The official "What did you do to your jet boat today" thread.

[TimW451]

Thanks for posting those pics. I’ll be installing the tabs on the same hull. Any tips or tricks specific to our hull to share?
TIA

Bought the tabs during the group buy and finally got them installed. Still need to wire but they look good and I’m glad I don’t have to relocate the transom straps.
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[RobbieO]

I installed new clevis bushings today. Big difference in the freeplay. Thanks to @BruceWard for his product.

 

[Nightmare]

So I got up on the Wakeboard today. FIRST PULL!!
I haven’t ridden the wakeboard in about 19 years

This slip is so small

 

[RobbieO]

So I got up on the Wakeboard today. FIRST PULL!!
I haven’t ridden the wakeboard in about 19 years

This slip is so small
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I've been waiting 25 years to get up on my single ski. I swore I would never try wakeboarding until I do. I may have to change my thinking.

 

[Joshua Miller]

Last weekend was the tabs, this week the wiring. Now just a leak test and ready to hit the open water.

 

[Ronnie]

Installed a new Bimini top, extension and custom boot. The main piece shredded on the highway last season and the other parts need to be repaired. Had a guy in S.C. Do the work, George K.

 

[Babin Farms]

Got going early this morning and welded gussets on the trailers guide poles. Tired of just tapping them with the the boat while loading and having them bend. If this doesn’t do it I’ll build a set out of heavier material strong enough the trailer bends before the guide posts.

 

[zipper]

Nice job. That was my reason for choosing VeVe guides. Also the pvc pipe acts as a vertical roller as it spins on it's base. Picture shown without pads.

 

[Babin Farms]

I just need to get better at loading in the cross-current of the Mississippi

 

[Robconn]

Extended shade for boat trials for today. Started with what I had already before deciding to explore further options. I will use bottom post of patio umbrella along with table top. Will get a wider beach umbrella than pictured. Patio umbrella to cumbersome and does not store nicely under seat cushions.

 

[RobbieO]

Nice job. That was my reason for choosing VeVe guides. Also the pvc pipe acts as a vertical roller as it spins on it's base. Picture shown without pads.

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Did you hit your trim tab or am I drinking?

 

[jEt_jAk]

This on the side of the freeway in 112 degree weather.

 

[RobbieO]

This on the side of the freeway in 112 degree weather.

Get yourself a 18v 1/2 impact.....easier on the back....and quicker

 

[zipper]

Did you hit your trim tab or am I drinking?

No, that picture was taken 4 years ago while I was installing the tabs as well as replacing a frozen brake caliper on the trailer.

 

[octavio3311]

Wonderful day on the lake.

 

[Ronnie]

I got to use my boat today and while doing so I put adhesive over the heads of the SS screws which hold my bunk slides in place.

for to use the trailer guides to their full potential. Wind had mea little sideways on the the recovery and I bent the left guide about 30 degrees forwards before it sprung me back onto the bunks. Not bad for being over a decade old.

 

[HangOutdoors]

@Ronnie What year is your Expedition? Looks exactly like mine, 2017, tow's like a champ.

 

[Ronnie]

@Ronnie What year is your Expedition? Looks exactly like mine, 2017, tow's like a champ.

2010, love it, especially the self leveling rear suspension.

 

[Rodder77]

I’ve had my fender cleats for a month or so. Haven’t built up the courage to drill yet. I put a message out to the supplier to see if there are other pins that can be used for more options. Great job!

Just added those fender cleats to the stearn as in the video too!!!!. It was a breeze, took less than an hour for both. Measured 14" from the tower base then used a countersink bit to start the hole, then 1/2 bit, countersink bit again then the 11/16, and a little bit more with the countersink just to round the gel coat around the edge. used poly (3 coats) on some 4" square boards for backing support (prepared before install), added SS washers (a must) and a tiny bit of loctite pl/3m 4200 on the underside of the cleat where it touches the gelcoat to seal it a little. Back of the swim deck seats open up for wet storage, easy access and reached in and snugged up the nuts (dab of blue loctite too) with an adj wrench...done. Wife/kids should appreciate them, soooo much easier to reach and use when docking then the far back back cleats on the swim deck that are almost useless.

 

[RobbieO]

Just added those fender cleats to the stearn as in the video too!!!!. It was a breeze, took less than an hour for both. Measured 14" from the tower base then used a countersink bit to start the hole, then 1/2 bit, countersink bit again then the 11/16, and a little bit more with the countersink just to round the gel coat around the edge. used poly (3 coats) on some 4" square boards for backing support (prepared before install), added SS washers (a must) and a tiny bit of loctite pl/3m 4200 on the underside of the cleat where it touches the gelcoat to seal it a little. Back of the swim deck seats open up for wet storage, easy access and reached in and snugged up the nuts (dab of blue loctite too) with an adj wrench...done. Wife/kids should appreciate them, soooo much easier to reach and use when docking then the far back back cleats on the swim deck that are almost useless.

Nicely done !