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Let the fun begin
Well all the parts are in, now time for the carb rebuild.
Got the Pop-off pressure tester last week did the test and sure enough it would not hold pressure and popped off at 15 psi(between 22-29 with 26 being ideal), so it’s on to a carb rebuild. Needle valve was the culprit so I ordered one and it came in last week and the rebuild kit will be here sometime this week.
The other piece.
As you can tell by the pics above Daves seat is quite ratty, so I took it upon myself to do something to help Dave for a change. Once I removed the cover the foam was waterlogged and a section needed to be replaced, which believe you me was a pain in the ass to mold and shape to the contours. The second piece was a nightmare with all the angles and once done my fingers ached for a day or 2 after,LOL. Alas though I plodded through and this is the end result.
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Yup, boat and trailer. Has a 70hp Mercury on the back. The Sea Doo’s came with the double trailer as well.
“Marina prices! Ouch. Oh well they don’t really take all that much fuel do they?”
Both gas tanks are 33L or 8.7 US.gal, so about $30.00 to $40.00 a fill up depending on the octane. How long will that last who knows but at WOT id image not to long, lol
Here’s what they looked like when we picked them up. Also in the background is the boat that came with it.
Thanks Tom, these machines aren’t complicated and to be truthful we got a sweetheart deal. They even threw in a boat and trailer, lol. Just wanted them gone as their house had sold and they had no room at their new one. they had had some work done on them and then abandoned for several years. So far we know they are not seized, that’s a good sign. At this point we have 2 batteries bought as well as I’ve replaced the kill buttons on both as well as the ignition switch on Dave’s. New plugs and plug boots on mine, she cranks with good spark on both plugs. Next step is the carbs, gonna do a pressure test on them when the guage arrives(should be this week). Might have to do a rebuild on them, not sure, mine is a single carb and Dave’s is a double and if they don’t hold pressure or the pop off is wrong then we’ll rebuild them over the winter. I drained my tank and its a clean as a whistle. They both came with an repair manual, which is great and the interwebs have some great info as well to help us along. It’s certainly a learning curve I’m enjoying and perhaps with any luck we can get them on the water for a spin next summer. Gonna be a blast, LOL
The seat and handle bar cover had been recovered with what I assume was just a normal vinyl so I decided to pick up some marine grade and redo them. Luckily I found somewhat of a close colour match and have done the seat so far, have to wait a few days on the handle bar as I ordered a new cover as it had seen better days, LOL
I’ll concentrate more on mine for now as it is the one we’ve decided is a little less complicated. Neither one of us has any clue about these rigs so we’re learning as we go. The engine on the SP is a 587 Rotax.
