Sucked in Tow Rope

[WPG101]

Hello,
3rd Time out thought we would try tubing.
Tow rope went under boat and sucked in.
I am thinking that I can cut out the rope.
Just not sure if I should be dismantling anything.
Any Ideas as to what not to do?
I should add that we drive a 2007 Speedster 150

Alf

 

[Goblin]

i would try cutting the rope out hopefully you will get it all to come out without removing anything.

 

[johnson2_r]

ya I second that sucked in a few ropes last year just removed the intake grate and went at it with a knife was prity easy

 

[jords]

yea , take your time and get it all out


the best thing I have ever done when it comes to the rope, is I bought a water noodle cut in half, run my tow rope through it. Keeps the rope afloat and out of your no no area

 

[Scrapster]

Sucked in about 40ft of tow rope last weekend. Motor kept running enough for me to limp back to the ramp. Long slow ride...
Me any my five year old got under it the next day and had the rope cut out in about 20 Min. I just used along knife from the kitchen and my little guy got hs hands in there and picked out pieces as I hacked them off.
no problemo

 

[rlovebk]

Take out plugs, (engine) pull rope.

 

[skodatomek]

Hahaha

I like this one

 

[kwellmancpa]

Somebody on the lake we were riding on encountered this yesterday. After he turned the ski upside down in the lake to try to remove, he brought it over and asked if we could help. I said, pull the plugs, flip on its side and dump all the water out of hull and motor, he must have turned whole way. Anyways, just pulled on rope and it unwound from shaft. parts that were overlapped, pulled that rope out until would come no more, then cut it, then pulled other rope. had all rope off the shaft and clean within 10 minutes, a little longer to purge the water from the motor, and get it going, but did that also. Everything in less than a 1/2 hour, and he was out riding the ski again. Told him he should drain the oil in the crank case and put more in, he said he would do when he got home.

 

[angel]

damn when this happened to me it wound so tight it shut the motor off. I had to back the trailer onto ramps so I could get to the rope and cut it off. I hope it never happens again

 

[seadoosnipe]

Never turn the ski upside down!....

Somebody on the lake we were riding on encountered this yesterday. After he turned the ski upside down in the lake to try to remove, he brought it over and asked if we could help. I said, pull the plugs, flip on its side and dump all the water out of hull and motor, he must have turned whole way. Anyways, just pulled on rope and it unwound from shaft. parts that were overlapped, pulled that rope out until would come no more, then cut it, then pulled other rope. had all rope off the shaft and clean within 10 minutes, a little longer to purge the water from the motor, and get it going, but did that also. Everything in less than a 1/2 hour, and he was out riding the ski again. Told him he should drain the oil in the crank case and put more in, he said he would do when he got home.

If I see someone turn their ski upside down, the first thing I'm going to tell them is to right it back up and to make sure they turn it the proper direction, according to which side the exhaust system is on.

All of us, at one point, have sucked up the ski rope, I did it with my first jet boat, the very first day I took it out and was trying to be vigilante watching for it because I knew what would happen, ....but it happened anyway.

But, you should never, never, never turn a jetski upside down in the water on purpose.

Change the oil in the crankcase?...I'll have to assume it was a 4-TEC because there is no oil in the crankcase of a 2 stroke. Or, maybe you were talking about the rotary chamber of the Seadoo 2 stroke, which is sealed from the crankcase and as long as no water got into the oil tank, then it was o.k.....

But please...........always keep a razor knife in your tool bag for these kinds of problems and never turn a ski upside down in the water. If you have to, drag it up on the beach and roll it over on it's side. You'll still likely lose oil and gas, unless your vents are tight.

 

[kwellmancpa]

Actually, we first asked him if he needed help when it first happened, but him being a young kid said no, I got it. Well after he struggled a while, he righted it, and towed it over to the cove we were sitting in and asked if we could help. First thing we did was get the jet ski completely up on shore, then completely dumped all the water in the hull, and pulled the drain plugs. Then after all the water was out, we pulled the spark plugs. Then we worked the rope off the shaft, pulling back and forth and cutting sections where we had to. Then we knew there was water in the cylinders, so we cranked it over with the plugs out to get the water out of the cylinders. Then got the plugs in, and fired up and ran. The oil in the crankcase I was referring to is that on the 787 there is a small allen screw they say to remove and drain the crankcase oil when you get water in the motor, as water will end up in the bottom end. They also have a fill hole, I know when building my 787's, you are supposed to put 1 ounce of oil in there. Telling him to drain the oil is just a precaution I take anytime I get water in the engine. Will probably be fine, but just an additional precaution I take, but it was a two stroke. Hope this clarifies, but yes, you and I both know snipe not to intentionally turn the ski over, but this young kid said he has done it before, and didn't need our help at first, LOL.

 

[kringdoo]

Cut as much off as possible

I did this two years ago and it wrapped itself around the shaft in knots. I cut alot of it off then it finally loosened and I was able to pull the rest out. I suspected a bent shaft but it ran a little rough after the incident, but it did run.

 

[WPG101]

Got it out!!!

Well here is the story.
My Dad and I pulled off the grate the long bolt at the front has a self locking nut inside the engine compartment. We used a visegrip to hold the nut. This nut is covered in silicone.
I was able to unwind the rope no problem.
Reassemble the grate siliconed the daylights out of the nut and hole that it goes thru. waited until the next day and went for a ride.
No leaks and no shake or shimmy.
What a way to get introduced to the world of jet propulsion.:hurray:
Thanks to all who replied.

I am now looking for replies to my latest thread about the depth finder.
:stupid:

Alf