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[foundation]

Hello All Sea-Doo members,
I am new to Sea-Doo sportboats. I live on the island of Kauai in Hawaii working with youths in videography and water sports. (Check out our website we are trying to construct with our youths here: www.foundationhawaii.itcstore.com)
I would like to hear (email:classic@aloha.net) from Sea-Doo SportBoat members about their maintainance suggestions for operating the boat in salt water. I was told to use Royal Purple 2 cycle oil for the boat and a PWC. Obviously I am a novice in boating.
I bought this particular boat because of the safety and twin engine (speed is needed) and legally registered as a Boat. PWC's are not legal for some of the things we want to do.
We are thinking of time-share, vacation renting our 5 bd room 2bath house that includes the boat and a Pwc with pontoons (safety) and jeep suv. I would like to do this because--riding on the ocean around our island is DA BEST. Kauai was voted as the #2 island in the world by Travel and Leisure visitors to the island.
Being a former surfer (now 60 years old) I am looking forward to filming very large waves for our visitors and public viewing from a viewing angle never before used to show the excitement of surfing and what the jet boat will do.
Any ideas or comments?
Bob
Kauai Classic Foundation

[2003speedster]

Hello All Sea-Doo members,
I am new to Sea-Doo sportboats. I live on the island of Kauai in Hawaii working with youths in videography and water sports. (Check out our website we are trying to construct with our youths here: www.foundationhawaii.itcstore.com)
I would like to hear (email:classic@aloha.net) from Sea-Doo SportBoat members about their maintainance suggestions for operating the boat in salt water. I was told to use Royal Purple 2 cycle oil for the boat and a PWC. Obviously I am a novice in boating.
I bought this particular boat because of the safety and twin engine (speed is needed) and legally registered as a Boat. PWC's are not legal for some of the things we want to do.
We are thinking of time-share, vacation renting our 5 bd room 2bath house that includes the boat and a Pwc with pontoons (safety) and jeep suv. I would like to do this because--riding on the ocean around our island is DA BEST. Kauai was voted as the #2 island in the world by Travel and Leisure visitors to the island.
Being a former surfer (now 60 years old) I am looking forward to filming very large waves for our visitors and public viewing from a viewing angle never before used to show the excitement of surfing and what the jet boat will do.
Any ideas or comments?
Bob
Kauai Classic Foundation

Hi Bob, I just sold my Speedster 97....I live in Australia. i used the Speedster for "tow surfing' among other things....and thought I might be able to give you an insight into some of the doo's and doont's! The most important don't :NEVER turn your engines off whilst you are out in the surf....the lanyard recievers are old and will tend to play up only when the biggest wave you have ever seen is approaching!! This happened to me and I had to hang over the front and "dog paddle" as fast as I could out the back. Spray plenty of seadoo lube (spray can) down the choke stick to lubricate the throttle cable....you can also remove the throttle to inspect the cable conditions underneath. There is a neutral switch that engages under the throttle which you should be aware of.....it limits revs on the engines whilst in nuetral. When the button gets stuck.....the computer will think it's in nuetral and limit your acceleration to the pace of a fast swimming duck! Inspect the switch (push in and out and make sure it moves freely), lubricate with seadoo lube. Keep spare spark plugs in boat at all times. A vibrating engine that is not operating properly will USUALLY mean that you will either have weed or a bag stuck in your intake/impeller, or you have blown a plug. You can clear most weed/ bags by placing in reverse and pulling weedless intake lever or slowly accelerating until it sucks itself through. That is not the normal way to clear, but if your in the surf you don't want to turn your engine off (unless you have to replace a plug)!
I always flushed each engine for three minutes at 3000rpm's after salt water use.....at the two and a half minutes back throttle off and spray seadoo lube into the carberetta via the small hole in the black air cleaner until the engine chokes on it. Use the straw thats provided with the can to angle your spray. If you can get it to turn off through spraying thats good....if not, turn off when you here it choking. This will get the good stuff into the carbie. Then remove spark plugs and place leads on grounding device at back of engine, spray lube into each cylinder for 5 seconds. Tap start button to lubricate piston (should crank twice). Those motors will love you as much as you love them!
Scott from "down under"

[2003speedster]

Hello All Sea-Doo members,
I am new to Sea-Doo sportboats. I live on the island of Kauai in Hawaii working with youths in videography and water sports. (Check out our website we are trying to construct with our youths here: www.foundationhawaii.itcstore.com)
I would like to hear (email:classic@aloha.net) from Sea-Doo SportBoat members about their maintainance suggestions for operating the boat in salt water. I was told to use Royal Purple 2 cycle oil for the boat and a PWC. Obviously I am a novice in boating.
I bought this particular boat because of the safety and twin engine (speed is needed) and legally registered as a Boat. PWC's are not legal for some of the things we want to do.
We are thinking of time-share, vacation renting our 5 bd room 2bath house that includes the boat and a Pwc with pontoons (safety) and jeep suv. I would like to do this because--riding on the ocean around our island is DA BEST. Kauai was voted as the #2 island in the world by Travel and Leisure visitors to the island.
Being a former surfer (now 60 years old) I am looking forward to filming very large waves for our visitors and public viewing from a viewing angle never before used to show the excitement of surfing and what the jet boat will do.
Any ideas or comments?
Bob
Kauai Classic Foundation

I forgot a couple of important details on flushing (you probably know this already)
Start engine THEN turn water on......rev to 3000rpm.....at two and a half minutes turn hose off and quickly spray lube into air intake hole to choke engine.

Check out jetboating.net and you will see a photo (tow surfing) I submitted in the gallery of a seadoo speedster 14 footer riding a monster (look for petfirst as photo submitter)

[foundation]

Hello All Sea-Doo members,
I am new to Sea-Doo sportboats.  I live on the island of Kauai in Hawaii working with youths in videography and water sports.  (Check out our website we are trying to construct with our youths here: www.foundationhawaii.itcstore.com)
I would like to hear (email:classic@aloha.net) from Sea-Doo SportBoat members about their maintainance suggestions for operating the boat in salt water.  I was told to use Royal Purple 2 cycle oil for the boat and a PWC.  Obviously I am a novice in boating.
I bought this particular boat because of the safety and twin engine (speed is needed) and legally registered as a Boat.  PWC's are not legal for some of the things we want to do.
We are thinking of time-share, vacation renting our 5 bd room 2bath house that includes the boat and a  Pwc with pontoons (safety) and jeep suv.  I would like to do this because--riding on the ocean around our island is DA BEST.  Kauai was voted as the #2 island in the world by Travel and Leisure visitors to the island.
Being a former surfer (now 60 years old) I am looking forward to filming very large waves for our visitors and public viewing from a viewing angle never before used to show the excitement of surfing and what the jet boat will do.
Any ideas or comments?
Bob
Kauai Classic Foundation

Hi Bob, I just sold my Speedster 97....I live in Australia. i used the Speedster for "tow surfing' among other things....and thought I might be able to give you an insight into some of the doo's and doont's! The most important don't :NEVER turn your engines off whilst you are out in the surf....the lanyard recievers are old and will tend to play up only when the biggest wave you have ever seen is approaching!! This happened to me and I had to hang over the front and "dog paddle" as fast as I could out the back. Spray plenty of seadoo lube (spray can) down the choke stick to lubricate the throttle cable....you can also remove the throttle to inspect the cable conditions underneath. There is a neutral switch that engages under the throttle which you should be aware of.....it limits revs on the engines whilst in nuetral. When the button gets stuck.....the computer will think it's in nuetral and limit your acceleration to the pace of a fast swimming duck! Inspect the switch (push in and out and make sure it moves freely), lubricate with seadoo lube. Keep spare spark plugs in boat at all times. A vibrating engine that is not operating properly will USUALLY mean that you will either have weed or a bag stuck in your intake/impeller, or you have blown a plug. You can clear most weed/ bags by placing in reverse and pulling weedless intake lever or slowly accelerating until it sucks itself through. That is not the normal way to clear, but if your in the surf you don't want to turn your engine off (unless you have to replace a plug)!
I always flushed each engine for three minutes at 3000rpm's after salt water use.....at the two and a half minutes back throttle off and spray seadoo lube into the carberetta via the small hole in the black air cleaner until the engine chokes on it. Use the straw thats provided with the can to angle your spray. If you can get it to turn off through spraying thats good....if not, turn off when you here it choking. This will get the good stuff into the carbie. Then remove spark plugs and place leads on grounding device at back of engine, spray lube into each cylinder for 5 seconds. Tap start button to lubricate piston (should crank twice). Those motors will love you as much as you love them!
Scott from "down under"

Aloha 2003speedster,
Thanks for the reply 'brah'. Stoked you wrote. (Enough of the surf lingo).
I could not find the picture of your wave from the boat. Why did you sell the boat? I think you 'nailed it' by telling me about the neutral switch. Now I have to find it. Can you describe where it is?
Do you surf? What about photos and videos?
If you check the website the youths I work with are construction you will see when we do here.
Keep in touch. (email: classic@aloha.net)
Bob Sato
Kauai Classic

[tiggerman]

Welcome to the board Bob! Scott's got it nailed for this one alright...

[2003speedster]

Hello All Sea-Doo members,
I am new to Sea-Doo sportboats.  I live on the island of Kauai in Hawaii working with youths in videography and water sports.  (Check out our website we are trying to construct with our youths here: www.foundationhawaii.itcstore.com)
I would like to hear (email:classic@aloha.net) from Sea-Doo SportBoat members about their maintainance suggestions for operating the boat in salt water.  I was told to use Royal Purple 2 cycle oil for the boat and a PWC.   Obviously I am a novice in boating.
I bought this particular boat because of the safety and twin engine (speed is needed) and legally registered as a Boat.  PWC's are not legal for some of the things we want to do.
We are thinking of time-share, vacation renting our 5 bd room 2bath house that includes the boat and a  Pwc with pontoons (safety) and jeep suv.  I would like to do this because--riding on the ocean around our island is DA BEST.  Kauai was voted as the #2 island in the world by Travel and Leisure visitors to the island.
Being a former surfer (now 60 years old) I am looking forward to filming very large waves for our visitors and public viewing from a viewing angle never before used to show the excitement of surfing and what the jet boat will do.
Any ideas or comments?
Bob
Kauai Classic Foundation

Hi Bob, I just sold my Speedster 97....I live in Australia. i used the Speedster for "tow surfing' among other things....and thought I might be able to give you an insight into some of the doo's and doont's! The most important don't :NEVER turn your engines off whilst you are out in the surf....the lanyard recievers are old and will tend to play up only when the biggest wave you have ever seen is approaching!! This happened to me and I had to hang over the front and "dog paddle" as fast as I could out the back. Spray plenty of seadoo lube (spray can) down the choke stick to lubricate the throttle cable....you can also remove the throttle to inspect the cable conditions underneath. There is a neutral switch that engages under the throttle which you should be aware of.....it limits revs on the engines whilst in nuetral. When the button gets stuck.....the computer will think it's in nuetral and limit your acceleration to the pace of a fast swimming duck! Inspect the switch (push in and out and make sure it moves freely), lubricate with seadoo lube. Keep spare spark plugs in boat at all times. A vibrating engine that is not operating properly will USUALLY mean that you will either have weed or a bag stuck in your intake/impeller, or you have blown a plug. You can clear most weed/ bags by placing in reverse and pulling weedless intake lever or slowly accelerating until it sucks itself through. That is not the normal way to clear, but if your in the surf you don't want to turn your engine off (unless you have to replace a plug)!
I always flushed each engine for three minutes at 3000rpm's after salt water use.....at the two and a half minutes back throttle off and spray seadoo lube into the carberetta via the small hole in the black air cleaner until the engine chokes on it. Use the straw thats provided with the can to angle your spray. If you can get it to turn off through spraying thats good....if not, turn off when you here it choking. This will get the good stuff into the carbie. Then remove spark plugs and place leads on grounding device at back of engine, spray lube into each cylinder for 5 seconds. Tap start button to lubricate piston (should crank twice). Those motors will love you as much as you love them!
Scott from "down under"

Aloha 2003speedster,
Thanks for the reply 'brah'. Stoked you wrote. (Enough of the surf lingo).
I could not find the picture of your wave from the boat. Why did you sell the boat? I think you 'nailed it' by telling me about the neutral switch. Now I have to find it. Can you describe where it is?
Do you surf? What about photos and videos?
If you check the website the youths I work with are construction you will see when we do here.
Keep in touch. (email: classic@aloha.net)
Bob Sato
Kauai Classic

G'day Bob, Glad you found the info helpful. I put 185 hours on my 97 Speedster in under 3 years.....it had 200 on it when I bought it. I'm still in contact with the guy who bought it from me and he loves it! The engines in it are now probably over 400 hours old, all salt water use and still going without rebuild. The photo of the tow in is still there....page 5 bottom right in the gallery. That photo was the birth of my obsession with Seadoo Sportboats.....not too many of them in Australia. I sold my old one because I really always wanted the Speedster 160 and couldn't afford it....things have now changed for the better....so I'm getting my dream boat. It's coming from New Hampshire in the US.....I don't think anyone will have moved a second hand Doo farther than I'm about to!!!! Its not a waste of money either as the boat will have a value of slightly more than it is all going to cost me.
I don't have any photos of us towing in as we were amongst it not watching...and there was also enough valuble items at stake. Have fun Bob, and feel free to ask more questions when they come up.

Scott