Recent content by jimraab

I have a 2005 seadoo GTX 4-tec. Intermittently when you go to start the ski it will turn over it just will not start. Sometimes an hour later it will start. The situation with not starting is somewhat consistent. The battery is strong and I replaced the plugs. Could this be as simple as the...

Thank you I'll check that out!

Getting ready to change my oil and just wanted to find out is there an alternative equivalent to Seadoo 5w40 synthetic blend oil? If there isn't I don't have any problem spending the extra money for the OEM oil. Thank you in advance!

I noticed over the past several weeks that for every 10 times I press the start button, it will just make a clicking sound lets say 3 or 4 times. All other times it starts right up. The battery is fine. Does this sound like a bad solenoid? Thank you!

I just went to the garage and at least temporarily it's working normal right now but I'm sure that won't last long. And you are correct when it's working properly you here 4 short beeps at a time not to the time. As I mentioned when it's not working properly you'll hear three long beeps and then...

yes the information center remains powered up and you will continue to hear the 2 shorts beeps at a time which is normal on this ski. when you remove the landyard and put it back on the post it will you will hear 3 long beeps (not normal) and then it will go back to the normal 2 short beeps at a...

As of yesterday I noticed that when I pulled the lanyard off the post it does not cut the electrical power to the engine. Some people on the Internet seem to think it may be the dess post. Any thoughts on this one? Thank you!

My ski has had an intermittently slight squealing sound from time to time over the past 3 years. Today I was out and cruising about 40mph and all of a sudden the ski came to almost a stop. I thought I hit ground, but that was not the case. The ski would not push out water and it sounded like...

After all these years the storage shock and assembly has broken on my ski. This is for lifting the front storage cover. The parts breakdown looks fairly straight forward, however, I would assume that the storage bucket has to be removed somehow. If it was just the shock alone access may not be a...

Just curious where any you purchase your marine grade stainless steel clamps for your Seadoo.

That is strange because the cooler flow would not be very high pressure I would think. Good luck!

Joe, I appreciate the offer, but I live in Tampa. I watched a video on packing the bearings and its look fairly simple. I would do the springs myself like a did several years ago. The problem is this year they are really corroded on. Very simple job if I could just get the bolts off. :)...

What do you think a shop would charge to repack bearings and replace my trailer 4 leaf springs? If the bearings were to be replaced how much additional cost would you think? Also can anyone recommend a good shop in the Tampa Bay area? Thanks Guys! Jim

Went to a dealer today and it appears they charge about 1K in additional fees. Admin fee, setup fee, destination fee. If I was in a situation to actually make them an offer I believe they would take another $500 off. I absolutely love the new 2014 Yamaha FX Cruiser HO in white.

Outside of sales tax and registration what other fees does a dealer attempt to add when purchasing a brand new ski? Are any of those fees avoidable or negotiable?