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Updates on mini jet boat - 1.1.12, 2.1.12
Boat complete : ) Trailer touched up with a bit of grey paint
too. A 20 month build process taking at least 8 hours
most weekends.
Download videos here - Motor Running and Look around the boat
There are these main things I have
learnt..
1. Plan everything, down to the millimetre. I
didn't, so it cost me too much time, money and frustration.
Something like this is most likely to be enjoyed with only nothing
but excellent planning.
2. Research existing designs and ideas, Stand on
the shoulders of giants.
3. Don't try to make a part perfect, just make
it functional, good looking and lasting.
4. Estimate reasonably your time for each part
and its installment. Then double this and add a half
more.
5. If you set deadlines, expect them to be
extended multiple
times.
6. Know why you're building something, and
remind yourself consistently.
Old pics from May 2010
Updates on mini jet boat - 24.12.11
Added malaysian marine plywood to sides, nailed on and glued at
seams, filed and sanded back to a reasonable radius. Installed
carpet floor and vinyl dash. Disc of Alu to cover ugly exhaust hole.
2nd primer coat added. Made name plate stamped into brass entitled
"JS300 FIT'D BY D J PICKETT".
Check out the images in the /images/24.12.11/ directory as larger
pics of those tiled above
To finish:
-
Battery box mount
- Choke cable fixed and mount
- Nozzle
replace
- Name plate install
- Start Stop buttons install with
coloured wire
- Add more carpet to bare patches
- Add vinyl to
dash seams
- Mount fuel bowl
- Secure seat
- Paint jet unit
bracket with marine environment protect paint
- Tidy
electrical
- Tidy engine out coolant line
- 1st Coat - Fire
Red
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2nd Coat - Fire Red
Updates on mini jet boat - 22.11.11
Tested the mini jet boat out at Cass Bay, Christchurch. Was hard
to keep running until i gave the choke a flick and off we went! Sat
quite nicely in the water, accelerates well, and given some beans it
really gets going quick! I didn't push the pedal nor my luck too
far, and at half to 3/4 throttle it has some good thrust behind it.
The steering is very responsive too. A successful test!
I
haven't got any pictures of the testing but I will update with the
most recent view of the setup as soon as possible.
Updates on mini jet boat - 31.10.11
Back hatches for engine and fuel tank, yet to be made flush with
edges, bogged, sanded primed etc - no larger
images avail for these four pix atm.
Updates on mini jet boat - 17.10.11
These are skid rails on either side
of the jet intake, mainly used to cover up the holes I made for the
engine mount bolts but serve a purpose for protecting some of the
back part of the hull. Although the grate sits
lower than these.
TODO for testing
stage:
- Extend grate fins to cover
half circle water intake to jet unit
- bolt motor onto
recently installed mounting brackets
- Buy battery
- Install fuel tank
- loom up motor
- simply bolt in
steering
- check seals watertight
- install foot
pedal.
- temporary stop/start buttons
etc.
Updates on mini jet boat - 2.10.11
Added a couple of pieces of
dressed pine to make a diagonal struct in an attempt to further
reinforce the bearing block. 30hp may otherwise have a significant
effect on the flexing of this bearing block strut.
Updates on mini jet boat -
20.9.11
Updates on mini jet boat -
19.9.11
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change the number in that link to reflect the
name of the photo below. Sorry, its a bit simple, but i
can't be arsed with PageBreeze and Imagemaps.
Kawasaki Pole Ski 300 Engine and
jet unit. Look at RAQ - Rarely Asked
Questions
Hull was found on trademe 4+
years ago
Probably $2000 in build cost so
far.
Neverending fucking weekends.
Its hate and Love. But its one of
those creations that one can then say "I made that".
You'll need these drills, the're
top notch and last bloody ages, http://www.pandn.co.nz/
By the way, my missus site if
you're into vampires and kinky shit in the bedroom... www.vaultlucifer.co.nz
REMEMBER the LIBRETTO 50M
??
heres some the old website files i've kept for
you,
libretto/ - libretto
pen files and video, sound drivers etc some are zipped some are just
the exe equivalent, have a browse.
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