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j1g1c1

Member Since 05 Jul 2009
Offline Last Active Feb 27 2012 03:50 AM

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Candlewood Lake
Year of DOO
2008
Model of DOO
Speedster 150
Engine in DOO
Rotax 4-TEC SCIC
Hours on DOO
10
State or Province
CT

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In Topic: saltwater slip

27 February 2012 - 02:27 AM

It is highly UN-recommended to leave a SeaDoo in salt water. Barnacles, slime, and other nasties will make the pump impeller and housing their home. Anti-fouling will not adhere to the pump because of the high speeds and water volume involved. Folks that live on the (salt) water, will keep their SeaDoos either on a lift or out of the water on a floating ramp-dock made for that purpose. The main cooling system is closed, but the exhaust cooling (and the inter-cooler on supercharged engines) use raw water. Imagine trying to flush out a barnacle that entered the system as a baby but has grown to full size in your coolant hose.

In Topic: Speedster Capacity

27 February 2012 - 02:12 AM

A responsible captain obeys the law whether the cops are around or not. In most cases, the constable will check the number of passengers and required safety gear. It is unlikely weight will be questioned unless the boat is sitting unusually low in the water, or you are using a fat-sack.

In Topic: URGENT Help Needed - Engine Compartment FULL of water!

27 February 2012 - 02:02 AM

Don K, on 31 August 2011 - 06:53 PM, said:

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Obviously, the auto bilge pump float switch is faulty. Verified this with boat on trailer and doing final wash and rinse and filling compartment with fresh water to the point of the switch being under water.
Also, looked around outside and under boat for any evidence of water leaking out........NONE??????
Drained engine compartment of fresh water. Started engine with exterior water hooked to flush fitting in jet housing area. Looked for any leaking of water in system for that water........NONE????????
Boat wast docked overnight for this sinking.

SO WHERE IS THIS WATER COMING AT???????????? Drive shaft seal????? Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Every year, while winterizing my 150, I fill the hull with enough water to trigger the float switch. Just to make sure it works.

In Topic: RPM for 255hp motor

27 February 2012 - 01:36 AM

Well, they do build these things in Canada.

In Topic: Speedster 150 depth finder tranducer

25 October 2011 - 07:07 PM

lr17, on 20 September 2011 - 08:04 PM, said:

I just purchased the OEM depth finder transducer for a 2008 speedster 150. The instructions are definitely lacking, but is fairly easy to install with the correct epoxy. The problem is dealers in this area have no clue about how to retrofit the transducer and the dealer many states away where I ordered the unit from is just as bad having never installed one. I called Seadoo and they will not help on any technical info and direct you to call a dealer even though the dealers are basically clueless. I know where to mount the transducer in the engine compartment. The question that I have is that do i level out the area under the gel pad with the expensive epoxy required. No one can tell me if the gel pad contacts the boat hull directly or do I need to smooth the area under the pad. The epoxy is needed to mount the base. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My other concern is once I install everything will the dealer know how to do the minute of programming!

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Kdog's solution is good for non-OEM transducers. The one in my 150 is mounted this way: The epoxy is used to mount the outer ring to the hull, you will want to "freshen" the mating surface with sandpaper. The gel pad is the interface between the transducer and the hull (much like Kdog's mineral oil). The gel pad fits inside the ring, under the transducer. The transducer attaches to the ring. BTW, mine was installed by the dealer, and the epoxy failed after 1 year of hard riding. I reattached it with MarineTex, it has been good since.