Recent content by sdog53502

I would like to see how the engine cover turned out. I cut my spoon off. I decided (per your advice)to angle cut the center rib down in the back (sloping towards pump) and welded it up. I am through messing with it for this year. Time to fish !! Next year I may try the spoon again out of UHMW...

I gave it a shot tonight in some pretty good chop. Not good. heavy cavitation. Almost seems worse than before. :cry: I will try it again when it is calmer and see what happens. If it is still bad I guess the cutting wheel will come out. I have thought about dropping the pump 1.5" lower than the...

I have been trying to get it a little less abrupt, not easy to do when all you have is a rubber hammber and a vise.... Mine is around 1.75 at the tallest point. I may need to do a little trimmng to the rib on the boat. Noticed on craigslist that there is a 750 kawi for sale for $450 near me. I...

Some pics of the spoon....

Well I started beating on some aluminum to make a spoon. Time to flip the boat and try to weld (or braze) it on. Wish me luck !! Steve

I have a Hobart 135 that I can kind of weld aluminum with. Otherwise I bought some braizing rods I am going to try. I will give it a shot in the spring and see if it helps. Where did you come up with the spoon design ? Thanks !!

That is sweet !! I have a 16 x 48 with a 650 kawi and a tigershark pump. I am having some problems with cavitation unless the water is pretty flat. Do you think the revised intake helped more or do you think the spoon is the hot ticket ?? Thanks Steve

Hear is all I have for pictures. The steering is from a kawi stand up which I modified and the throttle is from a snowmobile. The throttle cable is from a tandem bike rear brake.

My 16' jon with 650 kawi and tigershark pump does around 27mph on the GPS. It is pretty heavy though. My next boat will have more ponies.... This one is for sale - $3500 By the way, Hi all !! Steve in WI.