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| I was driving a Bombadier (3 seater) with one passenger (total weight less than 250 lbs-two women)and I noticed when I came out of an easy turn the jet ski was rocking back and forth from left to right even though I was now on a straigh path. About 5 minutes later when doing an easy turn, the ski rolled on us and went upside down. We were in deep water and had no leverage to right the ski and it was quickly towed about 60' to a shore where we turned in over. At that point, I tried to start it and the engine turned over but the back end was under water and I feared it would sink. It was then towed back to the cove by a boat and was found to be full of water.
I hit nothing and there was no damage to the hull. What caused this to happen to an otherwise very stably jet ski?
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| | when a ski is tipper over it takes on water threw the seat so to drain it, you need to pull it out of the water and unscrew the 2 drain holes on the back. u need to lean into the turns, lean the opposite direction of the turn |
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| sounds like you had water in ski prior to turn,,,,hard to say what caused it ,,,try having Mechanic ride with seat off to observe hoses,ect...
the reason for the loss of stabilty was possibly due to water in Hull,,, |
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| Towing it up side down will in some causes fill the jet ski up with water because older jet skis need air for the engine. Usually there is a hole on the top of the ski and if you towed the ski upside down this will cause the ski to fil up. Towing upside down is not a good thing. Also by chance did you have the ski still running while upside down, because this will too suck water in the engine and not run until all water is pumped out of the engine.
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| Also, 2 years ago mine did the same thing. Except, when i got witerized they unplugged the bilge pump hose that empties to the back. Therefore, the ski filled with water because of the hole in the back where the hose goes and the bilge was not pumping the water out.
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| | Your vessel seals were bad and to gradually took on water. You weren't aware and when enough water seeped in and the weigh increased, you maneuver sent the water above the center of gravity and tipped it. You need you find where the leak is and make to drain after each use and also check after every 30-60min of riding for collection of water in the engine compartment. Lastly, install a bidge pump. |
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| Patty; You did not mention the year and model, but I own two 2004 GTX Limited Supercharged SeaDoo's. We never bumped them on the dock or abused them in any way. About a month ago, I was on the lake with my 7 year old son, playing lightly and noticed the rear of the ski was a little low in the water when I slowed down. I went less than a tenth of a mile further and then the engine started running rough and went to below 2500 rpm, sinking further down. When I slowed down it tried to tip over, but did not. We got it to the shore as fast as it would go, and opened the seat to find the engine almost totally covered with water. After draining out the water and flushing the engine 4 times with fresh oil(must be done within 2 hours of drowning), I discovered that the hose leading to the left side OPAS fin on the rear of the ski had broken the nipple off of the cylinder on the INSIDE of the vessel causing the engine compartment to flood with water when you accelerate. The more I went, the more it pumped in!
ABOUT THREE WEEKS LATER, the same exact thing happened to my wife's SeaDoo (with my son riding with her when it happened; he is now scared to ride them). The exact same part broke, in the same exact place, the same exact way. I also noticed the tie-wrap that holds the hose to the inside of the hull was not pulled tight onto the hose on both skis. This clearly must be a defect in the plastic cylinder or the assembly at the factory. The new part cost me about $11 each, but these two episodes cost me over $300 in oil (synthetic mineral based oil), filters, batteries and frustration (doing the work myself, of course). Now I have a very scratched up gelcoat on the bottom of my ski from the shore area that I had to stop at to bail it out and prepare it for towing. I shudder to think what this would have cost me to have a dealer repair both skis out of the 90 day warranty period, much less, if I had been riding alone in the ocean. Let me know if this is what happened on yours, too. It just seems too coincedental to NOT be a defect in the part or the installation.
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