tortron 69,276 Posted December 20, 2020 Report Share Posted December 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, anglia4 said: "Green Waste" is good on so many levels haha 3 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakotom 8,064 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Boat looks in scale for jimny. Great combo. ‘The TrashTorquer’ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mof 14,004 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 Burley bin? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vintage Grumble 26,362 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 10 minutes ago, Shakotom said: Boat looks in scale for jimny. Great combo. ‘The TrashTorquer’ They did look super cute together, and that's the most important thing. Pity J5 didn't get the Jimny in green as he originally wanted, that would have been adorable. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tortron 69,276 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 36 minutes ago, Vintage Grumble said: They did look super cute together, and that's the most important thing. Pity J5 didn't get the Jimny in green as he originally wanted, that would have been adorable. m8 send it over, il spray it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mof 14,004 Posted December 21, 2020 Report Share Posted December 21, 2020 How about Skip 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post keltik 2,690 Posted December 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 I'm pleased to announce this boat has successfully completed stringent reliability and performance trials including but not limited to... Shallow water performance Low speed maneuverability Higher speed spins and dicking around 13 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post keltik 2,690 Posted December 29, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 And some photos to stick on the fridge 16 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 So yeah, as seen above, took it back to the water yesterday and it does run a lot better when its not breathing its own fart cloud. Picture of failed engine mount and V band that needed toightening.IMG_20201228_170634 by John Bell, on Flickr I'm not completely happy with its performance though now its making full more power, it doesn't 'bite' the water like I would expect, if you feed it more power than it can shift water, it nangs out and feels slower than if you were to nurse it up to speed. You can see/hear this in one of the vids. It handles a quite loosely, but I don't have much reference to compare it to, aside from the donor ski which carved corners like a water-skiing cut cat, comparatively. If you do manoeuvres that are too aggressive or any spins it comes off the plane pretty easily and doesn't pop out of the water like the motor seems capable. So next step is to look at the spare jetunit, if its any better pop it on for testing, and I feel I'll probably wind up giving one of the pumps a birthday. CuteIMG_20201228_182945 by John Bell, on Flickr 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 The more I look at this thing, it never stops looking awkward as shit. Luckily you can't see much boat when you're sitting in it I guess. God its ugly. 5 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nzstato 2,975 Posted December 30, 2020 Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Do you know what the specs are on the hull? Is it flat or have planing strakes? A lot of fibreglass boats handle loose as the have a shallow v to run in less water, old Jet44s were pretty slippy. Alloy you can get away with a bit deeper v since not as scared of rocks an strakes make a hell of a difference 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 Not really, I'll try and get a photo at some point, it doesn't have many features if I remember right, aside from many scrapes and marks in the plastic. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post johnnyfive 11,387 Posted January 1 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 1 So yeah, after googling what wear rings are supposed to look like, and frowning at the pump from the donor banana ski, yesterday I removed the pump from GreenWaste and had a look. Two pumps on the floor, pretty much identical.IMG_20201231_102856_1 by John Bell, on Flickr I believe this is what a bad condition wear ring looks like, from the donor ski. Cracks and grooves, not toight.IMG_20201231_113413 by John Bell, on Flickr And this is what the Greenboat had in it, note the missing material around most of the diameter. Lots of clearance.IMG_20201231_113456 by John Bell, on Flickr So I figured bad was better than worse than bad, so gooped it up and bolted it back on.IMG_20201231_121347 by John Bell, on Flickr Sploot.IMG_20201231_133309_1 by John Bell, on Flickr Launched it into the harbour this morning and pootled about with VG and Keltik, it still doesn't feel 100%, but its pretty usable now and hooks up and pisses off quick enough for me. I will likely order some bits and pieces to tidy up the original pump and probably swap it back in the winter perhaps.IMG_20210101_104035_1 by John Bell, on Flickr I'm waiting for a China GPS speedo, and need to fit a hour meter/tacho, fit some latches to the hood, attach the paddles in a better way, and I think that'll do for now. What a novelty having a working toy 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted January 1 Author Report Share Posted January 1 Also, I think I'm pretty settled on GreenWaste as a name for it, although am still considering TrashBoat. Trash Boat which is fuelled by Bin Juice. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rumrum 732 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 "pond scum" 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 GPS plotted a path of some of our journey yesterday. Stupid tide running away from us though, there only seems to be a couple hour window where you have useable water depth. boat journey 2-1-21 by John Bell, on Flickr 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vintage Grumble 26,362 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 Suuuuper keen to try get up the Nukuhou River/stream at some point. Guess you would have to start an hour or so before hightide? I was quite surprised how quickly the water fucked off. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 Yeah that would be my plan I think. To get under that low bridge, leave as soon as there is enough water to get up there 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
johnnyfive 11,387 Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 Would give you more water up the top too hopefully 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post johnnyfive 11,387 Posted January 6 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 6 Fitted a China cheapo hour meter tacho device the other day. Went out for about an hour last night, still don't have the nerve to hold it WOT for an extended period of time (because questionable twostroke). Seems pretty happy on the plane at 30-50km/h, did squeak it up to 60 at one point, has more in it, but I didn't have anyone to tow me back to the ramp if it shit itself. I imagine a bit more speed will be unlocked with an efficient pump. Around 4Krpm at 40km/h ground speed (plus or minus a tiny bit for water speed). Seemed around 7Krpm for 60km/h. Bad footage is bad. I still don't know where to set the variable trim on the nozzle at different times, I find myself adjusting it all over the place with only very minor effect felt. Only travelled about 3k out of town, but covered about 26km in total on the return trip. Had to slow down a lot in order not to swamp swimmers/kayakers/rowers/fishermen/ducks. Boat river journey 5-1-21 by John Bell, on Flickr Good fun though, just need more time available, and maybe to carry some extra fuel, it does seem to hoon through a reasonable amount. 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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