Is 215hp enough juice?
#1
Posted 16 May 2008 - 07:07 PM
I used to have the 240hp V6 and IMO it has a lot of power to do all the towing. What's your experience with the 215hp SC engine? How many can ride while towing a 2-3 person tube? ARE YOU SATISFIED with the QUALITY, Power and Performance of your new toy? Thanks!
still deciding......to purchase an 07 or 08 Challenger
Ex2100 rare Polaris 250 optimax with tower
Blue 2008 SE with tower- sold
Ex-2000 Speedster MercV6- love that boat!
#2
Posted 16 May 2008 - 07:28 PM
Doo-ers
I used to have the 240hp V6 and IMO it has a lot of power to do all the towing. What's your experience with the 215hp SC engine? How many can ride while towing a 2-3 person tube? ARE YOU SATISFIED with the QUALITY, Power and Performance of your new toy? Thanks!
still deciding......to purchase an 07 or 08 Challenger
Hi mate
As regards quality I will leave you decide-but see my post Reverse lever
#3
Posted 16 May 2008 - 07:37 PM
Hi mate
As regards quality I will leave you decide-but see my post Reverse lever
I forgot to mention that I also find the thing extremely noisy at WOT especially on the back seat. Those decibels seem to be way higher than my previous 2 Stingrays or Chaparral
Also at 12 stone exactly, I am not the heaviest beast. Yet I can feel that engine cover definitely flexes when I step on it
#4
Posted 16 May 2008 - 09:30 PM
From our experiences so far it has plenty of power, first outing we put 5 people in the boat and it did just fine. We currently only have 2 hours on it so we are in the break-in period. Running it at 3/4 throttle for the first 5 hours. Boat has plenty of get-up out of the hole, once it gets over 5 hours we will run it WOT in 1 minute bursts from time to time until we reach 10 hours. I will keep you posted as we get more hours on it and get some people behind the boat to see how it handles pulling. We should be going out tomorrow so I will get some more hours on it to see how things go.Doo-ers
I used to have the 240hp V6 and IMO it has a lot of power to do all the towing. What's your experience with the 215hp SC engine? How many can ride while towing a 2-3 person tube? ARE YOU SATISFIED with the QUALITY, Power and Performance of your new toy? Thanks!
still deciding......to purchase an 07 or 08 Challenger
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#5
Posted 16 May 2008 - 10:46 PM
From our experiences so far it has plenty of power, first outing we put 5 people in the boat and it did just fine. We currently only have 2 hours on it so we are in the break-in period. Running it at 3/4 throttle for the first 5 hours. Boat has plenty of get-up out of the hole, once it gets over 5 hours we will run it WOT in 1 minute bursts from time to time until we reach 10 hours. I will keep you posted as we get more hours on it and get some people behind the boat to see how it handles pulling. We should be going out tomorrow so I will get some more hours on it to see how things go.
Hey Fodon and Kevin
Did your trailers come with standard "disc brakes"? Sales are telling me that this boat is less than 20' and so it does not require such brakes. Also, he said that this is just a "typo" on SeaDoo's specs sheet. Is this true?
Yes, yes, please post more....
SO, no pulling during break-in period? Thanks!
Ex2100 rare Polaris 250 optimax with tower
Blue 2008 SE with tower- sold
Ex-2000 Speedster MercV6- love that boat!
#6
Posted 17 May 2008 - 09:09 AM
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#7
Posted 17 May 2008 - 02:49 PM
Kevin N. Seeber
Kingsland Marine
Kingsland Marine
#8
Posted 11 June 2008 - 12:55 PM
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#9
Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:03 PM
Well we finally did some pulling with our new 180 Challenger this past weekend. We did some wakeboarding, check the gallery for some pics, http://seadoosportbo...o...eq=sc&cat=9. The boat did great, it felt very strong and didn't have any problems getting me out of the water! We just used the tow eye too, since we didn't opt for the tower.
Serious skill on the wakesurfing, been trying to get that one down, she would show me up!!!!
#10
Posted 11 June 2008 - 02:44 PM
#11
Posted 11 June 2008 - 03:11 PM
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#12
Posted 11 June 2008 - 03:19 PM
This is the nature of a jet boat, you gotta give it some gas in the turns! Ours slows down too a little when turning, but as long as your hand is on the throttle to maintain the speed then you should be fine. If you are not able to maintain the speed then you might have something else going on.
I'm not able to maintain the speed while cornering. I've only had the boat a little over a month, and replaced the impeller last week. It seemed to help a little but still not what I've expected. Do you have any ideas what may be going on? Runs great going straight!?
#13
Posted 12 June 2008 - 04:01 PM
#14
Posted 12 June 2008 - 08:46 PM
I'm not able to maintain the speed while cornering. I've only had the boat a little over a month, and replaced the impeller last week. It seemed to help a little but still not what I've expected. Do you have any ideas what may be going on? Runs great going straight!?
Acceleration from Turns - Because of the mechanical dynamics of the single stage pump design, turning will always have a noticeable effect on engine rpms. In high speed "left hand" turns, the water enters the pump cavity at an angle that is "unfriendly" to the rotation of the prop. The result is that engine rpms will drop significantly from this added "load". Conversely, turning right at high speed causes the water to enter the pump at an angle that allows the prop to process water very easily. The load reduction caused by this "favorably" entering water can be so profound that the engine rpms raise significantly, and cavitation is often induced.
#15
Posted 13 June 2008 - 05:33 AM
#16
Posted 17 June 2008 - 11:24 AM
just to add - when i am towing skiers or tubers i have to use a huge amount of throtle in the corners - particulalry skiers - you will loose some speed when not towing - it will all depend on a huge number of factors - how many people on boat - how is it loaded - sea conditions etc - one thing to remember is that if you are towing slow tubes or wake surfers and you are not planing - you will see a marked decreasein speed when turning, when towing my girlfriend on a mono ski at say 26mph (on gps) when on a turn at the top of a course if the turn is fairly tight i might need 2000rpm+ just to maintain 26mph.
No1stumper is correct, the 180 turns best to the right because of the water induction into the pump. The beam of the hull relative to its length is another issue. For instance if you turn left in decreasing water depth the boat will fall off the chine and continue straight even with the wheel turned hard left. On a single engine jet it is important to increase throttle during a left turn to keep the boat heeled over to port. No other Seadoo does that in the current lineup either due to having twin engines or a small enough wetted section not to cause induction or chine problems.
Kevin Seeber
Kingsland Marine
Kingsland Marine
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