Recent content by badrider77

Happy to report that it's heading in the right direction. Was able to run through the bumps with no problem. 3" chop At 1/2 throttle. Any bigger was 1/4 throttle or less. Was able to turn sharper without cavitation. Still considering the top loader and building up the front of the spoon. I...

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Nice work! That looks very nice. I'm a little embarrassed to post my pics...kinda feel like a hack; guess I am. Oh well, it's my first time! Tonight I removed more of the center section where the boat was broke at the factory. As you can see it opened it up (don't mind the hammer marks). Test...

Tested yesterday and still no good. Used some more urethane to smooth out the step in front of the intake. Going to try and massage the bottom up some and then try to taper the the spoon to a better front curve. Probably going to remove about a foot of the main keel and smooth out the metal...

That is some beautiful work! Great job!!

Tonight I removed the screws I had to hold the edge of the boat when it was cut. They where right in front of the intake but they were somewhat in front of the grates of the intake. Used the urethane to seal the holes off and around the rest of the screw underneath. Gonna test tomorrow! This...

Thanks for the advice fellas. When I built mine it has somewhat of a spoon from where I hammered the bottom of the boat to fit hull. I was looking at it today and the spoon is lower than the leading edge of the intake. I think that will need some work. Plus my boat is a 2052 so I'm not sure if...

HI cedar, badrider77 here. You commented on my deep set hull and I want to report in. Unfortunately I'm disappointed at how much cavitation I get in the chop. I still plan on fiberglassing to smoothing out the bottom and help seal it up. Does have a slight leak that I think is coming from the...

Just an update. First I want to apologize to Stevenstout for posting so many of my pics on his thread. Didn't mean to intrude. I was going to start a new thread with my build but had a minor incident while canoeing with my boy scout troop last Saturday. My phone was in a waterproof box, but they...

Thanks for the compliment on the console Cedar. I ordered it through a seaark dealer. Made a template from the old ski dash and cut it out using a jig saw and carbide burr. The rubber bezel was part of the cluster. Adds a nice finish to it. Hope to set the engine tomorrow!!!!!!!!

Got her glued in this weekend. Had a pal that owns a windshield company help me out. Used urethane as the sealant. Kinda messy but otta do the trick.

Lets see if I added them right.

Hey guys welcome back! I was looking at my last post and that was in March??? Where did the time go. Sorry I didn't stay in touch. I haven't received any notification that there were replies... So to update you where I'm at. My boat is cut and I've had the hull dry fitted with hardware. Had...

Howdy, new user here! I have a Lowe 2052 that I'm wanting to build using a 96 zxi 1100. I really like how you have your ski hull cut. I have a ton of hull left compared to yours! Have you had any luck with your fixing your porpoising? I'd really like to know how you secured your hull to the...