Help needed finding o-ringed wedges

[poncho-pwr]

I am looking for some more wedges like the ones that came with my boat when I bought it. They are aluminum and have o-rings that work very well. The ones I have are 2.5*, 3*, 3.5*, 4*. The wedges have the name J. Barnes stamped on them beside where the size is stamped. Does anyone know who this is or where I can get some more like them. I just don't like the plastic looking ones and I want some more of these for myself and some buddies. Thanks for any help.

[berk]

i cut my own grooves in there and ordered o-rings from mcmaster carr. does work sweet and no leaks!

[poncho-pwr]

Where did you get your aluminum wedges berk?? I have had two of those plastic ones leak. I wish I could find out who J. Barnes is because these are some really nice wedges that came with my boat. Anybody know this guy/shop??

[berk]

never heard of him, mine came with me boat and are unlabeled. hey if ya have all those why do you need more? oh mine also look very stock, as in they have the berk look, like same hard annodizing and paint. sorry not much help! :boxed:

[berk]

mine are double drilled too which makes them look not stock come to think of it.........

[poncho-pwr]

I need more for other boats. My buddies are all very envious of my nice looking polished double drilled and o-ringed wedges.

[berk]

double drilling just looks like twice the work to me! you should have a fab shop make the wedges, you could sell em for some serious coin!

[poncho-pwr]

I didn't double drill the ones I have, they came that way. I only use eight studs to hold everything on my pump. I might check with my machinist and see what he would charge. Hell, are we the only two people with aluminum o-ringed wedges? I figured more folks would reply. thanks

[Cas]

sounds like you guys might have the adjustable style wedges. Using 2 and with all the holes drilled in them, you rotate the wedges to get to the optimum degree for your set-up. I got one from Budlight (WickedPerformanceBoats) and it works very well. It was a lot easier to fine tune than having 5 ot 6 different wedges to try.

[poncho-pwr]

I don't know cas. I guess you could do that, but I think the holes are there in case you were running a doubled drilled bowl/nozzle housing.

[berk]

ya mine are the same size wedge so i could counter rotate them for the effect of 0-8 degs. pretty cool! if i could only figure out how to adapt a reverse gate onto my steel race droop/nozzle i would be sittin pretty.

[Cas]

the ones I have are marked with different degrees from 0 to 8 so you're right, I can do that :)

[CARLSON-JET]

pretty cool! if i could only figure out how to adapt a reverse gate onto my steel race droop/nozzle i would be sittin pretty.
Real "Hot Boaters" take the attitude "what's behind me is not important" :boxed: C'mon berk "steel" you have to be kiddin' me.. that must slow you down .0000000000000000001 M.P.H. where's the spirit. :)

[pce680]

J (JOE) Barnes was a dragboat racer that was killed at a race in Kentucky
a couple of years ago.Those wedges might have belonged to him. :cool:

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

I was looking for some o-ring style wedges. I was going to have them machined for an o-ring. Maybe machining the bowl would be nice too. I had wedges leak last year,even the plastic ones :rolleyes:

[poncho-pwr]

Thank you pce680, well I hate to hear that. I guess there isn't any need to search for him any longer. These sure are some nice wedges, if he made them he did good work.

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

Thank you pce680, well I hate to hear that. I guess there isn't any need to search for him any longer. These sure are some nice wedges, if he made them he did good work.
Id keep them!!! Thats a piece of history that you have;)

[berk]

Real "Hot Boaters" take the attitude "what's behind me is not important" :boxed: C'mon berk "steel" you have to be kiddin' me.. that must slow you down .0000000000000000001 M.P.H. where's the spirit. :)
actually the steel one is the fastes you will find. about 4 mph faster than my place diverter that i sold. actually i cant figure out why they make those aluminum ones like they do, with o-rings. seems totally backwards.
ya cut an o-ring groove in the bowl too.

[pce680]

Thank you pce680, well I hate to hear that. I guess there isn't any need to search for him any longer. These sure are some nice wedges, if he made them he did good work.
JOE BARNES - SDBA PRO GAS JET RECORD HOLDER FROM RIPLEY,TENNESSEE
http://www.kdba.net/joe_barnes.htm
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/08/56546771.shtml?Element_ID=5654677
Joe was a fierce competitor.

[Chopper]

Got my DROOP from ARS Marine inc.
It's HIS OWN DESIGN With some Special stuff. And One of the Special's is an O'Ring!
OH by the way I gained 2MPH over a STD Berkeley DROOP...
Go figure..
Guess ARS Does know what HE'S talkin about.

[RICHARD TILL]

i`ve got 2 aluminum wedges (not O-ringed) that i took off something. 5 & 2 degrees. they`ve been hanging on a nail for about 15 years. used to buy em for $20. they have the name "SUPER" where the gasket goes. never thought about it but are aluminum wedges getting rare now?

[berk]

Real "Hot Boaters" take the attitude "what's behind me is not important" :boxed: C'mon berk "steel" you have to be kiddin' me.. that must slow you down .0000000000000000001 M.P.H. where's the spirit. :)
what izza behind you izza VERY important! thats your TUBER!!!! :crossx:

[pce680]

i`ve got 2 aluminum wedges (not O-ringed) that i took off something. 5 & 2 degrees. they`ve been hanging on a nail for about 15 years. used to buy em for $20. they have the name "SUPER" where the gasket goes. never thought about it but are aluminum wedges getting rare now?
Those wedges were made by Super Jet.They were in South Gate,CA.
The owner ,Art Kent was a pattern maker.He made molds and cast them out of aluminum and then machined them.