BumbleBee
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Hey guys,
My name is Andrew, I am the owner of a '96 SeaDoo XP. I bought the ski about two years ago from a guy on Craigslist for $500. The story was that the engine was a rebuild from SBT with less than 10 hours on it. The seller bought the ski from his buddy who started experiencing bogging issues a few hours after the rebuild, despite the carbs also being rebuilt. The seller had intentions of replacing the stock gray fuel lines and using the ski. However, he had a string of bad luck and needed to sell the ski. I drove 2 hours to see the ski and was quite pleased. It appeared to be somewhat clean and wasn't as bad looking as I expected it to be considering it was only $500. I was unable to do a compression test because the starter was also bad. The other catch, was that the seller never had the ski transferred to his name, so I wouldn't be able to get it registered initially. Even with all these minor issues my gut was telling me to take the chance and buy it. So I offered him $400 that day and told him he'll get the other $100 when I get a signed Bill of Sale from the previous owner. The seller agreed and I was on my way home with the ski.
After changing the starter, fuel, and fuel lines the ski ran great. Compression was at 150 psi in both cylinders. I did receive a signed Bill of Sale and registration card from the previous owner so I was able to transfer it to my name. I used the ski for roughly 1 year, and other than replacing the wear ring and impeller, it gave me no issues.
Unfortunately, last year when we were at the lake I noticed a vibration that was not there before. The front motor mount was missing both bolts that hold it into the hull. I found the bolts in the bilge and tried to put them back in, but the holes were both badly stripped. The ski sat all winter and all of this summer since I did not have time to repair it.
I have not been able to find any information about the best way to repair my ski. I could get another hull, but that seems crazy. I have some experience with fiberglass so I decided to give this a shot and see if it's something I can fix.
This thread will document all my progress. I will post several pics and videos to show my progress.
Please be kind, this is my first time making a threading with videos documenting my progress.
Enjoy!!
My name is Andrew, I am the owner of a '96 SeaDoo XP. I bought the ski about two years ago from a guy on Craigslist for $500. The story was that the engine was a rebuild from SBT with less than 10 hours on it. The seller bought the ski from his buddy who started experiencing bogging issues a few hours after the rebuild, despite the carbs also being rebuilt. The seller had intentions of replacing the stock gray fuel lines and using the ski. However, he had a string of bad luck and needed to sell the ski. I drove 2 hours to see the ski and was quite pleased. It appeared to be somewhat clean and wasn't as bad looking as I expected it to be considering it was only $500. I was unable to do a compression test because the starter was also bad. The other catch, was that the seller never had the ski transferred to his name, so I wouldn't be able to get it registered initially. Even with all these minor issues my gut was telling me to take the chance and buy it. So I offered him $400 that day and told him he'll get the other $100 when I get a signed Bill of Sale from the previous owner. The seller agreed and I was on my way home with the ski.
After changing the starter, fuel, and fuel lines the ski ran great. Compression was at 150 psi in both cylinders. I did receive a signed Bill of Sale and registration card from the previous owner so I was able to transfer it to my name. I used the ski for roughly 1 year, and other than replacing the wear ring and impeller, it gave me no issues.
Unfortunately, last year when we were at the lake I noticed a vibration that was not there before. The front motor mount was missing both bolts that hold it into the hull. I found the bolts in the bilge and tried to put them back in, but the holes were both badly stripped. The ski sat all winter and all of this summer since I did not have time to repair it.
I have not been able to find any information about the best way to repair my ski. I could get another hull, but that seems crazy. I have some experience with fiberglass so I decided to give this a shot and see if it's something I can fix.
This thread will document all my progress. I will post several pics and videos to show my progress.
Please be kind, this is my first time making a threading with videos documenting my progress.
Enjoy!!
