Well, I put my ski's in the water over Easter. they remain in the water (on lifts mind you) for the entire season. they were slow to start up, typical, but got going. went for a quick cruise, but nothing major... ok here's where the problems start...
so about a week ago (last Thursday) we got a horrific wind storm. the wind was so strong on our lake that it raised the water at our end a good 3 feet.
looked out, and the skis were no longer on the lifts, they were floating!
needless to say, I acted quickly, tied them off and got the trailer to pull em out. one was a pig to start, they both had an over abundance of water in them from the rough waves. in fact, i had to tilt one near shore, and hand bail out the water before the bilge would kick in... so much water it was covering the battery
so, the water level is back down, normal levels and the lifts were repaired and levelled. so i put them back on the lifts today, and on my quick spin around i felt like something was off. its like they lost power.... one more noticeable then the other, maxing out around 8500 RPM (60-65 KM/H) where as last year they can max out around 90KM/h and hit well over 10,000-11,000 RPM. the engine also doesn't have the normal sound it seemed to have when i was in full throttle.
now the lifts are angled to allow drainage, but i am very concerned about this loss of power. i will let them drain and dry out a bit, but might someone have a reason for this loss of power? was it the water logged bilge's?
was hoping to get some advice before i take them in for service to the local dealer and pay way to much money.
thanks guys!
so about a week ago (last Thursday) we got a horrific wind storm. the wind was so strong on our lake that it raised the water at our end a good 3 feet.
looked out, and the skis were no longer on the lifts, they were floating!
needless to say, I acted quickly, tied them off and got the trailer to pull em out. one was a pig to start, they both had an over abundance of water in them from the rough waves. in fact, i had to tilt one near shore, and hand bail out the water before the bilge would kick in... so much water it was covering the battery
so, the water level is back down, normal levels and the lifts were repaired and levelled. so i put them back on the lifts today, and on my quick spin around i felt like something was off. its like they lost power.... one more noticeable then the other, maxing out around 8500 RPM (60-65 KM/H) where as last year they can max out around 90KM/h and hit well over 10,000-11,000 RPM. the engine also doesn't have the normal sound it seemed to have when i was in full throttle.
now the lifts are angled to allow drainage, but i am very concerned about this loss of power. i will let them drain and dry out a bit, but might someone have a reason for this loss of power? was it the water logged bilge's?
was hoping to get some advice before i take them in for service to the local dealer and pay way to much money.
thanks guys!