Mikey what are those black bags on the front tower legs?
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Mikey what are those black bags on the front tower legs?
looks like life jackets
Yep life jackets helps to dry them out and keep water out of the boat. Boards in the racks do not drip in the boat at all unless there is a lot of wind. But I think I have them a little bit too high on the tower it would be a lot easier to get them in and out if they were a bit lower. Someday I may get tower pads for the legs. Thanks for stoppin by. :p
I have been noticing all the swing racks around now. That would be a nice upgrade. They are pricey yet for me.
I really think CC did the best job of making swing racks because they are simple. The MC swing racks seem super complicated and lots of metal fabrication.
Well I put the power prop back on after ACME re-balanced it. MAGIC! It is so super silky smooth I could hardly believe it. The power is great it rips out of the hole even with the surf ballast fully loaded up 1500lbs. Holds speed great and makes the boat feel new.
I was also able to find some really thin velcro to protect my tower from the tower bimini clamps which didn't come with any kind of plastic collar. The tower bimini fit very tightly against the tower, and Monster Tower collars didn't work. Now the bimini is totally out of the way, it is much higher and you can pretty much stand underneith it. Still using the original four straps. I need to make just a couple more changes to make the bimini able to fold up under the tower speakers and velcro up to the top of the tower.
I have some sweet new pics will post ASAP. :)
Mikey
And now a new Bimini? You are an animal. You make us all look bad.
Hehe! It's actually much older about '93. I was looking on ski-it-again.com for a bimini for a long time and eventually ran across someone locally giving one away. I took it apart and modded it fit under the Monster Tower. Tower bimini clamps from diywake.com are the only expense I have in this project and I think they were $30!! It looks great imho. Even better when you know the price tag hehehe!
The only other projects I'm even considering are
-finishing the ballast system to be completely automated, with overflows
-adding a few more LED's (super easy)
-making a jumpseat to go behind the drivers seat for added viewing while boarding and easier balancing of people-weight to even the wake
-perfect pass --- IF I can find the right unit used. If you have knowledge to help me put together my own speed-based RPM from used parts PLEASE contact me!!! :)
I will get the pics up tonight around 9pm central. :) We were surfing a TON the last few days and the wave is kickin.
I'm amazed every time I see pictures of your boat.
Your hard work is paying off. Boat is looking good.
thanks man we'll be out tomorrow call me if you can drop by the park for a bit. Take you for a ride or just a beer or whatever.
Man it took me all morning to read all 10 pages but I got some great ideas now! Everything came together very nicely!!! I see you took out your ski pilon too. I was thinking of adding another cup holder there. You can never have enough cup holders!!! Do you happen to know of your prop is the same as my 89? My next investment will be a 4 blade.
Thanks Memmer hehe yeah I tried to take this thread from day one through present. Hope there were enough pix to retain interest. Ski pylon hole can hold a beer, I know cause one is stuck in it upside down. But not with a coozy and not with any kind of cupholder insert. The best idea I heard about that hole is to take the trim ring from the original pylon, cut a piece of dark lexan circle to fit, then screw the trim ring back on.
If your stock prop and transmission are the same as mine, then yes we could share the same prop. My stock prop is a 13x13 and transmission is a 1:1.
ACME and OJ do not recommend 4 blade props unless your prop diameter is larger than 13", many new wake boats have a much larger diameter. If it is larger, the extra blade adds a lot. Everyone I have talked to that has actually TRIED a 4 blade on a 13" diam says it doesn't work well... They said it cavitated easily and hole shot was actually worse. The other thing is the new 3-blades have much more surface area. The have extended the corners of each blade. Trust me, the new ACME 3-blade props are incredible.
I went with an ACME #913 which is 13x10.5. It was $350 through nettleprops.com and it is an AWESOME powerful prop. Rips out of the hole. Highly recommended if you run any weight and don't really ski. Seriously I barely even have to throttle down and we are on plane. Even for wakesurfing it rips.
Wow I hadn't checked this in a while....Bimini look's great, heck everything looks great, might have to throw out a couple izzo's here..
And it looks like this fall I'm shopp'in for a bigger Bizzle, The Conchizzo's gonna end up being too small.........
That's one wicked SunSport, KaBeast KaBoat
I used to search 'Sunsport' on wakeworld classifieds, iboats.com, craigslist, and onlyinboards.com every day for like 3 months. FecalFajitas boat came from not 30 mins from our hometown. Mine was 5 hours away.
Haha, You gotta love that. Your boat is definitely in better condition though.
Did you put the new alt in yet?
I'm still sorting through the electrical problems on the Pearl...If you go out soon give me a call 763-742-8164.
I don't know when those guys first got it they showed close ups and your interior is awesome! I think they said the last owner redid the whole interior just because of a couple tears (not left outside or anything). Plus I think they paid less than I did lol.
Hey dude the alt has not come yet but I am going out today around 3-4pm if ya wanna roll! :)
Hell yeah give me a call.
Mikey, can you still cruise around 30 - 35 MPH or is it tached out at those speeds now?? Just wondering because it takes us about 20 - 30 minutes to get from the Marina to the spot where we ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by 87SunSportMikeyD
Not at all I was zipping around a lot yesterday and I drove 35mph easily with rpm's at like 3700. I could only do 43 with my stock 13x12 prop so no big loss.
That is a long ride lol! :)
Well last night was pretty epic is was about 90 and sunny all afternoon with almost NO wind. Super glassy. We only wakeboarded and the wake was huge! Landed my hs backroll twice. Grabs and 180s 5' into the flats, big 360 into the flats. Spent a lot of energy trying that roll. Then I was tired and tried tantrum and got laid out a couple times ouch.
Buddy landed first wake to wake (then 5 more times!) and 4 one wake ts 180s. Fun!
Lots more pics are coming soon!
Loaded wake with about 600lbs in rear sacs (+100lbs in barbell weights), totally full 25 gal gas tank, 400 in front sacs, three people in the boat.
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I actually landed this hs backroll lol!
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half-cab
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Go big and grab it!
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Here is my aborted ts frontroll. I need those LearnWake lessons to sink in! I feel like I understand the trip flip edge change but I just cannot excecute it!
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And my aborted tantrum.
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Great pics.... Keep gett'in wet it'll come to ya...
That wake looks tasty.....
I gotta remember to look at my prop, boat's all good now, but I'm tached out at like 30 mph...should reprop I think I got way too much torque!
This thing'd tear 6 dudes outta the water, I mean TEAR!!!!LOL
I'll go look at prop and find out what I got.
forgot to ask...when do I learn to drive double ups???
Family shows up on friday, full day sesh's then......
Wow my 420 post.....ahhh the good ole dayzz.......
Maple the good ol days are here to stay :p
Drivin double ups: Always turn right (that's already the way you pick up downed riders, tho, RIGHT? :) ). Make a VERY wide turn and keep the speed up at 22mph. Hit your old rollers at straight-on perpindicular.
If you want to keep your water more free of rollers and also continue driving on your original path, it's pretty easy, just make a little pre-turn to the right about 45degrees. Drive straight for 3-5 seconds, then crank the double up. After you finish the d-up, make another little 45 degree turn t the right and you are back on your path.
We had a cool cloudy day and I didn't feel like giving up on boating for the afternoon that I had off from work early. So we put the camper top on! Even put the windows and side panels on. Didn't try the back window though. It is like the rear side windows, canvas with a mesh netting rear window and roll-up canvas window-cover. Suprisingly it worked awesome with the tower and was easy to wakeboard with it up! Very warm inside and very isolated from the wind. So warm in fact that we stayed out til 10pm. These pics were at night with a flash and you can still see the red LEDs in the 3rd pic hehe.
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Sunset over the Coon Rapids Dam at about 9pm.
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Per request here is small wooden mounting blocks we made for the equalizer and the wired bass remote for the amp.
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I want to come visit you and do some work on your boat. I keep seeing all the sweet changes, makes me want to be a part of it. When you slept on the boat did the bugs eat you alive?
There's nothing stopping you, I love it.. That camper is too functional....
I gotta keep working on my boat, looks like it really pays off......
Thanks a ton guys I really enjoy sharing the pics. :) S_I you're welcome anytime hehe! I am really getting the boat where I want it but I still have some plans... adding more LEDs and I am trying to learn enough about PerfectPass to build my own from used parts at ski-it-again.com. Let me know if you see any deals on master modules or multi-line displays. I really need to call PerfectPass soon and see what they can teach me about exactly what I need for my older boat.
maple there is no stopping me that is for sure! If only I had a hot water shower or hot air heater hahaha the list never ends. Then I would need a drysuit too damnnnnn! A lot of the stuff I have added is pretty cosmetic, ya know? I haven't overhauled my engine like Irish Jack so I really do not feel that I have everything perfectly tuned yet, ya know? My buddy is a big Ski Nauti freak and 351 freak and he has his boat purring like a kitten. It starts right up as soon as you turn the key. Great boat.
I lot of the reasons I really felt like I needed the full tower setup is because of what we do. We are always taking multiple riding and have many sizes of boards, surfers, etc. So we really could use space for 6 boards! :)
I was out all day yesterday and it was awesome. Had a great wake set, landed a hs fs 360, hs backroll, hs fs 360, hs backroll, all in a row!! Lost my awesome teak flag though!!! :( :( tried to wakesurf without removing the flag (I want it there all the time damnit!) and it fell in and sank. Sad but I know where to get a replacement believe it or not hehe.
Okay I got TAGGED so I guess I'll have to post another round of pics! First some fun ones of my new Proline LGT (leather grip triangle) handle with pistol grip wrap from Proline website. And my kittie Ollie hehehe! Only thing I am unsure about w/ the handle is that it has no anti-roll mechanism. May have to try a new straightline handle too to compare. :D
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