Jet pump + Karcher

Finally got my karcher back off a mate! So today i took out the jet pump and got started cleaning it, by blasting the majority of the corrosion off it.
A before shot:

And after:


It looks like part of the jet pump needs welding to strengthen it a bit. I don't know what type of metal it is! Gal, Staino, or Alu, not sure. I'll give it to my bro-in-law to figure out.

Also the prop scrapes on the wear ring a bit. Quick fix: i'll grind it down just a little. This doesn't need to be perfect.

More carby fun

Found out what those bits on the carby are. The top left one is for the choke/starter valve. I can block that off (and the holes that feed it) with some epoxy.
The other one is to provide atmosphere pressure to the carb bowl. So i can leave it disconnected.
Other than that, found out that the carb is a Keihin CVK40, and is likely shared with these bikes:

BR250 (my donor bike)
KLR250
KL250
KSF250
EL250
EX250

So finding parts shouldn't be too hard. I need lots of orings and replacement parts that are broken in it, unfortunately. Might be simpler to get another carb.

Carby fun

Just finished reassembling the carby after cleaning it all out and leaving it to soak in kerosene for a night. Had to use a compressed air blower to clean out the fuel intake! Gummed up good that bit was... the rest looked OK. Oh and the soak freed up the throttle which was good, it was nice and stuck before. Did you know that kero is the main ingredient in WD40 (AFAIK) ?
Anyway the carb looks okayish, the status report:
The pin that connects to the float to stop fuel coming in when it's full is broken a bit, may need replacing. There looks to be something that screws in missing from the top left of the photo, and there is another what looks to be a fuel line connector (just right of the missing bit, aiming rightwards), but i'm not sure what it's there for.

Bought half a jetski

I just bought half a jet ski. This will be my jet unit for the boat. Nobody believes me when i say 'i bought half a jet ski' - they think i went halves with another guy, buying one together. So pics are needed, because it is indeed the rear half of an old jetski:





Cost: $60
Total so far: $200
Hopeful end budget: $1000
Money remaining: $800

The heart is the engine

Ok, i've decided to use a small motorbike engine as an inboard. I think i've watched too many episodes of junkyard wars / scrapheap challenge. But it'll be awesome, and outboards are just too expensive.

So, for the grand total of $140, i got this, it's a 1986ish BR250 Kawasaki:



Next up, i ripped off all the wiring and rewired it, because it wouldn't spark. Used the service manual for a KLX250, was 99% the same wiring:



And so I am currently fighting with the carby:

Expected end result

Hi everyone. I'm building a Glen-L Pee Wee. This is by build blog. Hopefully, it'll look as awesome as this one on the Glen-L web site!


So far, got a friend in the states to buy me the plans, she's bringing them over next visit (soon).
Here's the plans:
https://www.boatdesigns.com/products.asp?dept=346
The hopeful budget is $1000, we'll see how that goes though. Should be feasible with any luck, although i suspect the trailer will push me over.