1995 Speedster Questions.....

[barefootin001]

Good morning - I'm considering buying a 1995 Speedster, twin 85hp rotex engines. The boat apears to be in good shape, however I've heard that parts are becomming difficult to obtain and expensive. Can anyone provide me with any references on this boat and whether you've had any problems that I need to be concerned with.

Thanks for your time.

 

[seadoosnipe]

Parts....

Good morning - I'm considering buying a 1995 Speedster, twin 85hp rotex engines. The boat apears to be in good shape, however I've heard that parts are becomming difficult to obtain and expensive. Can anyone provide me with any references on this boat and whether you've had any problems that I need to be concerned with.

Thanks for your time.

Yes, this is true. You'll not have to hard a time finding parts for the motors, you'll find it hard to find hull parts. The 717 motors are still being used today, in some of the 2000 models. But, try finding a steering wheel or seat. That's where the problems start........:cheers:

 

[seadoosnipe]

Taken it for granted.....

Yes, this is true. You'll not have to hard a time finding parts for the motors, you'll find it hard to find hull parts. The 717 motors are still being used today, in some of the 2000 models. But, try finding a steering wheel or seat. That's where the problems start........:cheers:

Well, ..... As a moderator, you sometimes work the threads so fast, you try to answer the question or give the advice, taking what is written for granted.

The thread starter, which is a new member, barefootin001, quoted that he was looking at a 1995 Speedster with the twin 85 horsepower engines and was soliciting advice on how hard it was to find parts for this year model boat.

Well, as a moderator, I should have realized that when he stated the year model, the 95 did not have the 85 hp 717cc engines, they were first used in teh 1996 Speedster. The engines for the 95 model was the twin 657's. So, my mistake.

This was pointed out to me via PM by one of our senior members and a good friend. I don't make a lot of mistakes because I usually either know the specs or I'll look them up. This is one of those times I took the members words for granted and they were not accurate. I don't mind making mistakes. As a moderator, it is a constant reminder that we're human, put our pants on the same way anyone else does. I've witnessed in other forums, that the status of Moderator gets some the "big head", like they can do no wrong. Thankfully, our forum has friendly members giving friendly advice and rather than the member, my friend take advantage of my mistake, he sent me a PM and brought this to my attention.

Seadooya deserves the credit in catching my mistake and I appreciate him telling me so we can allow the member to have accurate advice rather than thinking he has twin 85 horse 717's.

You have a problem, need some help, ask Seadooya. I'm sure if he doesn't have the answer, he'll either find it for you or point you in the right direction.

Thanks for all the help dude. I'll try and pay closer attention next time.:cheers::hurray::cheers:

 

[barefootin001]

1995 Speedster

Seadoosnipe - Thanks for your response and I apologize for posting the incorrect info on the motors. Judging from your post I'm hearing that it might be best to look for a later year model. Typically, how long does Seadoo stock parts for it's products?

Thanks again for your time and consideration.

 

[seadoosnipe]

Motors....

You can generally find parts for the motors for years. It's the hull component parts that start to become discontinued first. If your hull, seats and so forth are in excellent shape, you might be fine. IF you have an engine problem, you should still find a repair for it. You can still buy the total remanafactured engine online. So, it's not the engine, it's the boat itself.

BTW, .... this boat is nice but somewhat under powered by todays standards. The 96 Speedster uses the 717 and after that, in 96, they started using the 787cc. That's what I have in my CHallenger. It's a pretty fast boat.

So, do some homework, make sure your getting a boat to do what you want. The 95 Speedster isn't a rocket yet it would still pull a tuber.....:cheers:

 

[99SK04GTX]

I believe the 95 Speedster was unique in several (bad) ways

It had a single intake for the twin jets. I believe they dropped that after that year. I believe it also uses a twin battery set-up that most convert to a single larger battery.

 

[seadooya]

Doo-ing my part

O, i was going to post, within a reasonal amount of time, but i saw you acknowledged the "pm"....:rofl:..LOL.

Hey, I found the site, actually, in search for a manual, because, i feel it would benefit the next owner of my ski. Once here, to say the least, i have enjoyed the time. Members looking for useful answers to get them back/ready for the water, along with finding a part i needed. I'm merely, doo-ing my part, in any help i can, for us seadooers. I might have not all the answers, but WILL search to find. And so, to help out, along with contribute to the forum, in which it helps me out tremendously, i could not have past up, on the prem. membership.

Keep up the awesome work...:cheers:

 

[voodoo]

The 657 motor is not much different from the 717, the slight hp and both had reliable track records, with the age of a craft like this having reciepts for maintenance or planning on a large amouint of catch-up repairs will be the time or money consumer when the season opens, all the 2 stroke engines need metered oil supply for the rotating parts and the sliding parts take that runoff and burn it away, always begin troubleshooting with a compression test unless it is an elementary electrical problem like the battery wire vibrated off making the whole thing quit. Keeping the twin reverse and steering in sync only takes a few more minutes than adjusting a single, the flat head engines are not known for rocket takeoff but if both work good you should be able to do 2 young tubers or 1 adult. If fuel contamination or starvation occurs you will be faced with double expenses clearing this up.

 

[seadoosnipe]

657 verses the 657X

The 657 motor is not much different from the 717, the slight hp and both had reliable track records, with the age of a craft like this having reciepts for maintenance or planning on a large amouint of catch-up repairs will be the time or money consumer when the season opens, all the 2 stroke engines need metered oil supply for the rotating parts and the sliding parts take that runoff and burn it away, always begin troubleshooting with a compression test unless it is an elementary electrical problem like the battery wire vibrated off making the whole thing quit. Keeping the twin reverse and steering in sync only takes a few more minutes than adjusting a single, the flat head engines are not known for rocket takeoff but if both work good you should be able to do 2 young tubers or 1 adult. If fuel contamination or starvation occurs you will be faced with double expenses clearing this up.

I think it's a general consensus that the 657 is more comparable to the 587 and the 657X is closer to the 717 when it comes to comparing the horsepower rating.:cheers: