If you could go back in time and assist yourself buy your first ski, what advice would you give?

holygoat

holygoat

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Indiana, USA
bird said:
1. Remove the excess Glue bonding the hull bottom and top. 5-10lbs
2. Block the front hood breather and remove most of the inner hood liner, keeping the rear area. Move the second breather to the rear of the hood like the other breather, and cut a second breather hole in the rear. With the fire extinguisher gone, the hood only weighs 16lbs Total.
3. Ditch all the Rubber and replace it with Hydro turf. 10lbs easy! Each rubber tray bumper is around 5lbs.
4. Aluminum Engine plate. 4-6lbs lighter.
5. Lithium Battery. 15lbs saving going from a 17lb AGM to a 2.2lb Firepower.
6. Aftermarket exhaust. I never weighed it, but the Wet Pipe is fraction of the bread box.
7. Aftermarket Waterbox. The stocker is bigger and heavier than the TDR.
8. Swiss Cheese battery holder. Aftermarket air filters. other random things removed like the tool kit. All save a pound here and there.
9. Put a second versiplug under the exhaust on the right side of the hull. With two versiplugs installed, one on each side of the tray, you'll never have water sitting in the tray area. It can easily hold a gallon or more of water back there before the stock siphon starts pumping the water midhull.

Cheers.
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How's the firepower battery? I'm sick of wrestling to get my heavy AGM (that hardly fits) in and out of my hull.
 
HarryConnolly

HarryConnolly

Location
West Roxbury, Boston
Brad Mondun said:
They look like candy to me! I’ve had this one for 11 years and never had any major problems with the engine just been upgrading it every time I come across some more custom parts.
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Honestly I’m having a bitch of a time buying my stand up.

I’ve seen multiple 96ish xp’s and 97-99 spx’s for sale
My understanding is they have the same hull and 787 motor.

They’re so damn cheap, even clean examples. Is it worth it to grab one or two with a trailer for 2-4 grand?

I’ve ridden them, they’re fun. It seems like they also forever because I see so many forsale.

Is it worth the buy? I need something, we’re sitting at our lake now bored as poop
 
Quinc

Quinc

Buy a Superjet
Location
California
HarryConnolly said:
Honestly I’m having a bitch of a time buying my stand up.

I’ve seen multiple 96ish xp’s and 97-99 spx’s for sale
My understanding is they have the same hull and 787 motor.

They’re so damn cheap, even clean examples. Is it worth it to grab one or two with a trailer for 2-4 grand?

I’ve ridden them, they’re fun. It seems like they also forever because I see so many forsale.

Is it worth the buy? I need something, we’re sitting at our lake now bored as poop
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Anything is better than nothing. Also look for a gp760 and/or 93-95 waveblaster.
 
HarryConnolly

HarryConnolly

Location
West Roxbury, Boston
E350 said:
Quick question: Are you looking for a stand up or a sit down?
I thought you were looking for a stand up.
But aren't Seadoo XP's and SPX's sit downs?
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I’m looking for a stand up for myself, the issue I’ve had is the stand up skis that are not complete pieces of poop go between 6-25k and I don’t have enough time or experience to hand pick an aftermarket hull. I haven’t found an unmolested 96-07 Superjet worth the price. That’s the stand up I plan on starting with, I saw a good example for $7000 no trailer and dude would not budge.

Honestly the stand up market seems very fickle, the boat shop marina guy I use said half the skis I show him were selling for 2k pre covid

I want to get my family on the water so I’m fine buying some sit downs for fun. I just want to use this damn lake

Edit: I’m actually super frustrated because I keep finding BOB, ROK, and beat to poop super freaks in NH or Maine in the same price range 6-10k I’m at. I’d love to buy one but I don’t know them and all the folks here with experience recommend that 96-07 SJ as a starter. I’d rather not start with a built motor, probably in my best interest to start stock SJ and learn as I go. Even when I see a ski with a B pipe, I know it’s good kit, but I’ve never had a b pipe so I don’t even know if it’s a POS example of a b pipe. Cart tanks and water boxes? I might as well be a paraplegic
 
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Kohldanielzimmer

Kohldanielzimmer

Sierra Nevada Runoff Rider
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Ahwahnee, CA

SOLD! One owner 96 RN SuperJet - Virginia SOLD!

Bought this brand new in 96 with my then girlfirend. She is long gone, I still have the ski lol. Ski has all original graphics and is basically stock at this point, but does have a few mods, molded-in sponsons (Tom21 I believe), 4 degree UMI bars, old school Skat Trak stainless prop (don't...
www.x-h2o.com

Why don’t you check this out?
 
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