Who has the most hours on their ski or one that they have seen before? Any brand!

[DSchmidt54]

nice! yeah my parents wanted to kill me after i cooked my engine parts , i used hi temp engine enamel, (green) and then read that it needs to hit 200 just to cure for chemical resistance...........so i removed anything plastic or rubber from my mag housing, tuned pipe, header, rotary valve cover, and pto. and baked each for 1hr (each) at 250..........kitchen smelled like crayons at 4 am but i wanted to make sure my 2 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint, and 3 coats of clear stand up to the elements lol................whats the horse power on that engine? lol

 

[Stand-Up Guy]

Had a 89 Kawasaki 650sx. Complete rebuild in 98. Still ran ok (compression was failing) when I sold it in 2011. I beat the piss out of it. For the first 5 years after rebuild it was out twice a week and at least a tank of fuel each time. Then it sat for 2 years. Then I sporadically beat the loss out of it until I sold it. I ran whatever oil I happened to pick up and rarely changed plugs. I thought it was a hell of an engine.

 

[Stand-Up Guy]

Double post... My bad

 

[WhiskeyD]

My 91 SP had to have 500+ hours before it lost compression. We lived on the lake for the first 6-7 years of owning it so it was ran 2-3 times a week for about 2 hours of actual run time each outing. Too bad it didn't have a hour meter, I'm sure the number of hours it had would be surprising. For the last 4-5 years of its life, it was trying to hang with a 951 so it was pretty much always ran WOT. Those lil 587s are work horses! "Knock on wood" but I haven't had a single issue out of my 787 either. Granted, I stay on top of the maintenance which makes a world of difference.

 

[DSchmidt54]

so do you guys reccomend blowing em out (quick little rev) when you pull em out of the water? and what about fogging after every use? whats the best maintenance schedule you guys follow?

 

[Dr Honda]

When I take my skis out... yes... I start the engine, and giv eit a short blast to push the water out. Then... when I get home, I park them with the seats off, so they can dry out a little.


As far as fogging after every use... that's not really needed. BUT... if you know they aren't going to get used for a few weeks... I guess it can't hurt.

 

[Minnetonka4me]

Fogging is the #1 cheapest insurance. I dont get to it after every ride....but doing it WILL make your motor last longer. If you have a cabin use it all weekend and fog it before you leave.


The reason why you ask? No matter how much brapping you do at the end of the day there is water in the exhaust. As the Temps go up and down, water is evaporating, going up the pipe, into the motor, and when it condensates guess where it will settle? On every shiney steel part in there...cyl, and crank bearings to be exact.

When you fog a motor you are basically coating everything in oil which protects water from touching the bare metal.

On sleds, ATVs, Dirtbikes....they dont have water in the exhaust so its not a big deal like PWCs.

I am a FIRM believer in it and let all my customers know too. Dr. Honda you need to get on board this bandwagon!!!:thumbsup: :cheers: