Did I damage my ski helping a friend with a tow???

[Kacz]

Friends pump blew out at about the worst possible time - but isnt that always the case?

I had to tow in from very calm (luckily) deep ocean through the bay and back to the ramp. Total time towing was about 1.5 hours. Averaged about 10-15 mphs and around 5k - 5.5k rpms. We were both on my ski and his was behind us and about 30ft of towline. My ski is a 2010 sea doo GTI 155 SE. My ski did the job no problem, but I am wondering now if I could have hurt something towing for this long? And/also should I give anything a good looking over that might have suffered excessively due to this.

Good news is we made it ahead of darkness and weather safely - why you should always ride with others, just hope my ski is ok.

Thanks in advance.

Kacz

 

[Seadoobuddy]

Your ski should be just fine, but his could be hyrdolocked (assuming it's an older 2 stroke) unless you pinched off the water line. because you were towing at more than about 5MPH, water "could have" gotten into his motor. Tell him to remove his spark plugs and crank it over and see if any water comes out. if so, then keep cranking in 5 second spurts until all water is out, then start and run in the water for 15-20 minutes.


BROCK1......Don't ride alone!!!!

 

[Kacz]

Thanks for the reply. I figured my ski was fine, solid smooth 4 stroke with lots of HP and I’ve ridden it wide open for very long runs though not for 1.5 hours. I guess what I am more concerned with is 5k RMPS for 1.5 hours NOT on plane. My thoughts are this would cause stress/resistance the engine and pump were not necessarily designed for... Though I’ve pulled tubers all day long, but we quickly get on plane.

And yes his 1200 GP got water in the crank which is being fixed. But I guess it was better than the bottom of the ocean...

 

[Dennis]

FYI SDB,

The 4 strokes will hydrolock from being towed too fast also. :cheers:

 

[scottozy]

Always good to install a tow tap, in any ski that requires the water line hose to be clamped if towed. Save a lot of haste that way. Stops water getting in if towed more than a few mph.