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Pm if you have one for sale or know who does

So you run the Delaware around Neshaminy, I put my boat in there and run up to the sand bar, I run my skis further north above New Hope, Water is always flat and good for testing.

Eastern Pa, Bucks county

Your base gasket will be determined by dome to piston squish, Your squish needs to be 0.060-0.065
You may find the max thickness paper gasket ( 8 hole ) will not give you enough squish clearance, if...

Personally I would sell the Rossier pipe and get yourself A Factory pipe. My guess you paid about 275.00 for the Rossier pipe, you can pick up a Spec pipe complete for 400.00-450.00.
For under...

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Its the main drawback of using there pipe, Never happens with my Spec pipes.
Pull it apart, get all the oil off the pipe sleeves and coupler before you put back together, crank the **** out...

Update
Glen at Impros said re-pitching to a 26 may not work because the blade tips are getting close to the stator vanes, He's right, less then a 1/4" there now with a 25 pitch.
Working on locating...

They are getting harder to find every year, I'm always looking myself. I let one go last summer I should have bought
Even if you do locate a cylinder most guys don't have a head or domes to go with...

Not all Skat D75 pumps were 148mm, I have 3 older Skat Mag pumps, 1 is C75 six vane 140mm 1 D75 6 vane 140mm and 1 D75 12 vane 140mm
I was running the D75 six vane 16/23 & 83mm nozzle in my x4 920...

Thanks Matt
Took a while to get this engine dialed in now I need to get a impeller matched to the HP, I talked with Glen at Impros and he thought switching from a 16/23 to 16/25 would do the trick,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLzyiQu4p7g

Any of you guys running big bore strokers in a X4. I'm running a VE 970 with a 12 vane D75 140mm pump 16/25 with 82mm exit nozzle and she is
turning 8032 rpm on flat water.
Need to repitch the...

I think with that 155mm pump you should be good Matt, I never planned on this ski seeing more then 70 but you know how it goes, never fast enough.
I'm going to concentrate on the 970 ski with the D...

My concern was a broken neck, With skis now running in the 90s and they have the same issue I'm not sure they would live to talk about it.

Two big firsts from last weekend, The conditions were just right for high speed runs,
the water was like glass, water temps in the low 70s and the air temps in the mid 70s
On the first pass ...

I'm a little late to the party but I'll toss this in

Matt knows how my 920 VE runs
It's been in three different hulls in the last 5 years
This winter after a fresh rebuild from boiling it last...

Mike Stowe is the Man, I forget the name of his business. He will custom make anything, The only draw back is lead time.
If you didn't notice he made this 99 SPX set without the S
PM me and I'll...

Any one have 45cc or 48cc domes for a VE big bore

Merlin
Glad to see the hull is being used and that you kept it original.

Guess I killed the thread ?

BIG mistake on my end. At the time I had 7 skis here and no space. Justin had a huge collection of parts and here we are
5 years later and I still haven't build the 970 but its not far off now.
At...

Wow, this hull has made the rounds. Did you buy from Wayne in NY
If so what did you pay for it.
If I had to do over I wouldn't have sold it, Plans changed
I'm working on a 787 big bore 4 mil...

These are the VE 920 & 970 cylinders
No idea why the 920 was cast without rave ports, sure doesn't hurt the performance.
66 mph

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Actually I'm not an expert on the 970 or the 920. 5 years ago I didn't even know what a VE cylinder was.
I spent the last 4 years researching any and all info I could find on VE but very little can...

I restore the handlebar covers as a small side business, pocket money that goes back into my skis.
That's the reason I don't give out the how to.
It takes me about 2 hours to restore a cover, I...

Picked up the ski for about 300.00
400.00 in paint
Graphics were about 200.00
Seat cover 190.00
Footwell mats 110.00
Toss another 100.00 in for miscellaneous parts
Engine & pump came from my...

Lol
No Dan this wasn't the squirrel ski

Ha Hotdogger
I ride the Delaware north of New Hope every year, have been for 20 plus
You can run from New Hope all the way to Frenchtown but not when the river is running at
normal level.
In the...

No heat gun used.
I tried every chemical known to man including oven cleaner and bleach.
Destroyed a few in the process
It was my last idea that worked, I figured " F-it, Can't make it any worse...

The finished ski
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Picked up this 96XP last fall to resell or part out and dump the hull.
I changed my mind after I got it home. The ski was 100% original.
The engine still had factor tags on it and showed no signs...

The 970 cylinder from base to top of sleeve should be 129mm
The 920 should be 127mm
Also check your exhaust port floor, Some guys took the 920s and turned them into
970s by lowering the...

You may want to make sure its not a VE 970 cylinder before you start the crank work.
The 970 casing is 2mm taller than the 920
Also the port heights are different
If it is a 970 cylinder you...

I'm in the process of building one now for my 970.
Crank Works will be doing the job.
78mm stroke with 144mm rods
What brand rods are you planning to use ?
I'm not a fan of Hot Rods or ProX,...

Matt
Send me some pictures, I may need a set for my next engine project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QEcU30a36M

It's an 800 ported case with stock stroke
VE mono top end with Wiseco pistons
Bore 89.5
VE head with 49cc domes
Spec II with water injection
Pump extension with mag pump and Skat Trak 16/23...

Yup, About 5 miles north of New Hope at Bulls Island

Now the vintage Joe Portale #11 95 Seadoo XP runs likes its
former glory days.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t8hABdi_uo&feature=youtu.be

I'm not sure about the weight to thickness ratio of gel coat. Only a guess but I believe the gel coat would be heavier.
The gel coat also takes more skill to get a nice finish.
With base/ clear you...

You are right, your friend is completely wrong wanting to layer bondo over the ski. I'm guessing he never actually worked in a Body shop.
For starters Body filler adds unnecessary weight to the...

Thanks Matt, it's got some of your parts on board

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Good way to spend a summer day.
4 of the ski's are Justin's ( 1fastxpp )
2-96xp's
1-95xp limited
#11 Joe Portale 95xp
1-RXPX
And a 24' Baja to carry the beer

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My son wanted to build one in the worst way and never got the chance.
I have his collection of mono cylinders, VE head and domes. I’ve already
read every thread I could still find across the...