Islandia?

[jimludwig]

Folks,
I've got a 96 Speedster that I'm learning how to use, but my wife loves to fish, so I've been looking at the Islandia. Does anyone know about these boats? Are they 2 stroke? Most of the brochures just talk about them having Mercury Engines (v6). Are they a good idea? Issues? Like on CL, I'm seeing used boats advertised with new motors, and it looks like the changing station cloth is missing on a few of them. Is that normal?

Sorry if this isn't the right place to post. Just trying to get info.

Thanks!

 

[Coastiejoe]

[MENTION=16022]Dr Honda[/MENTION] will be able to provide good info relative the Merc engine as well as the Seado Boats in general.

Seadoo Boats can have 2-strokes, the Merc engine, or the 4-tech 4-stroke. Maybe the Speedster is limited to a specific engine, that I am not sure of. I can only tell you that all engines are available in Seadoo Boats. NADA has the following for the specific boat you are asking about.
Engine Specifications
Quantity: 2
Horse Power: 85
Type: Gasoline
Displacement (CCs): 718

Assuming this is correct, then it has the 718 2-stroke Seadoo Engine which is a popular engine and easy to repair in general.

 

[jimludwig]

Ack! Sorry! I meant to ask about info for the Islandia, but when I re-read the post, it sounded like I was asking for info on the Speedster. You are correct it's a pair of 718s. The guy I found here in the Tampa area (a SeaDoo Master Technician) tells me it's a 1996.5 model. I've got it running pretty well, now I'm working on learning how to be on the water!

Since my wife is looking for something to fish off of, I was wondering about the Islandia, which looks like a Jet Boat/Deck Boat combo that's big enough to have friends out on and to actually carry fishing gear. I was just wondering if there are any sore spots to look for on the Islandia when searching for one on Craigslist/Boattrader/etc.

 

[DRoach]

sorry to spam this but I was wondering if you ever got the Islalndia? I have one for sale if not. will make youa great deal on it.

 

[Spimothy Leary]

not to discourage you from the SD brand... but My Bro in law who researches everything to death, looked at SD and Yami jet boats and ended up choosing a Hurricane Deck boat. I went out on it with him quite a few times and i have to admit I think he made an excellent choice, however I think it was 24K, (2 yrs old), which might be out of your budget. They do have a lot of older ones and at least here in FL, with of our shallows, it was a pretty good fit, and better fuel economy than a jet drive model.

 

[Seadoobuddy]

Looks interesting...... http://www.hurricaneboats.com/