Boater59
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Just picked up 2 of them (package deal I couldn't refuse) identical and just getting myself familiar with all the needs to know. I’m a lifelong boater of many types including twin V8 offshore powerboats. I’ve ridden many skis owned by others but never had squat to do with them out of the water. That said…
I have many hurdles to jump before even splashing for a test run on each registration & insurance aside. I’ll list in order of my preference to tackle first etc:
#1 - They came with two water hose quick disconnects and they’re located on both sides of the “jet” in the rear. Plus what looks like hull drain plugs on both rear sides of the hull with screw in plugs. Well I cleaned everything up including engine bay but water is not draining from what I percieve as the two drains with plugs even with trailer tilted up? Are they the hull drains, and are what looks like two flush ports for flushing? Manual I downloaddd doesnt mention how to use to flush?
#2 - Only one came with a DESS key lanyard. Other could not be found. In my mega youtube/google searches it appears I have to take the skis to a dealer with either after market keys, or purchase from them and have “programmed” to each ski or even program both sets to work with both skis. Any gouge on that?
#3 - Each ski came with roughly half full tanks. Registrations expired 3 years ago so I know I have fouled fuel due ethanol phase separation etc. Besides pumping out the tank, are there any other steps to take to clean out old fuel?
#4 - Supercharger! Also in my searches multiple skits about rebuilding the SC every 100 hours. I’m still waiting on feedback from previous owner on any maintenance history whether it be off the warranty or beyond. My approach with anything used is start from scratch to establish a baseline going forward. Any information, links, gouge, lessons learned on that for this model would be great.
These four would be a great jump start to whip these into worry free riding shape. The hull and seat vinyl are in excellent shape, they just sat on a nice twin ski trailer with extras like covers, multiple vests and spare trailer wheels. Again a deal I couldnt walk away from despite really having no interest in owning one much less two.
Finally they both came from the space coast of Florida area (Merritt Island, so they were operated in saltwater. I’m only scratching the surface of what I got myself into…LOL![IMG_7760.jpeg IMG_7760.jpeg](https://www.seadooforum.com/data/attachments/66/66009-293a6018d580cee222a655c414a98465.jpg?hash=KTpgGNWAzu)
I have many hurdles to jump before even splashing for a test run on each registration & insurance aside. I’ll list in order of my preference to tackle first etc:
#1 - They came with two water hose quick disconnects and they’re located on both sides of the “jet” in the rear. Plus what looks like hull drain plugs on both rear sides of the hull with screw in plugs. Well I cleaned everything up including engine bay but water is not draining from what I percieve as the two drains with plugs even with trailer tilted up? Are they the hull drains, and are what looks like two flush ports for flushing? Manual I downloaddd doesnt mention how to use to flush?
#2 - Only one came with a DESS key lanyard. Other could not be found. In my mega youtube/google searches it appears I have to take the skis to a dealer with either after market keys, or purchase from them and have “programmed” to each ski or even program both sets to work with both skis. Any gouge on that?
#3 - Each ski came with roughly half full tanks. Registrations expired 3 years ago so I know I have fouled fuel due ethanol phase separation etc. Besides pumping out the tank, are there any other steps to take to clean out old fuel?
#4 - Supercharger! Also in my searches multiple skits about rebuilding the SC every 100 hours. I’m still waiting on feedback from previous owner on any maintenance history whether it be off the warranty or beyond. My approach with anything used is start from scratch to establish a baseline going forward. Any information, links, gouge, lessons learned on that for this model would be great.
These four would be a great jump start to whip these into worry free riding shape. The hull and seat vinyl are in excellent shape, they just sat on a nice twin ski trailer with extras like covers, multiple vests and spare trailer wheels. Again a deal I couldnt walk away from despite really having no interest in owning one much less two.
Finally they both came from the space coast of Florida area (Merritt Island, so they were operated in saltwater. I’m only scratching the surface of what I got myself into…LOL
![IMG_7760.jpeg IMG_7760.jpeg](https://www.seadooforum.com/data/attachments/66/66009-293a6018d580cee222a655c414a98465.jpg?hash=KTpgGNWAzu)