noviceskier
Active Member
Went to the lake house for 7 days and took the 96 sts's for a trip with me.
Being generous I'd say the ski was 'on' for about 5 hours a day as minimum although some days it was ran for longer than others. So as a minimum of 35 hours of riding it, it did amazing. No complaints there. Although it being ran hard for a couple hours I let it rest and took it slow because I didn't want it to stay at peak temperature for a long time. Went through about 3 tank of oil in it as well.
Only reason I'd like an hour meter (inside engine bay) is just to keep track on wear items.) I just would like to wire it so it does not drain the battery when not in use.
On the side note though the vacuum operated bilge worked thankfully because sitting in the water for hours water does enter the hull, but by the time the day starts im already on the water and the pump did its magic.
Also one of my favorite skis to wave jump with and handles rough water nicely. Trim all the way up has its fun.
Another small issue is cavitation, ski ramps up to 8k (especially with two people) when trying to get on plane so it makes it a bit tricky when trying to have fun although by backing off throttle it allows pump to do its thing so I just plan on doing a jet pump rebuild, any sites you all recommend for other brand pwcs?
Thinking about changing my props pitch, all i care about is holeshot/low end torque. Top speed isn't a problem for me because I'm not focused on going fast really.
Although thinking about about an aftermarket solution for intake grate because I ride in choppy water and I'd prefer to have the pump being fed water as much as possible. Although a couple mph loss is fine by me. As long as it's 40mph+ good by me.
Any feedback would be nice, having others opinions would be good before I pull the trigger on anything.
Think I may have found my issue though.
Don't want to blame whatever caused this on the PO, but since I've never beached the thing hard or sucked anything into jet pump I'd assume it was from their use.(Also my best attemp at decent pictures, opinions wanted!)
Being generous I'd say the ski was 'on' for about 5 hours a day as minimum although some days it was ran for longer than others. So as a minimum of 35 hours of riding it, it did amazing. No complaints there. Although it being ran hard for a couple hours I let it rest and took it slow because I didn't want it to stay at peak temperature for a long time. Went through about 3 tank of oil in it as well.
Only reason I'd like an hour meter (inside engine bay) is just to keep track on wear items.) I just would like to wire it so it does not drain the battery when not in use.
On the side note though the vacuum operated bilge worked thankfully because sitting in the water for hours water does enter the hull, but by the time the day starts im already on the water and the pump did its magic.
Also one of my favorite skis to wave jump with and handles rough water nicely. Trim all the way up has its fun.
Another small issue is cavitation, ski ramps up to 8k (especially with two people) when trying to get on plane so it makes it a bit tricky when trying to have fun although by backing off throttle it allows pump to do its thing so I just plan on doing a jet pump rebuild, any sites you all recommend for other brand pwcs?
Thinking about changing my props pitch, all i care about is holeshot/low end torque. Top speed isn't a problem for me because I'm not focused on going fast really.
Although thinking about about an aftermarket solution for intake grate because I ride in choppy water and I'd prefer to have the pump being fed water as much as possible. Although a couple mph loss is fine by me. As long as it's 40mph+ good by me.
Any feedback would be nice, having others opinions would be good before I pull the trigger on anything.
Think I may have found my issue though.
Don't want to blame whatever caused this on the PO, but since I've never beached the thing hard or sucked anything into jet pump I'd assume it was from their use.(Also my best attemp at decent pictures, opinions wanted!)
