Looking at buying a 97 Speedster for $4K
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Posted 04 August 2006 - 06:14 PM
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Posted 11 August 2006 - 10:02 AM
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Posted 20 September 2006 - 08:32 PM
Doo a compression check on the engines. Take a good look at the hull for cracks in the gel coat. You might crawl under the boat with a flashlight and look into the water pumps to see in what shape are the impellers. If they are banged up it isn't a big deal to work on the drive train. You'd just have to plan to have the existing impellers repitched or replaced. Impros does good work. Got some Scat-traks from them a couple of years ago and they work great. If the drive shaft carrier hasn't been retrofitted to the 1996 bearing type you can doo the mod while you pull the impellers. I'd ask them if you all can go for a test drive. I paid $6,000 for mine 3 years ago. So depemdimg on your area $4,000 so sounds reasonable.Newbie here! Looking to buy my first jet boat, wanting some advice. I am going to look at a 97 Seadoo Speedster, the asking price is 4K. I have never owned a jet boat and I was wanting some advice on what to look for. I am an industrial maintenance tech, and I work on all of my own vehicles, so I am somewhat mechanically inclined, just a newbie to jet boats. I have only seen pix of the boat and it looks good (we all know what looks are good for...). I briefly talked to the owner's wife and she said it ran good, and that they were the second owner. She also went on to say that one of the engines had been rebuilt about 5-6 years ago. I have always been intrigued by these boats and have wanted one for a while now. Thanks all!!!!
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:20 PM
Newbie here! Looking to buy my first jet boat, wanting some advice. I am going to look at a 97 Seadoo Speedster, the asking price is 4K. I have never owned a jet boat and I was wanting some advice on what to look for. I am an industrial maintenance tech, and I work on all of my own vehicles, so I am somewhat mechanically inclined, just a newbie to jet boats. I have only seen pix of the boat and it looks good (we all know what looks are good for...). I briefly talked to the owner's wife and she said it ran good, and that they were the second owner. She also went on to say that one of the engines had been rebuilt about 5-6 years ago. I have always been intrigued by these boats and have wanted one for a while now. Thanks all!!!!
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:22 PM
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 09:32 PM
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Posted 23 August 2011 - 05:16 PM
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Posted 18 September 2011 - 01:32 PM
Did you end up getting it? I absolutely love our 97 Speedster!!! It's just a tad small and tends to bounce around a good bit, but that's half the fun to me. Easy to tow, launch and manuver. Let us know if you purchased it.
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Posted 18 September 2011 - 01:41 PM
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