johnnyfive Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 So new bearings and oil turned up. Once again disassembled my spare pump, pop out seal, bash out bearings. IMG_20210303_165928 by John Bell, on Flickr Remove bearings from freezer, bash one into each end, plus a seal in the front end. IMG_20210303_165958_1 by John Bell, on FlickrIMG_20210303_170141 by John Bell, on FlickrIMG_20210303_170318 by John Bell, on Flickr New thrust bearings and washer (?)IMG_20210303_170430 by John Bell, on Flickr Impeller back in, this cone thing back on with some locktite, and expensive stupid oil added.IMG_20210303_172344_1 by John Bell, on FlickrIMG_20210303_171506 by John Bell, on Flickr Nozzle and the direction maker thing go back on, ready to swap into boat.IMG_20210303_172842 by John Bell, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnnyfive Posted March 3, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2021 So turn your attention back to the boat, here is a picture to refresh.IMG_20210303_173657 by John Bell, on Flickr Disconnect and remove the trim motor, disconnect steering cable, plus x2 bilge sucky hoses and x1 cooling pushy hose.IMG_20210303_174201 by John Bell, on Flickr Notice that the wear ring in this one has started to deteriorate somewhat, also, this impellor looks a bit fancy, lets remove it to see.IMG_20210303_175025 by John Bell, on Flickr Drain oil and so on, gross. Not much and not nice.IMG_20210303_180718_1 by John Bell, on Flickr So it turns out the Donor banana-ski had a aftermarket impeller along with the tunepipe. I was tempted to swap over the SKAT-TRAK 17-26 SUPERSLIM, impeller, but it looks to be intended for maximum speed, which I doubt this hull is for. Also the other jet unit was all buttoned up. I'd like to try something like the 17-22 SWIRL for better acceleration, but I'm sure the OE impeller and an intact wear ring will be fine. Also, who the fuck names these products?IMG_20210303_181509_1 by John Bell, on FlickrScreenshot_2021-03-03-18-16-38-671_com.android.chrome~2 by John Bell, on Flickr For reference, the part number on the OE impeller translates to 16-23. IMG_20210222_155207_1 by John Bell, on Flickr And thats where I got to before dinner. Hopefully the refreshed jet unit can offer some increased performance and won't grenade itself after me touching it. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 So heres a picture looking up the ass.IMG_20210304_181654 by John Bell, on Flickr Notice the hunks of plastic on the mounting bolts, thats to try and recreate the geometry of the back of a jetski. These spacers were probably a little thin, and the mounting bolts were deforming (and cracking in one place) the back of the boat when tight. Add to that a wear ring that sticks out a couple extra mm, and me adding an adhesive neoprene sealing ring thing that would add a couple extra mm, and that made it worse. IMG_20210304_181706 by John Bell, on FlickrIMG_20210304_181757 by John Bell, on Flickr I wasn't quite sure of the best way to bodge this. Got some big washers and bent them a bit to try match the shape they tighten onto.IMG_20210304_181815 by John Bell, on Flickr Then needed to try get the spacers the correct depth between the pump and the boat. Spotted 1/4 of a plastic drum that was containing some Lister parts. Boat = plastic, so same same =/=? IMG_20210304_191741 by John Bell, on Flickr Test bolt everything to boat, looks OK, I'm a little worried that a might not have the sealing ring compressed enough, and it might suck in. But on removing the pump again it looks pretty well compressed so. Just gonna see what happens. Refit the pump again after this with blobs of sealant all around the water pipes, bolt holes and trim motor holes, plus actually attached the stuff you need to drive. Might find out Sunday if I've done something horribly wrong.IMG_20210305_091040 by John Bell, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 These photos are terrible, it was getting dark, fuck you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Oh here are some aliexpress handrails on the front, and aliexpress mirror mounts, and aliexpress mirror. I had two motorcycle mirrors and it looked very stupid (stupider than usual) so will just try one for now as proof of concept. IMG_20210305_145906_1 by John Bell, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I do like your rear view mirror idea. Time to rummage through my parts bin and see if there's a suitable one lying around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Fitted an aliexpress cam cleat on one side to try keep the rope from going in the water and doing a mischef. IMG_20210306_191922 by John Bell, on Flickr Pretty keen on some aliexpress sponsor stickers tbh 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumrum Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 link to clear plz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 https://a.aliexpress.com/_m074Zf5 Not great, not terrible 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 So yeah, buttoned up the refreshed pump, went for an outing last month, was expecting a night and day improvement, I mean, its better, but still struggles get a decent 'bite' on the water till you're nearly up on top of the water. Still quite driveable with 1 person, but more noticeable with 2 + extra fuel etc. Anyway, travelled from Whakatane up to Taneatua, and some distance further up the Whakatane river towards Ruatoki. There was really not a lot of water around at this point in March beyond Taneatua. Travelled about 65km, used heaps of gas going slow near Whakatane. 7-3-21 by John Bell, on Flickr 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Managed to obtain 1m of the right size fuel rated hose. Was hoping that I'd get away with using straight hose and it wouldn't kink, as I couldn't find bends. IMG_20210320_140755 by John Bell, on Flickr IMG_20210320_150814 by John Bell, on Flickr Denied, although can just jam your filler nozzle in there and get the job done. It kinda contacts the engine lid and makes it sit up though, so am awaiting some stainless bends from AliExpress to try work something out. I also bodged a pair of hooks on the back, in case I ever try pull anything or anyone. Was worried that if I wasn't careful whatever I bolted to the back of it would pull through the plastic. So got an offcut piece of marine aluminium, 5 or 6 mm or something. And bolted through that as some kind of doubling plate, with a bit of goo to stop the water. Not exactly aesthetically pleasing, but lets remember what the rest looks like. IMG_20210322_165106 by John Bell, on FlickrIMG_20210322_165114 by John Bell, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Oh yeah, the back of that thing is not very square, or flat, and doesn't have uniform thickness to it, so don't judge too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 Anyhoo, went back out today with @Vintage Grumble who had @keltik riding along. Started in the Waimana valley, travelled up a wee bit, enjoyable. Turned around and travelled downstream through the Waimana Gorge, turned and travelled up the Whakatane river again towards Ruatoki. Went a bit further than last time as we had rain earlier in the week. Came back down, then up again to finish. Boat went really well, bashed into a bunch of shallow bits, but could have avoided those areas, didn't really find anything overly challenging but was still enjoyable. A+. Boat is still not hooking up to the water quite as well as I feel like it should. I might try remove the intake grate for some testing, I'm suspicious it isn't big enough, but its just a hunch. 18-4-21 by John Bell, on Flickr Oh yeah, a stag appeared in the river a few hundred meters from where we launched and attempted to flee when we passed him. Didn't look as mobile as perhaps he should have been. Here is some shaky portrait one handed footage of a stag in some bushes, while I get my intake grate blocked with gravel. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 AliExpress delivered some stainless bends for the fuel filler. If I could tig stainless, I'd make some elaborate bend to get around the motor lid and line everything up. But I'm a talentless hack so just put about 45degree bend in and a slightly lesser kink and is perfectly funtional. BeforeIMG_20210320_150814 by John Bell, on Flickr PictureIMG_20210424_094726_1 by John Bell, on Flickr CurrentIMG_20210424_110310_1 by John Bell, on Flickr CUSTOM. Will get some slightly more appropriate length clamps on at some time. Anyway, pulled a few rocks out the grate.IMG_20210424_111847 by John Bell, on Flickr And went out again last weekend with @Vintage Grumble and @keltik riding along. Above Matahina Dam to below Aniwhenua Dam and return. Not really anything to report, still doesn't perform quite as well as I'd like with two people, but is perfectly cromulent for the price point. Map looks the same as the first time we did this earlier in the year (January?). Except with a bit more haste, water and confidence, and a bit less care. Covered about 55km on the return trip, over 3hrs, and was mobile for about 2hrs of that. So covering ground a lot more efficiently on time and fuel with is pleasing.24-04-21 by John Bell, on Flickr 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geophy Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Chance of a review of the stainless benda as far as weldability? If they are any good would makes stainless projects much cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted May 1, 2021 Author Share Posted May 1, 2021 Probably not any time soon sorry. I am not stainless capable. I would be sceptical of AliExpress stainless, but for my purposes it'll be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 22:35, Geophy said: Chance of a review of the stainless benda as far as weldability? If they are any good would makes stainless projects much cheaper. The 3/4” bend at the end of this is China SS. From memory it welded fine, but I’m no expert. I wouldn’t use it for anything particularly important. But would build exhausts out of it for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vintage Grumble Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Slap supercharger on, then fit your spare set of carbs to adjust for full boost fueling, maaaaaaaaaaatttttttttteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thphantum Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Have you been hooning the Whakatane river? SunLive - Plastic spill into river investigated - The Bay's News First 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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