My Speedster is a 2002 and was originally from a dealership in Galveston, TX. It was obvious that although the boat had very few hours (less than 25), it wasn't exactly given a lot of TLC. But that was OK. We knew a little elbow grease would make her all purdy. Anyhow, the previous owner wasn't too careful as indicated by the buggered-up fenders, broken tail lights, scuffed hull, etc. So, I replaced the tail lights and center marker light with some new technology LED lights. WOW - I likes 'em!
The previous owner had also some how dinged the outer tube on the tongue jack which meant that the jack wheel didn't swivel smoothly. Decided to order a new jack but then found out that those snap ring mount jacks from Fulton are $90! Being the innovated and cheap bastard that I am, I bought a $39 bolt on unit from BoatersWorld and spent an hour with a Dremel and 6 cut-off wheels cutting off the existing jack mount plate.
I figured the wheel bearings probably hadn't been looked at. And they hadn't. So for peace of mind I installed a new wheel bearing kit. Word of caution here if you do this (assuming you have a stock Sea-Doo trailer). The inner bearing will accept two different sized races, BUT YOUR HUB WON'T! Don't ask me how I know this.
I would suggest you remove your races before you purchase a bearing kit and verify that the new races' part no. matches the old one. BTW, in case you didn't know, bearings and bearing races have a standardized part number. IOW, a L68149 tapered roller bearing is the same no matter who makes it.Personally, I thought some of the graphics on my Speedster were a bit much. So, out came a hair dryer and off came some decals. I removed the "Speedster" decals on both the driver and passenger dash consoles as well as the decals for the ignition key and the one about the steering assist system to the right of the steering wheel. I took off that big decal just ahead of the throttle and shifter. Next to go were the "Speedster" decals on the bow and those graphic ones between the big "SEA-DOO" and the rub rail. IMHO, the boat looks much better and a bit more tasteful. The console dashes look a helluva lot better. Oh - and where those "Speedster" decals were on the bow, I placed some nice custom vinyl boat numbers ($30 for the set).
I got out my 3M Finese' fine cut polish and did the black portions of the boat followed by Meguiar's Mirror Glaze #50. A friend turned me on to the #50 and that stuff is the cat's testicle. It does a good job of cleaning (without abrasives) and leaves an awesome finish. It's got UV protectants and it's made for boats. And you can use it on all your vehicles. Just get off your rusty money and go buy a damn bottle - you'll be glad you did.
I just installed a Shakespeare VHF antenna and will be installing a Clarion M255 marine AM/FM/CD this week. I'd really like a GPS/chartplotter/depth sounder, but the wife has frozen all my credit cards.
I keep telling her all this stuff is hers too, but she ain't buying it. That's about it except for the routine maintenance I had a dealer do on the jet pump and engine. If I ever get off my lazy ass and learn how to post images, I'll take some pics of the boat. Until then you'll just have to use your imagination!
Tom
