HamaTime™
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Thanks man, yeh it's almost ready for a test-run up the river, getting excited now.
Close, it's 16 foot. It puts out a pretty small wake as most ski boats this era were designed for just that, skiing. But if you tweak the ballast a little (these Skicraft are apparently drive very nose-up without any frontal weight) you can get a small wake that's high enough for wakeboarding and very clean (I should also learn how to ski though, haha). The previous owners already had a high-pole and bimini installed recently so it's ready to roll. Next on my list though is the rear ski pole. It's too high. I'm gonna ditch it and replace it with a stainless tube with a milled ski bollard welded into the top. Wanna keep it looking low and smooth, and the current ski pole is old-skool (tall with two prongs sticking out either side). I'm keen to get this done before I put the swim platform on the back as the prongs in this one could do some damage to someones shins/legs when stepping out onto the platform if they're not careful.
Speaking of the swim platform, got two stainless brackets made up but they come back a tad heavy as they are something like 6mm thick stainless bar with 25mm square tube for a gusset.. Looks mint, but I'm not sure if I'll whack these on or get some aluminium ones made up instead to keep weight down.
Oh and Bunnings are making an absolute fortune off me buying so much stainless fixings. It's bullshit. Had to get all new hinges today for the engine cover and rear seat, and by the time I walked out, I was $105 lighter and had sweet FA to show for it :hmmm:
Also got something special uploading to youtube at the moment... :boxing:
Haha, my guess was pretty close!
Yeah I know a bit about the skicrafts, 2 of my mates have similar era ones. One a Hallett which puts out literally ZERO wake, the other tweaked a bit for more wake.
Yeah get a rear tow mount welded in, be alot better. However for skiing, you'd be much better off towing off the high pole from a mid mount (not at top of tower). Way easier to control boat and alot more appropriate for a skiier.
You planning on hooking up a Duckboard are ya? Very easy to do. Been meaning to do it with our boat (I have a share in an '82 Ramsay Wildcat with 3 of my good mates).