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[1st Doo]

My gas gauge says only 1/4 tank left and yet I can't get more than 12-14 gallons of gas in it.  The gauge is useless and my dealer is not much better.

Where are you located and what dealer are you dealing with? Have you tried to actually call SeaDoo and address the problem with them?

I called my dealer and they are clueless. They want me to drop it by and keep it for a while as they say they are busy. I asked them if they knew how to fix it and they said no but they would give it a try.

What would be the SeaDoo tech support number for the USA?

A friend of mine just bought a new Speedster 200 and he experienced similar fuel tank fill-up issues (could not fill it all the way). What he found, that was causing the problem, was the outlet vent nipple at the tank was nearly completely blocked, by virtue of the plastic tank molding process at the factory. All he did to correct the problem was remove the vent hose and drill down through the plastic vent nipple to clear the plastic blockage which now allows the air to escape when he fills up. Problem resolved! Good luck!

[tiggerman]

A friend of mine just bought a new Speedster 200 and he experienced similar fuel tank fill-up issues (could not fill it all the way). What he found, that was causing the problem, was the outlet vent nipple at the tank was nearly completely blocked, by virtue of the plastic tank molding process at the factory. All he did to correct the problem was remove the vent hose and drill down through the plastic vent nipple to clear the plastic blockage which now allows the air to escape when he fills up. Problem resolved! Good luck!

Good info Dood! We have a couple dealers who post here now, maybe this could help them out, or maybe they have already received a service bulletin from Bomber.......

[cAn'T sWim]

I was at a place called Royal Distributing on the weekend and they had 2 different Radar guns by Bushnell. I thought about checking one out, testing it on the boat and taking it back.......but my GPS unit will be here in a week so I will tell you the true MPH then.

[99Speedster]

I was at a place called Royal Distributing on the weekend and they had 2 different Radar guns by Bushnell. I thought about checking one out, testing it on the boat and taking it back.......but my GPS unit will be here in a week so I will tell you the true MPH then.

Cool! I will be interested to find out!

[ross77]

My speedometer will top out between 57 - 63 mph depending on waves/wind/load. According to boattest.com, the top speed of the 2000 speedster was only 49 mph using a radar gun. As far as I know, the 2000 is pretty much the same as an '04, so I guess our speedometers are off by quite a bit. Damn, i thought our boats were faster than that!

[fialoe]

When nobody else can keep up it doesn't matter what speed your travelling!! I never use my mirror anyway!

[jojacheez3]

I want to do the sub move. I have tried the combination of lever moves in the past not knowing at the time that it was supposed to sink the bow. In my Sportster SCIC, when the sub move is attempted there is absolutly no sinking of the bow. The boat does stop quickly however, and the reverse plate causes 20' arches of water to shoot up and out from the jet assembly. Its a good crowd pleaser but I get no submarine action. I'm wondering if the difference between the Sportser and the and the boat in the sub-move video are to blame. Does anyone have any advice for sinking my boat.

[Braveit1]

I want to do the sub move. I have tried the combination of lever moves in the past not knowing at the time that it was supposed to sink the bow. In my Sportster SCIC, when the sub move is attempted there is absolutly no sinking of the bow. The boat does stop quickly however, and the reverse plate causes 20' arches of water to shoot up and out from the jet assembly. Its a good crowd pleaser but I get no submarine action. I'm wondering if the difference between the Sportser and the and the boat in the sub-move video are to blame. Does anyone have any advice for sinking my boat.

I have a 2006 SCIC as well. There is a limit on our reverse that doesn't alow us to go in reverse as fast as needed to do a sub move with a big impact. I read a post somewhere a one time that someone was going to try and remove the throttle assembly to see if it can be changed. Never heard an answer.
I might try taking mine apart in a few weeks because it has become very hard to shift on mine lately. It also doesn't "click" on forward all the time preventing me from using the throttle.

[Fairbank54]

This past August with 1/2 tank of fuel and myself, 2004 160 tested with two GPS's top speed 58 mph.