Finally bought my first ski

[tunerwannab]

Today I finally picked up my first ski. 2005 RXT. Supercharger went out on it so it was just rebuilt along with the oil pumps and everything else was checked out. My family had skis growing up but this is my first. Can't wait to get it out tomorrow. Dealer said I need to follow the 10 hour break in but it will still be fun.

 

[Coastiejoe]

Hope it goes well for you. I love SC machines. That said, if they still have the ceramic washers they MUST be replaced. If not, it often costs you an engine when the washers fail. 09 and newer they are good to go as Seadoo used metal washers.

 

[tunerwannab]

It was rebuilt with the updated washers.

 

[tunerwannab]

Just bot back from the lake. Seemed to run just fine. I was only using the learner key. That's what was recommended to me for the first couple hours of break in. Can't wait to reply rip on this thing.

 

[Coastiejoe]

Isn't the waiting horrible.. LOL

 

[red2blue]

Just bot back from the lake. Seemed to run just fine. I was only using the learner key. That's what was recommended to me for the first couple hours of break in. Can't wait to reply rip on this thing.

Throw that learners key in the trash. Just vary the throttle...no long runs in any given rpm range. Careful on the wot runs. Did you get the green or the red?

 

[tunerwannab]

It's green. The guy I talked to just said to use it for the first hour or two. Then same as you suggested. Vary the rpms, no sustained higher rpms.

 

[tunerwannab]

Is this break in more for the charger than motor? Is it really the same as a new motor I guess is my question. While I get the seals and all that are new I wouldn't think all the same metal items are new and "rough" for lack of a better word I can think of.

 

[1983]

Post some pics @ the lake

Rob

 

[red2blue]

It's green.

Congratulations on buying the finest looking ski ever to see the water.

 

[tunerwannab]

Went back to the lake for a few hours today. Ran just fine. Look up the speed a little bit but kept the rpms varying and didn't go just flat out. A can already tell though it's noticeably faster than any ski I've ridden. Fastest I've ridden are the first year gtx supercharged and an RXDI. I'll try and get some pics next time.

Side note, launching and taking it from the water by myself I was only at about 5 min each. Pretty happy since I have only backed a trailer once prior to this.

 

[tunerwannab]

Finally took a few pics this week. Out again tomorrow weather permitting.

 

[red2blue]

Okay....a coupla things.....beaching a ski is dangerous...and I for one will never do it. I keep a folding grapnel style anchor for such duties....and never, ever run the motor in shallow(-3') water.

 

[tunerwannab]

We have always beached our skis. Of coarse never run in shallow water. I just shut off and coast as close as I can. Then hop off and pull in the rest of the way. Never had an issue. I was always taught to pick up and push down the rear of the ski a few times before pushing off to go back out, never had anything in the impeller flushing it like this. You get wet this way coming and going but who cares I'll dry off.

Never bad advice to tell people not to run shallow. I don't even like it by some launches where you can see the tall vegetation. My dad always told me if I ruined the impeller it's coming out of my allowance lol.

 

[red2blue]

Just the thought of gouging the hull is what keeps me from even thinkin of beaching a ski. As for getting wet when launching...that's par when using an anchor.

 

[tunerwannab]

Too true with the anchor. I'm pretty sure all our old skis didn't have the coatings on the hull just straight fiberglass. We had an old kawasaki x2, and a TS, aunt and uncle had a polaris sl I believe and the kawasaki sc lol. Oh the 90's. Awesome colors and graphics on all of them or coarse haha.

 

[red2blue]

oh yeah....yellow...green...purple....red...all on the same hull...HA!

 

[theinsider]

Beaching seems to be pretty standard here but there's also really nothing that can get sucked in or what not. Usually just idle and kill it about 6 feet away from the shore where the water is probably 4 ft deep or so. If it's going to sit there for a while I'll throttle up a bit before killing it at the same distance so I don't have to kill my back pulling it up.