the shaft into the hull. I am taking on tons of water. Even dual bilges barely kept up.

You should tear that ski completely down and start fresh..inspect and clean every part and then reassemble it...replace anything that's questionable...i had that ski as a backup ski but it got rode quite a bit by me and my buddies...i never had one issue with it...sold it to my friend and he tore it apart to paint it that god awful red it is now and "rebuild" the motor..its never worked right sense....id go through every inch of that thing..

 

[wydopen]

ps how did that crank look?? u just gonna run it till it lets go??

 

[Marker Motorsports]

yo andrew, well i found that leak i was wondering where it was coming from. My dual bilges dont even keep up with the leak. sketchy. It's either a crack in the hull on the bottom where a ty repair job was from, or the pump seal area. Again I don't know bc im a surfer. But yeah I agree with you. I am going to tear it apart. The crank is running fine but I am planning to rebuild the motor and maybe even go the 62t case route w the dual carb setup. A local guy has a good crank for me to use for cheap. But like you said, I think the ski needs a complete tear down and I have been piling a few parts it needs like a primer, a front foothold since I am goofy footer and the straps are set up regular. So bummed I am missing the big surf and I just don't think it's a good idea with an unreliable ski at this point. Yeah not fired up on the red. Turf is getting old so I might returf it when I put the front foothold in and primer and all my dash components. But thanks for the advice. Anything else you can tell me about the boat? The glass work looks really good to me.

You going to be in pismo for jk freeride?

 

[NVJAY775]

Looking forward to some ride stories.

 

[SuziQ]

yo andrew, well i found that leak i was wondering where it was coming from. My dual bilges dont even keep up with the leak. sketchy. It's either a crack in the hull on the bottom where a ty repair job was from, or the pump seal area. Again I don't know bc im a surfer. But yeah I agree with you. I am going to tear it apart. The crank is running fine but I am planning to rebuild the motor and maybe even go the 62t case route w the dual carb setup. A local guy has a good crank for me to use for cheap. But like you said, I think the ski needs a complete tear down and I have been piling a few parts it needs like a primer, a front foothold since I am goofy footer and the straps are set up regular. So bummed I am missing the big surf and I just don't think it's a good idea with an unreliable ski at this point. Yeah not fired up on the red. Turf is getting old so I might returf it when I put the front foothold in and primer and all my dash components. But thanks for the advice. Anything else you can tell me about the boat? The glass work looks really good to me.

You going to be in pismo for jk freeride?

That does sound bad, so hopefully you are taking your board out this weekend (and actually get some pics of it). Do a lot of people run two bilges (seems like a great idea to me)? I can not imagine a JK Freeride without Andrew there (funny stuff)!

 

[djkorn1]

Damn...tear it up, gentlemen...My bro lives in SD and said there are bombs droppin on the beach!

 

[tightithrash]

Tanner, Jake, Gomez, Mr. Hall and I are heading to the ramp right now.

 

[btmboards]

Zack, I just got back home with my new RN I will be working on it tonight to get it ready to take out in the AM. Ill be down at the ramp about 7ish if you guys will be staying in town for the night to ride tomorrow.

 

[tightithrash]

Damn it was big, powerful, and nasty!
Were all riding again tomm so we will pry see you there.

 

[Wes K]

You guys riding monday?

 

[KR]

tanner, jake, gomez, mr. Hall and i are heading to the ramp right now.

ugh!

 

[btmboards]

Wes, we'll see how the ski runs today but as of right now, I am planning on riding Monday.

 

[227]

Yeah we're on it Monday! Meet at the Oside ramp at 7am. Surfs dropped but still in the 5' range. This has been the BEST swell all year! Gotta get me some more of those!