New to Forum and looking into speedster!

[dirtydeeds68]

Hey everyone my names Nick and im from Erie PA. Well im going to be honest im new into boats. I used to be into sports cars etc but now got the boat itch! Anyway im looking at a 99 seadoo speedster sk. It had both motors replaced. one in 06 and other in 09. Has all recipes from dealer maintenance etc. Its only a fresh water boat. Like i said im VERY new to boats. We have a big bay and plenty of small lakes close by and also lake erie. Some questions i have is what to look for in these boats before buying. Everyone i know has all in/outboard mercs so there not sure either. Also are these any good in 2-3ft waves at all? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!:thumbsup:

 

[LouDoo]

Hi, and welcome to the SeaDoo forum. I'm going to move this thread to the 2-stroke boat forum, I think you'll get more help there.

Lou

 

[Andre900]

What price is the '99 Speedster listed at?

Last week I bought my first jet boat - a '95 Speedster twin for $2000 of CraigsList. It looks to be in pretty good condition; the hull, deck, and seats are in excellent condition. The seller was an older, well off guy; had the Speedster in his garage, and looked like he didn't use it much or cared to keep it. He originally wanted $3000. I got him down to $2000 w/o a sea trial. I hope I didn't buy a money pit. The more I research these older jet boats, I'm finding that they seem to need a lot of general maintenance and there's a lot that can go wrong. Anyway, I took it out for the first time yesterday. Both motors started right up, but for the first minute the boat would only putt along at 15-20 MPH, even at full throttle. After about one minute, the thing took off and maxed out at 58 MPH according to the speedometer. The slow take-off problem seemed to subside after that, but it still doesn't take off as fast as it should.

Any thoughts on what might be the problem?

 

[Dr Honda]

Welcome.


If you are going to be on the big lake... then a bigger boat, will be better. The SK isn't too bad, but expect to get wet in 3' chop. It's a low profile ski boat.

Just like buying any used boat... take it out for a water ride, and make sure it's working properly. Also... if you do a compression test... you are looking for 150 psi cold. If the engine is showing under 135... it's time for a rebuild.