SoCal Jet Boats
Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: Trukinbear on September 09, 2013, 05:23:20 PM
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As some of you know I lost my steering and ran hard aground, at speed. Today I'm trying to assess the damage, but don't see much more than scratches in the paint - I knew my hull was heavy but now I guess I know why. Other than my intake fins I don't see much else damaged. Speaking of these fins, how critical are they exactly? I've still got one on either side of the intake but have lost considerable material (maybe 40%) and have a rough and scalloped appearance. Do I have to replace the intake piece, or can I just either grind these down smooth and reshape them some, or build them up with epoxy and reshape them?
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The 'White water' usually remove both of the intake fins- less hanging down in skinny water :thumbup: they do help when pulling a skier tho.
As for the rocks/hand hole flood- 'Beach the pump' and when the rideplate/transom is on the beach, very little water will come in, I've done this on my heavy azz daycruiser @ Harrah's Laughlin, in Dec '12, and a light boat should be real easy to do.
Dan'l