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    No beep, no start 2003 speedster

    read thru this post & the links...power relay Need help with a dead boat good luck
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    Replacing 2005 seadoo islandia optimax 250 engine

    Someone smarter than me can provide better details, but the outboard engine is the same - except for the engine drive shaft. Wont, fit, not interchangeable engines on the sport-jet for this reason.
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    No spark again

    Check these posts... had the no spark twice, once a crank sensor & once a relay. I think last link has some good references too. Take a really good look at the relay, tiny burn marks at the pins. Good luck! 2004 Mercury M2 jet boat, No Start/No Spark Mercury 240 EFI M2: Only cranks once -...
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    Wiring help please

    2003 Utopia - maybe this helps.
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    No spark again

    check the crank position sensor, mine was intermittent for a while. Easy 2-pin connector under the flywheel. See thread: 2004 Mercury M2 jet boat, No Start/No Spark
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    2001 Sea Doo Challenger 240EFI M2 Sport Jet Starts, Runs, Won't Restart

    Hold the steering wheel to left/right bump setting while starting
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    Oil type for 2003 Sea Doo islandia optimax 250

    I think the best advice is not to mix oils...i personally waited until the oil was low, then filled up with Pennzoil TCW3. Around $13-17 at walmart. After following this site for years, i believe this is the best advice. Whatever you do, ensure the product states TC-W3.
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    Any thing special about the factory Sea doo speedo?

    It is actually quite simple. the two wires are connected to a coil, the spinner on the sensor has small magnets imbedded into it. As the water spins the wheel, the magnets pass across the coil inducing a small voltage/frequency proportional to speed. Your indicator simply translates this...
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    Any thing special about the factory Sea doo speedo?

    I replaced my Speedo with a Faria years ago, works fine. Slight connection differences. Here is a pic i took, perhaps it may help. You can check the pickup by measuring a small voltage pulse when you spin it, theres not much to fail on that - magnet & pickup.
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    Second Battery in Utopia 205

    The fish finder voltage alarm I have set to 11.7 V... an arbitrary value, not based on any experimentation. I do get the alarm during starting (this is expected).
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    Second Battery in Utopia 205

    I have the same boat, one good "car" battery i bought ~ 2 years ago ( ~$100) at autozone. Never have any issues, i run the radio & fish finder all day fishing or floating. Ive even dug the nose in, filled the boat with water & had the bilge pump run > an hour with no issues. The radio and fish...
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    Thru Hull, Transom Mount

    this is my current setup. My hook xducer is just foward of the starboard drain plug - the speed sensor wires are a good reference. I have an elite 4 xducer in the bilge pump area - recently move from the starboard side of the grate (i was hoping new placement helped, but the xducer failed, it...
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    Thru Hull, Transom Mount

    I've had good results with my Lowrance Elite x-ducer for ~8 years (the x-ducer finally died this year) RTV'd on the starboard side of engine, in the well where the "drain hose" lies. I got a new Lowrance Hook, with Chirp & down/sidescan this year. That one I RTV'd just forward of the starboard...
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    New Bilge pump will not turn off

    I've gone through 3 "solid state" bilge pumps - the float switch is electronic. Same thing with those. This year i went back to mechanical float switch for that reason.
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