jetboater4life
Jetboaters Captain
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- Location
- Rochester, MN 55901
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2010
- Boat Model
- X
- Boat Length
- 21
I purchased an air inflator kit from @Bruce https://jetboaters.net/threads/air-panel-kit-140.35054/
Picking a location was the hardest part but I finally settled on a spot that I am very happy with. I've drilled more holes in my boat than I can count so tackling this was more about finding the time than doing the work. It's been over a year and we've used it a lot so I'll post my thoughts on the kit for our usage. I'm a little foggy on some of the issues I ran into during install but there weren't many. Only two things come to mind about usage of the kit. The connectors are very brittle and I've had a couple break on me when trying to secure into the boat connection. There are little tabs that stick out on the connector so that when twist locking the hose in place they keep it firm. Those tend to break because they are made from brittle 3D printed plastic. The second is the glue that was supplied with the kit isn't strong enough to hold the connectors on the hose and sometimes they come off. I need to just glue it with something stronger, not a big deal. I did a little customization of the flip up cover so it would open further as seen in the photos. Overall I'm very happy with the kit and highly recommend it for anyone wanting a simple solution to adding an air inflator to their boat.
Picking a location was the hardest part but I finally settled on a spot that I am very happy with. I've drilled more holes in my boat than I can count so tackling this was more about finding the time than doing the work. It's been over a year and we've used it a lot so I'll post my thoughts on the kit for our usage. I'm a little foggy on some of the issues I ran into during install but there weren't many. Only two things come to mind about usage of the kit. The connectors are very brittle and I've had a couple break on me when trying to secure into the boat connection. There are little tabs that stick out on the connector so that when twist locking the hose in place they keep it firm. Those tend to break because they are made from brittle 3D printed plastic. The second is the glue that was supplied with the kit isn't strong enough to hold the connectors on the hose and sometimes they come off. I need to just glue it with something stronger, not a big deal. I did a little customization of the flip up cover so it would open further as seen in the photos. Overall I'm very happy with the kit and highly recommend it for anyone wanting a simple solution to adding an air inflator to their boat.