Super Jet anyone ever had?

[Lumpy]

Anyone ever had damage from a waterlogged unit freezing over winter ?

 

[jetpilot808]

Never seen it. I keep a plastic cup of water in the garage, if it freezes solid, then I know I might have some problems. No matter how well you winterize your ski, there will always be some water in it. (motor,water box, logged tray.)

 

[Hogggman]

The only issue I have ever had and had it happen a couple times is the fuel tank pressurizing from temp changes enough to pop the needle and seat and siphon all the gas from the tank and filling the lower end and overflowing out the throat of the carb. Last time it happened it hydrolocked and split the cyl. Now I take the check valve and leave it in the tray for the winter.

 

[FearMyWrX]

Kind of funny you say that. Your "suppose" to winterize your ski / boat with a full tank.

I've had a similar problem with a tank pressuring and fuel ended up EVERYWHERE

 

[slamb33]

I don't think it is possible for a waterlogged hull to expand enough to cause damage. Standing water or water in the cooling system will certainly expand a lot, but I can't see wet foam causing any issues.

 

[shawn_NJ]

I had a waterlogged X2 that had a bottomdeck chine split open over the winter, completely unexplained. Ski was stored outside on the trailer and it def gets cold enough here. I am not 100% sure it was from freezing, but the ski was not dropped or anything like that. I would not say its impossible.

 

[RivMan]

I had the exact thing happen as Shawn. My X2 split the rear bond line over the winter.

-Rob

 

[jetpilot808]

Kind of funny you say that. Your "suppose" to winterize your ski / boat with a full tank.

I've had a similar problem with a tank pressuring and fuel ended up EVERYWHERE

I could see winterizing with a full tank, if it's a metal tank, to keep it from rusting. But on skis they are plastic, so I run mine low and put stabilezer in it the last day of riding to get the stabilizer through the entire system. During winter I keep all my fuel caps loose so it can breathe.

 

[Nemo]

Never had an issue with freezing water in the hull in any of the skis stored outside. Haven't had much choice in the matter and doing it since the late 1980's.Too many to store them all indoors. The fuel CAN be a problem though. Ethanol is hygroscopic, it will absorb water. Due to ethanol's affinity for water, phase separation and water contamination occurs very quickly. Since some stations are now E15 ( and not telling you) this is becoming more of a problem. I would not leave the tank open ever. Drain it.

 

[yankeeboy]

Just put stabil in and fill the tank up. Pop the cap every once and awhile.