Today's test results 5/9/05

[Jrsrxp]

Yes I got the speed that I was looking for with all the sick acceleration. first my set up...Riva stage one without the wedge with PPG's trick up Solas impeller 6 bars of gas 87 temp out side , 77 water temp 71.5mph. i di dnot get the impeller untill about 5:30pm(UPS was late). i did not rely have a chance to play with it like I wanted to because of the time. That was the good news. Now the Bad yes bad when putting the ski back on the traler I don know what happen but it was like someone pushed the ski to the side and I hit the side of the traler. OUCH GOOD DAM WHAT THE F***. Pulled it one and what do you know.....A gash the size of a nickle threw the Gel coat down to the fiberglass Yes not good. Can this be patched or does the entire bottom have to be redone. I can not and do not wont to put it back into the water unless it is fixe and fixed correct. i will be calling my insurance company to morrow and see what the deal is. What a good day and a bad day. I go the speeds that I waonted and on this. I am still plan on ordering some more goodies for it but I have to get this foxed first.

[Peligroso]

JR, you should be able to get it patched at any marine store that does it or you can buy the kit to do it your self. I know west marine sells them and they have a small kit with all the material you need to patch it. I had to do that to mine on one of the sides that had the bared wire sticker on it. Hope this helps.

[rx4pain]

Peligroso - was your hole atop the waterline? I had one on the rail and I just used black duct tape 1/2 the season because it was never submerged. However the gel coat had stress cracked to a larger area and at the season's end the total bill at the body shop came to $1800 to repair. I just turned it in to insurance, but still...I think it would have been better to address earlier on.

[Peligroso]

rx4pain, yes mine was above the water line. I hade one right at the tip of the sticker near the back and then one on the top falt prt near the foot wells. It only costed me $200 to get mine fixed. they were both small (I would say a quarter size on each one), but the worse part was I tried to fix it and made it worse. If I had jsut took it there and let them do it, would have cost me a lot less.

[Jrsrxp]

I will post some pictures tomorrow. Pleast tell me I can get it patch. I looks like someone took hamer and chiped a section of of the gel-coat and not the fiberglass is exposed. Problem it is in the water. O yea the ski runs great that is one plus

[mgo7483]

Jon, you must of did a damn patch job, because I noticed it when it was damaged, but I couldn't find it when we were at FRS.

[Peligroso]

LOL Mike, you would have notcied the one I did. That is why I took to someone who does it all the time on boats and had them fix my mistake.

[Jrsrxp]

Good news i jsut got off the phone with a guy that does alot of gel coat repairs and i will be getting my ski to him as soon as I leave work today. He said it sounds like it can be patched and it would take a couple of days and not 3 weeks like this other place I called. so i feel a little better

[mgo7483]

LOL Mike, you would have notcied the one I did. That is why I took to someone who does it all the time on boats and had them fix my mistake.

OHHH OK I see. I was a nice fix either way...

[Jrsrxp]

mgo7483
whats your next move for your mods.