2003 XP "Xtra Krispy Pipe and hoses"

[justdooinit]

So... I let a "friend" (I'll use that term loosely, after what he did to my ski), ride my XP, he shows up about 30 minutes later w/overheat beeper screaming and limps up to boat. I took off the rear cover and smoke poors out! My guess is he grounded or sucked debris into cooling inlet. Obviously the two exhaust pipe hoses are toast, melted alot of the foam around the pipe, now I have a nice black muffler / waterbox, and the bellows on the rave valve in the back is shot. Hooked up to the hose in yard and motor seems fine, water comes out where it should.
I noticed the two exhaust flex hose that connects the tube to pipe are $87 a piece... Is there any reason I cannot substitute a piece of automotive hose for much less? If need be, I will pay the price but just trying to save a buck. Also, after replacing the bellows and checking all the waters lines to and from the pipe is there anything else I should be aware of? Thanks in advance for any knowledge you can share.

 

[mikidymac]

I think yours might have the Deseabil sound suppression system which is a bunch of plastic baffles around the exhaust and muffler, you better check those as they can melt and flood the ski with water. Contact Nick or Jess at Westside Powersports Seadoo and they can hook you up with clean used OEM parts. It will be much better than cobbled together automotive parts.

 

[justdooinit]

Thanks! As a matter of fact, after my "friend" cooked the ski, it did fill up with water! Will contact your referral next week. Good idea also about the "cobbled auto parts" lol... don't really want a Sea-Chevy-Doo!