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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:51:46 AM EDT
[Last Edit: VrodRay]
Bought this and started working on it back in 2017. Sold the ski I was going to use to push it in 2018 and it has been sitting in my shop parking lot since then. This past year I have been messing with it here and there when I have time, and finally it is getting dropped off for paint.
I also bought the Seadoo that will be powering it this past weekend. So I will be breaking that in for 10hrs before it pushes it.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:54:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cypher214]
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That seems like a fun way to leave your friends floating in the middle of a lake while you create huge waves with the jet ski and soak them with rooster tails.
There was a standing rule when I used to ride that if you stopped and stood on your ski to take a piss in the middle of the lake, you WERE going to get rocked by a huge wave. My buddy was a bit miffed when he forgot and went in with his phone and wallet, along with a capsized jet ski. 
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:55:23 AM EDT
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I am confused and interested. IN!
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:56:52 AM EDT
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Make sure you have the proper safety equipment since it is no longer a PWC and now a boat
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Posted: 4/16/2024 10:59:05 AM EDT
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So, a boat with extra steps?
I'm glad YT keeps the economy going doing such things. |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:01:34 AM EDT
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Fiberglass Seat pans going to the upholsterer.
 Fiber Glass Seat Pan, Shuttle Craft |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:11:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UV18: Make sure you have the proper safety equipment since it is no longer a PWC and now a boat oooh, good point! |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:26:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:28:29 AM EDT
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Back fell off.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:29:30 AM EDT
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In!
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:31:27 AM EDT
[#10]
I have the strangest confusion boner right now……..
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:37:09 AM EDT
[#11]
The roll bar's a nice touch.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:38:49 AM EDT
[#12]
Huh... I'm dyin' to see how this turns out.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:51:11 AM EDT
[#13]
Never seen one of these before. Ok OP, I'm in.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:53:14 AM EDT
[#14]
That looks like Hialeah...don't park that thing outside lol
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:54:16 AM EDT
[#15]
Looks fucking redneck and dangerous as hell.
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Posted: 4/16/2024 11:58:35 AM EDT
[#16]
 Turn Down For What Fail - Bikini Girls Boat Crash Remix - Original #TDFWFail |
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Posted: 4/16/2024 3:10:31 PM EDT
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You will be king of the sandbar.
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Posted: 4/17/2024 1:54:27 PM EDT
[#18]
Some pictures of previous work done, Electrical box, Machined aluminum plate to mount the electronics, and machined aluminum rings for the 4 JL speakers and 1 Sub going in.
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Posted: 4/17/2024 1:56:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: VrodRay]
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Posted: 4/17/2024 1:58:39 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:00:41 PM EDT
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That is some incredibly detailed work and I don’t think any manufacturer would do as good a job. But if I may ask, are you retired or severely OCD? That had to have taken an incredible number of man hours to accomplish
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:01:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: VrodRay]
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:18:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Curmudgeon762: severely OCD Judging on some of OP's previous build threads, I am going with OCD. |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:25:18 PM EDT
[#24]
Does it have any foam flotation?
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:33:11 PM EDT
[#25]
Kick ass project op, outstanding quality to boot.
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:36:07 PM EDT
[#26]
So you ram a ski in the back... bolt into position and take off?
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:37:45 PM EDT
[#27]
Thanks for parking me in the middle of a lake without an engine, sounds fun.
Is it a gas station? |
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:39:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: StevenK]
[#28]
My best friend has one very similar. Amazing little things! You can drop of your people and take turns riding the ski. Put a good sound system in.
ETA, beat by the OP, haha |
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Posted: 4/17/2024 2:42:44 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By airbender: So you ram a ski in the back... bolt into position and take off? "RAMSKI" is a pretty good boat name. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 10:46:14 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Cypher214]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FuriousYachtsman: "RAMSKI" is a pretty good boat name. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FuriousYachtsman: Originally Posted By airbender: So you ram a ski in the back... bolt into position and take off? "RAMSKI" is a pretty good boat name. Or a Russian sheep. |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 11:04:04 AM EDT
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Looks more like a floating boom box with seats to me. Turn that shit down in the evening! I don’t want to hear your ghetto shit blasting across my lake!
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:47:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:53:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VrodRay: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/251314/IMG_2308_jpeg-3190436.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/251314/IMG_2317-1_jpeg-3190437.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/251314/IMG_2311-1_jpeg-3190438.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/251314/IMG_2332_jpeg-3190439.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/251314/IMG_2327-1_jpeg-3190441.JPG Did a lot of custom boat work and that metal machining is serious overkill
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Posted: 4/18/2024 12:58:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: VrodRay]
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By UV18: Did a lot of custom boat work and that metal machining is serious overkill I have a vision... |
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:03:16 PM EDT
[#35]
I don't even now what I'm looking at, but I like it!
Nice work, OP. 
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:05:27 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/18/2024 1:44:30 PM EDT
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I like it. How does the ski lock in? With destaco clamps, or similar?
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Posted: 4/18/2024 2:24:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: VrodRay]
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 13MIKE: I like it. How does the ski lock in? With destaco clamps, or similar? I will be improving the side walls to keep the ski from rising off the ledge it's resting on. As well as molding a fiberglass cradle for the nose of the ski. |
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Posted: 4/19/2024 4:54:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WoolRug: So, a boat with extra steps? I'm glad YT keeps the economy going doing such things. |
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Posted: 4/19/2024 6:02:56 PM EDT
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was it designed to do this?
Just eyeballing it, seems like you're going to be putting a lot of stress in places a boat designer didn't reinforce to begin with. I am not talking bluesky days so much as under load in some chop and trying to make some quickish turns to avoid flotsam. Feel like you may get to watch one of the back legs of the 'U' depart from the craft. Also, will the ski pivot in the mount, or is the entire craft supposed to flex? ... don't get me wrong, innovate the shit out of that. I know a guy with a floating picnic table. I think I am misusing a finance term, but I feel like his sunk costs are going to be way less than yours... also, you are going to try and seal that stereo locker up, right, not just pass all those wires through? hydroJitney! |
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Posted: 4/19/2024 6:22:24 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote History That one never gets old.
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Posted: 4/20/2024 11:43:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By high_order1: was it designed to do this? Just eyeballing it, seems like you're going to be putting a lot of stress in places a boat designer didn't reinforce to begin with. I am not talking bluesky days so much as under load in some chop and trying to make some quickish turns to avoid flotsam. Feel like you may get to watch one of the back legs of the 'U' depart from the craft. Also, will the ski pivot in the mount, or is the entire craft supposed to flex? ... don't get me wrong, innovate the shit out of that. I know a guy with a floating picnic table. I think I am misusing a finance term, but I feel like his sunk costs are going to be way less than yours... also, you are going to try and seal that stereo locker up, right, not just pass all those wires through? hydroJitney! It's designed for it. Here is the original promo video, the company is long gone.  Original Shuttle Craft Promo Instructional Video - Features, Rails, & How to Attach Jet Ski |
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Posted: 4/20/2024 11:51:33 AM EDT
[#43]
Sweet!
Now do one for cargo, with a flat bottom and bow ramp, like the cutest little Higgins Boat. |
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Posted: 4/20/2024 12:00:45 PM EDT
[#44]
Nice.
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Posted: 4/20/2024 1:12:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Deadtired: Sweet! Now do one for cargo, with a flat bottom and bow ramp, like the cutest little Higgins Boat. Then, if the fish police comes, you can just unhook and boogie. No way they catch the motorcycle of the sea! |
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Posted: 4/20/2024 1:28:09 PM EDT
[#46]
Interesting concept, but it seems like they aren't made anymore for a reason? Has to be a lot of wear/rubbing on both the shuttle and the PWC, no matter how good the mating system may be.
So, why didn't it catch on? |
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Posted: 4/20/2024 1:34:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ar15-joe: I don't even now what I'm looking at, but I like it! Nice work, OP. This. I dont have a fucking clue what this is for / what it does. |
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Posted: 4/20/2024 1:56:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BladedRonin: This. I dont have a fucking clue what this is for / what it does. |
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Posted: 4/20/2024 2:39:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Dragynn]
[#49]
So, beautiful work but you're going to run that amp in a nice sealed non-ventilated box in hot summer weather?
Have done around 16,000 vehicles or more in my lifetime, there's a good reason we don't put amps in places where they can't breathe. ETA: And I don't see any rubber on the front or backside of your amp where you have it bolted in. You really need some shock absorbage in the marine environment, boats are subjected to waaaay more shock than cars are. Trust me on this dude, I did it for a living for 20 years, and have worked on at least a thousand boats. Not trying to bust yer balls here, it's obvious you have serious skills and equipment and must work on stuff like this a lot, the work is gorgeous. I'm just coming at it from the perspective of a guy who's had to do a lot of warranty work and exchanges due to people focused solely on pretty work and not taking precautions to insure the life of the equipment. |
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OK, USA
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Posted: 4/20/2024 3:22:00 PM EDT
[#50]
Not a Jet Ski in sight.
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