Shucks Slippery Skis

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Shucks Slippery Skis specializes in Nanocell and Fiberglass hull repair, followed up with GatorGlide to help get your ski looking better, protected, and back on the water!

The ski that started it all.My personal 2016 Yamaha FZR SVHO was the first ski I ever repaired and ultimately what led t...
09/01/2026

The ski that started it all.

My personal 2016 Yamaha FZR SVHO was the first ski I ever repaired and ultimately what led to Shucks Slippery Skis.

I bought this ski out of Chicago with some minor hull damage already present. I also managed to add a little damage of my own after selling my GP1300 and not adjusting the bunks on my lift correctly. Regardless of how it got there, I knew the bottom of the hull was going to need attention sooner rather than later.

I decided to invest in the proper WEST SYSTEM epoxy, GatorGlide, and materials and take the project on myself. That decision ended up turning into a lot more than just fixing my own ski.

The hull was repaired, prepped, and coated with GatorGlide—and that coating is now finishing up its second full season. The keel was just recoated last month, but overall the original GatorGlide has held up extremely well considering how this ski is used.

And this thing does NOT live an easy life.

It gets beached basically every ride, is ridden around 10 months out of the year, and spends plenty of time getting rocked back and forth on the shoreline by passing boat wakes.

I honestly don’t want to know what the factory hull would look like at this point without GatorGlide taking the abuse instead.

That’s exactly why I like it. The coating is meant to be sacrificial. Instead of wearing through the actual hull every time the ski gets dragged onto shore, the GatorGlide takes the beating.

And when the keel finally starts showing some wear? Recoating it is simple.

The ski can stay right on the trailer, the keel gets prepped and recoated, and the entire job can be finished in a day.

Two seasons of abuse, one quick keel refresh, and still going strong.

This FZR may have been the first one I worked on, but it definitely wasn’t the last.

The ski that needed a repair ended up starting Shucks Slippery Skis.

This one was a little more than a repair… I was gifted this boat by my mother back in October of 2025. It had previously...
09/01/2026

This one was a little more than a repair… I was gifted this boat by my mother back in October of 2025. It had previously sank due to the transom cracking and was stripped down on the side of her house for many years. I agreed to drive to Florida and pick it up for a winter project because let’s be honest, riding jetskis in January with icebergs floating by you is less than ideal, so I wanted an outboard boat.

Over the winter, this 1993 Wahoo 1850 went through a full restoration and modernization from the transom forward.

The transom and kickers were completely redone with seacast and the floor was cut open to access and replace the original fuel tank. Once the structural work was finished, the exterior received a heavy cut and buff to bring the fiberglass back to life before the hull was wrapped in slate gray vinyl for a completely updated look.

This boat only came with a trailer, so a rebuilt Mercury 150HP XR6 was thrown on along with a full set of new gauges to clean up and modernize the helm.

The original steering system was also upgraded to hydraulic steering, making the boat considerably smoother and easier to control than if I had kept the 33 year old rusted cable steering.

A lot of work went into taking a 30+ year-old boat and making it feel like something completely different:

• New transom
• New 45 gallon fuel tank
• Floor opened, braced, and rebuilt
• (8) Black Oak LED pods with Bluetooth controller installed
• Slate gray vinyl wrap on sides and piano black vinyl wrapped windshields
• Mercury 150 2-stroke repower with Uflex hydraulic steering conversion
• Fusion radio installed with (4) fusion 7.7” speakers and a NVX 1000 watt amp with marine grade 16g and 2g wire.
• Lastly, some Baja seats replaced the original hard plastic seats

There’s something satisfying about bringing an older boat back instead of giving up on it.

1993 on the title. Not so much everywhere else.

Another one brought back to life by Shucks Slippery Skis.

One of the first hull repairs completed at Shucks Slippery Skis.This Sea-Doo came in with significant damage to the fron...
09/01/2026

One of the first hull repairs completed at Shucks Slippery Skis.

This Sea-Doo came in with significant damage to the front of the hull and keel after an unfortunate encounter with a sunken buoy.

Because this hull is constructed from SMC, the damaged area needed more than just filler. The repair was opened up and properly prepared before laying in 1708 biaxial fiberglass and resin to rebuild the missing material and restore the shape and strength of the hull.

Once the fiberglass work was complete, the repair was shaped and sanded back to the original hull profile. The area was then finished with gel coat to seal the repair and bring the exterior back to a clean, factory-style finish.

There’s a big difference between simply covering up hull damage and actually rebuilding what was lost. This one required getting into the structure of the hull and building it back from the inside out.

Sunken buoy: 1. Sea-Doo: 0. — carbon seals… Priceless

Shucks Slippery Skis: tied it back up and had her floating dry again in no time.

Another rock d**e repair completed at Shucks Slippery Skis.This Yamaha came in with impact damage to the NanoXcel hull a...
09/01/2026

Another rock d**e repair completed at Shucks Slippery Skis.

This Yamaha came in with impact damage to the NanoXcel hull after another unfortunate encounter with a rock d**e. The damage included deep gouges and areas where the hull material had been broken away completely.

The damaged areas were ground and sanded back to solid material, then rebuilt using WEST SYSTEM epoxy thickened with colloidal silica. The epoxy mixture allowed the damaged sections to be filled, shaped, and sanded back flush with the original hull profile while restoring strength to the affected areas.

Once the structural repairs were completed and the hull was fully prepped, it was time for GatorGlide.

Multiple coats of GatorGlide Base Coat were applied first, followed by the Top Coat to create a durable sacrificial barrier over the repaired hull. Extra attention was given to the keel and other high-contact areas that take the most abuse from beaching, loading, and shallow-water use.

NanoXcel hulls are lightweight and perform extremely well, but they are not very forgiving when they meet rocks. Adding GatorGlide gives the repaired hull an additional layer of protection between the factory surface and whatever it may encounter next.

Rock damage repaired. Hull rebuilt. GatorGlide applied. The hull repair was done, but apparently my work wasn’t. Since this is a friend’s ski, it got a full cut and buff detail too—because I have standards, and one of them is not parking next to a filthy Jet Ski.

Ready to get back on the water — and back to being slippery 🤘

This Yamaha GP SVHO came in with significant hull damage after striking a rock d**e. During the initial inspection, I al...
09/01/2026

This Yamaha GP SVHO came in with significant hull damage after striking a rock d**e. During the initial inspection, I also found extensive osmotic blistering throughout the hull from prolonged water storage.

The repair started by sanding through each blister and allowing the hull to thoroughly dry for several weeks. Any areas that required sanding into the fiberglass were then sealed and rebuilt using WEST SYSTEM epoxy.

The deeper impact gouges were repaired at the same time, filled with WEST SYSTEM epoxy thickened with colloidal silica, then carefully sanded flush to restore the hull’s original profile.

Osmotic blistering was also present inside the pump tunnel. To properly address it, the ride plate and intake grate were removed, the affected areas were sanded back, and the entire pump tunnel received a protective layer of thickened epoxy and GatorGlide.

Once all fiberglass and epoxy repairs were complete, the hull was prepared for GatorGlide.

Four coats of GatorGlide Base Coat were applied and allowed to cure for four days. The surface was then scuffed and prepared again before receiving six coats of GatorGlide Top Coat. Additional overlapping coats were applied along the keel to build extra protection in the area that sees the most abuse.

GatorGlide is especially beneficial on these lightweight, more fragile PWC hulls. It creates a durable, sacrificial barrier between the hull and the sand, gravel, ramps, and shoreline surfaces encountered during normal use.

By building additional material along the keel, the most frequently worn portion of the hull now has considerably more protection—and more material to wear through before a future keel recoat is necessary.

Hull repaired. Blisters addressed. Pump tunnel protected. GatorGlide applied.

Hull Repair That Goes the Distance 🤘

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