Hey everyone! I'm new to this forum because I am a new jet ski owner! Basically all I know about it is that it is a 550 and it's older. I'm told it was running a few years ago and then was donated to a church. It sat there in storage for a few years (they didn't know what to do with it). Eventually they needed the storage space so they were giving it away. Since I live on a boat it seemed natural I should own a jet ski. A couple friends helped me put it in the passenger seat of my convertible (that was a sight!
) and now it's tied to my dock.
So now there are 2 questions: 1) what kind is it 2)How do I safely get it to run again after sittin so long? 3) is it ok to store in salt water?
:dunno: 1)What kind is it? I think you can see the pic of it on my profile. All it says is Jet Ski 550 and wiseco pistons? If peeps can help me figure out what kind it is I can move this thread to the appropriate jet ski specific forum if that would be better. What should I look for to determine the make and model?
:dunno: 2)It's been sitting for a long time how do I get it running again? I haven't tried starting it in case the gas is bad or there's anything I should do prior to trying it. What are the steps I should take to protect the engine and get it in healthy shape so I can use it. I have some experience with car repair and am handy enough but my knowledge of engines isn't impressive. If you help me figure out what to do I should be able to do it but figuring that out will take some help.
:dunno: 3)I have it tied to the dock next to my boat but I see that as a problem. I have to get the boat bottom scrubbed monthly to keep the gunk from growing and doing damage. Just looking at the ski I can see that the jet is submerged and it can only be a matter of time before that becomes bad news. I've seen some floats tied to docks that Jet Ski's get dragged onto Is that what I need to do or can I make some sort of floating dish that I can put under it and fill with fresh water (maybe like a blowup raft?)
I don't want to spend a ton of $ but I want to take care of it properly so what are my goals here? Thanks for the help everyone I really appreciate it and I'm excited to join the community
So now there are 2 questions: 1) what kind is it 2)How do I safely get it to run again after sittin so long? 3) is it ok to store in salt water?
:dunno: 1)What kind is it? I think you can see the pic of it on my profile. All it says is Jet Ski 550 and wiseco pistons? If peeps can help me figure out what kind it is I can move this thread to the appropriate jet ski specific forum if that would be better. What should I look for to determine the make and model?
:dunno: 2)It's been sitting for a long time how do I get it running again? I haven't tried starting it in case the gas is bad or there's anything I should do prior to trying it. What are the steps I should take to protect the engine and get it in healthy shape so I can use it. I have some experience with car repair and am handy enough but my knowledge of engines isn't impressive. If you help me figure out what to do I should be able to do it but figuring that out will take some help.
:dunno: 3)I have it tied to the dock next to my boat but I see that as a problem. I have to get the boat bottom scrubbed monthly to keep the gunk from growing and doing damage. Just looking at the ski I can see that the jet is submerged and it can only be a matter of time before that becomes bad news. I've seen some floats tied to docks that Jet Ski's get dragged onto Is that what I need to do or can I make some sort of floating dish that I can put under it and fill with fresh water (maybe like a blowup raft?)
I don't want to spend a ton of $ but I want to take care of it properly so what are my goals here? Thanks for the help everyone I really appreciate it and I'm excited to join the community