poorcanuck

Well...in the watercraft there have been a few go like this due to floated valves which is caused by hitting the rev limiter too often.  I would say the water in the bilge is a problem...how much water did you have in there when the motor blew?  Ingesting water can cause issues like bent rods due to hydrolock.  I have found the Supercharged motors to be just as reliable as the Naturally Aspirated and wouldn't give up the hp and performance for nothing 

Your dealer should be able to determine what caused this catastrophic failure and I'm confident it has nothing to with the fact that it is supercharged.  Your carbon seal might have been causing the water in the bilge, was it cavitating lots and causing poor low-end performance? 

Keep us posted on what the dealer finds to be the cause.


Yuji

Yuji,

When I got the boat up on the trailer and pulled the drain plugs, I got about a half gallon of mixed water and oil. The oil came from the hole in the block and there was not enough water to have injested into the engine. Up to that point in tme, the boat was performing fine, good low end power and no cavitation. The dealer mentioned a possible bad wrist pin. What's weird is that I got no warning signals before it went boom!

Thanks for your comments.

Vince

Guys your making me worried. I bought a new 2006 SCIC 3 weeks ago, haven't even put it on the water yet, and likely won't do till next spring.
Up to this point I've been riding PWC's, mostly Seadoo with no problems. However when I starrt using the boat should I be looking/listening for different things?
Are there any tips as to how I should break it in?

I guess the good news at this point is that I paid for the 4 year warranty.