RESTO 1995 XP800 Resto Project: Sugar and Spice

[racerxxx]

So I unlocked the thread from the dead.

Ok, so after a brief hiatus.......I finally built the engine again. It now has the correct 95 only crank in it. So, just a few gaskets and I'll bead blast the assembled engine, prime and paint it. And work on putting this back in the hull. I've been traveling to Iowa since February been out in the speedster a few times but haven't been on any skis. So, I'm hoping to finish this, drag it to Iowa and ride out there on the weekends after work.......I hope.

 

[suke]

So cool!! Totally worth getting a notification for this. My ski doesn't get much use now a days either. Enjoying the jet boat life with the fam.

 

[racerxxx]

So cool!! Totally worth getting a notification for this. My ski doesn't get much use now a days either. Enjoying the jet boat life with the fam.

Might be installing equipment down your way over the winter. You're near Gaston right?

 

[suke]

I'm about 1.5 hours away. Mpower has a house on Gaston. I was always up there hanging out with him. Rented a house up there for a week a few weeks back. Hung out with him and spent a week on the lake with the wife and kid.

Sold my 09 212x, and picked up a 2020 this May before the market went totally insane.

 

[racerxxx]

I'm about 1.5 hours away. Mpower has a house on Gaston. I was always up there hanging out with him. Rented a house up there for a week a few weeks back. Hung out with him and spent a week on the lake with the wife and kid.

Sold my 09 212x, and picked up a 2020 this May before the market went totally insane.

Ha, the powersports market is insane right now. I can't touch a 125cc 2 stroke dirtbike near me for less than $2500 and that is for a 99 to 03. I bought an 04 in Des Moines while out there on work for $1,450 and put about $350 into it. So I can still make money if I had to sell it. I just wish I had time to enjoy the toys. I go to Iowa for 2 to 3 weeks at a time and am usually only home for a week maybe 2 if I'm lucky and that has been since February. The ovetime money is insane but I just dumped that into tile and coping for my pool, LOL

That is a really nice set up Suke super jealous. Enjoy the times with the boat. My kids finally started liking it a few years ago. Now they're 12 and 16 and both got their boating/pwc licenses this summer. Pretty cool seeing my 12 year old daughter driving the boat.

 

[1of500]

Wish I had time to work on mine

 

[racerxxx]

Wish I had time to work on mine

What up bro! Tis the season for you A/C guys

 

[suke]

Little one right now loves the tube. He doesn't really care for when I wanna fill up the ballasts and do some surfing. I try to get some surfing in for a couple minutes every time out if I can. Took a gaggle of people out this weekend and left the board at home as I figured all the kids would complain it took away from their tubing time.

 

[1of500]

What up bro! Tis the season for you A/C guys

I've taken a position as a commercial project manager now. I had more free time when I was working for me. Dan have you ever done any work for Pratt industries? Wrapping up a big industrial job for them currently.

 

[jhjesse]

Glad to see you back at it. I was beginning to think you were never going to finish that beauty.
I hope you get it running soon. Cheers!

 

[racerxxx]

Glad to see you back at it. I was beginning to think you were never going to finish that beauty.
I hope you get it running soon. Cheers!

Lots of stuff going on outside seadoo life. But now with all that's going on I figured I better get back at it.

 

[Rock-Slyde]

These 95 800's are too cool

 

[Rock-Slyde]

Is there way to tell it is the original motor in a 95 xp800?

 

[Rock-Slyde]

https://m.facebook.com/groups/809811469202373?view=permalink&id=1638694779647367. Saw this for sale today

 

[racerxxx]

Is there way to tell it is the original motor in a 95 xp800?

From what I've been told only the dealer can run those numbers. The only other way to tell if it's a 95 engine is to pull the PTO off and see if the crank has fine threads vs. 96 and later course threads. 95 AND 96 cases do not have the counter balance fill hole in the outside of the case. I modded my case to have the fill hole and also a drain hole.

 

[racerxxx]

Couldn't see the ski, I'm non Facebook.

 

[RockSlyde]

Couldn't see the ski, I'm non Facebook.

A guy in Missouri wants 500$ for a 95 xp800 and another seadoo. Both are said to be complete skis but non running. Figured that was super low for the Xp alone.

 

[racerxxx]

$500 isn't bad if it's complete and with the bonus ski Almost a no brainier

 

[mikidymac]

We might need to chip in to buy you the longest build ever trophy.

 

[racerxxx]

When I finish it, that will be my trophy.

 

[racerxxx]

Engine is all bead blasted and primed. I'll scuff the primer and shoot it with the U-Tech paint I had mixed which should be close to the original white.

 

[ocod]

When I finish it, that will be my trophy.

Better not be a garage Queen.

 

[racerxxx]

Better not be a garage Queen.

It will be fresh water only though, probably. I hope.

 

[suke]

It will be fresh water only though, probably. I hope.

I won't take my ski in salt. That's why I have the boat. Boat is disposable. Even though it cost more than 30x what my ski cost. LOL!

 

[ocod]

It will be fresh water only though, probably. I hope.

Nothing like salt water and open ocean.