I had a great Saturday on the lake, lots of kneeboarding, tubing etc...98 GTX ran perfect!
Sunday was a different story though! All my fault I have to confess. Started off putting the Doo in the water...forgot to put the drain plugs in at the back - After 40 minutes riding, couldn't get past about 20mph - Got back to lake edge, checked the engine compartment, realised the plugs were out. water was just beneath the battery - Also, the air intake hoses were higher than the water line, so do not think I ingested any water. Drained the water, and the ski ran perfect.
About an hour later, I got a 'MAINT' warning flash up. I know I need to go and check if there are error codes, which I will do in a couple of days when I get back to the Doo. Is there any likely damage from taking on that water - I'm sure it did not get near electrics. It could be just a coincidence that the 'MAINT' came on and is just a service indicator (I hope).
Second, my spotter on the back didn't notice the luminous bright obvious rope that was about to go under the ski - I was running in neutral, waiting to get my kneeboarder back on again - All of a sudden it stalls - Tried to start, but realised it was the rope.
I got towed back to dock (300meters) at about 3mph going forward ;-)
Would any damage occur from towing that I need to be aware of - I did not 'pinch' the hose.
Once out of the water, I was able to cut about 8ft of rope from the impellor shaft - There was about 4 inches that got through the impellor. I freed it all up and started - It fired up straightaway, shot the remaining 4 inches of rope out of the back and revved up fine.
I have not water tested it since, anything I should be aware of?!
Thanks for all your helpful advice in advance
Sunday was a different story though! All my fault I have to confess. Started off putting the Doo in the water...forgot to put the drain plugs in at the back - After 40 minutes riding, couldn't get past about 20mph - Got back to lake edge, checked the engine compartment, realised the plugs were out. water was just beneath the battery - Also, the air intake hoses were higher than the water line, so do not think I ingested any water. Drained the water, and the ski ran perfect.
About an hour later, I got a 'MAINT' warning flash up. I know I need to go and check if there are error codes, which I will do in a couple of days when I get back to the Doo. Is there any likely damage from taking on that water - I'm sure it did not get near electrics. It could be just a coincidence that the 'MAINT' came on and is just a service indicator (I hope).
Second, my spotter on the back didn't notice the luminous bright obvious rope that was about to go under the ski - I was running in neutral, waiting to get my kneeboarder back on again - All of a sudden it stalls - Tried to start, but realised it was the rope.
I got towed back to dock (300meters) at about 3mph going forward ;-)
Would any damage occur from towing that I need to be aware of - I did not 'pinch' the hose.
Once out of the water, I was able to cut about 8ft of rope from the impellor shaft - There was about 4 inches that got through the impellor. I freed it all up and started - It fired up straightaway, shot the remaining 4 inches of rope out of the back and revved up fine.
I have not water tested it since, anything I should be aware of?!
Thanks for all your helpful advice in advance
