Hours on SKI

labellethrasher · Posted: Sep 25, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject: Hours on SKI

alright, so I got an 04 wakeskate edition seadoo, and yeah I know it's really a wakeboard edition but not mine, mines a wakeskate edition..........

anyway, I got 320 hours on it, how long are these puppies lasting for you Floridians who wakeskate everyday all year? the guys at my service shop are baffled cause they've never seen a ski with more than 100 hours on it, how many hours are you guys skating on?

I want input cause I'm curious how long to expect this sucka to last and cause I owe about 6300 on it yet and there's one for sale a few lakes away for 7900 with only 33 hours on it. I should roll up at night and switch em up. I wish I could just sell it back to the shop for what I owe, have no loan on mine anymore and get a new loan for the 33 hour one. Is there a way to get an approximate value of a used ski, what's mine worth? whats the other one worth?

RedXIII · Posted: Sep 25, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject:

"mines a wakeskate edition.........."

its true ive seen it Crazy Eyes

freerider4 · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 2462

labellethrasher maybe do some searching around for similiar ski's with around the same hours.

brianl289 · Frontside 180 Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 310 City: houston

nada.com is always a easy way to check. but off the top of my head i have no idea.

lake weir ocala FL · Backside 180 Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 1241 City: Ocala

my 04 sea doo wake has about 250 on it...we've had no problems on it besides regular maintenance

Disaster_UNSW · Faceplant Joined: 03 Jun 2006 Posts: 14 City: Sydney

I don't know that much about jet skis but they are probably built to run a bit more than they are, its just most people are to lazy/busy to take them out more.

Same thing goes on hours on boats around here, but ours has 1300 hours on it and it still goes ok (granted it has had SOME issues.)

And if you're riding it regularly its probably going to be alot happier than if its sitting in a shed 99% of the time.

mergeleft3 · Backside 180 Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 673 City: Orlando

My 04' has about 175 hours on it and I have never had any problems with it. Just make sure that you bring it in for maintenance once every 50-100 hours

labellethrasher · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 9:45 am Post subject:

thanks everybody, I guess I was hoping for someone to tell me that they have 6K hours on theirs and it still runs like a dream, probably not happening Very Happy

put it least its still above water......VANCE

Volcomstone167 · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 10:08 am Post subject:

ive seen over 1000 hours on a jet ski and it worked fine.

Vance Collins · Guest

labellethrasher,

Sad

kyle41 · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 10:30 am Post subject:

ive got like 380 and i think my engine may have blown. Its in the shop Sad

VonBoggin · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Nov 2005 Posts: 1666 City: Austin

i got an 03 Vans Triple Crown Edition with 287 hours

nopulseimpulse · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 10:43 am Post subject:

labellethrasher,
I worked at a small jet ski rental place for about a year and a half. We had all fourstrokes and most of them where still running well at the 600 hour mark. From my past experiances all the "small" things count on a jet ski. Like spraying the engine down with silicone with your done using it and always changin the filters, plugs and oil. Just stuff like that.

cv

skatefilly · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 11:14 am Post subject:

so you have to spray the engine down with silicone? I have never heard of such things. Do they do that when you bring it to the shop for an oil changes?

nopulseimpulse · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 4:21 pm Post subject:

You don't have to do anything. Its just preventive maintenance and we changed our own oil every 20-25 hours, since jet skis rev so high and usually get beat on pretty hard. It also save you a shizzle load of money doing it yourself.

cv

nick · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject:

I've got 650+ saltwater hours on mine and have only had it break down once and that was my fault. Go yamaha!

nottoldyet · Frontside 180 Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 257 City: orlando

05' yamaha 348hrs on it no problems.

Schimkat · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject:

I love Yamaha.

bjr · Posted: Sep 26, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject:

they have never seen a ski w/ more than 100 hours? wtf kind of dealer is that?

urinal mint · Backside 180 Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 1990

i have an 06 wake edition with 50 hours on it i think, maybe not that much.