med_maestro

nice....

is the front cover factory or custom/aftermarket? did u have to custom place the front clips?

ok, so I just took it to a seadoo repair shop and the smoke is coming from the exhaust...I did not realize there was an exhaust outlet to side behind the jet outlet....I initially thought the vents on both sides of the boat are the exhaust....obviously I dont know the first thing about boats yet....

Anyway, he said thats because the engine is overheating as not enough water is being pushed thru. he said the impeller and wear ring need replacement....what a bummer to cause this much damage in less than 1 hour of use

so the estimate I got was $557 including parts, labor, and tax....is that appropriate or am I being ripped off???

the impeller is $300, wear ring $64, and impeller cone $13....he said everything is seadoo OEM parts!

also, there was damage to a rubber ring with fins that is located in front of the impeller. he said that is pain to change because its glued on with some very tough epoxy which takes forever to peel off  and not worth the money. Besides he said it does not really affect performance. Instead he will sand them down to make it flat. 

I also asked him about the accuracy of the hour meter....I am suspicious that mine only has 3 hrs...he said some models have issues with displaying the right hours but the computer onboard the engine will keep track of the correct hours which he can find out once he attaches it to his diagnostic computer.

What do you guys think off all this? do you think he is genuine? do you agree with his assessment and plan?