r/seadoo

Does anybody pull a tube with their Sea Doo 170?

Hi,

I keep my Sea-Doo on a dock with the cover on. I noticed some rainwater has been sitting in the external molded footwell area for almost a week. It’s not inside the hull, storage compartment, under the seat, or near the battery/electronics as far as I can tell.

The cover has been on, but I left one zip slightly open for ventilation.

Is this something to worry about after around a week, or is it generally fine as long as it’s only in the external footwell? What do you guys normally do — towel it out every time, tilt the ski, leave it, or just let it clear when riding?

Main concern is mildew/smell or any long-term issue from letting water sit there while covered on the dock.

Anyone running a bilge? Auto or manual I'm looking at running offshore once and awhile and want our skis to not sink if there's a seal or boot failure or whatever else could potentially flood the inside of the hull both my skis are 2016's 60/40hrs roughly do y'all recommend a type and which type brand placement etc.

I launch my seadoo from my property with a beach cart. Last season I used a portable winch powered by a corded drill. I want to go with something more permanent. I have access to 120 VAC residential power. I'm thinking of using a 12 V ATV style winch hooked up to a battery with a battery charger. I cannot use an actual ATV to launch or keep the seadoo on a floating dock. Before I embark down this road, I'm curious what others in a similar situation do / use?

What is everyone doing for their post-ride clean? Currently I just have my kid clean the water out of the footwells with towels…but I have the free labor so I might as well use it.

Anyone have a specific product they like to keep everything nice and fresh? I have a GTR230 and Spark FWIW. Freshwater only.

Finally talked my husband into jet skis (have been talking about it for years to add to our regular lake trips), but starting to get cold feet. I was thinking to buy used, but the facebook owner’s group is terrifying. Is that really an awful idea?

Currently looking at a 2021 Wake Pro 230 and a GTX 170. Both around 40 hours and look visibly to be in excellent shape.

I am a slalom skier—hoping the wake pro 230 would work to ski behind.

Otherwise a family of 5, young kids (3 under 10).

Is the wake pro a good idea? Is used a terrible idea?

hey gang - upgrading my throttle levers on 2026 RXTX to the Riva billet levers, but none of the instruction docs/videos are up to date. There are no visible screws or entry points on the plastic housing to remove, so assume its all tabs and other fragile parts.

Has anyone removed these and can share some pointers on how to remove the housing without any damage?

As the title suggests, looking at either a GTX230 or FishPro. Want to do a bit of both towing and fishing.

A friend has a GTR230 which we think is great and the initial plan was to get the same, however after speaking with the Seadoo rep, they convinced us that the GTX230 or FishPro would be more suitable due to the different hull giving a lot more stability.

Is there any difference (excluding the fishing accessories) between the GTX170 and FishPro? It seems the price difference is too little to just account for the fishing accessories.

I’ve never driven a 170 and won’t have chance to so a little worried that we’ll miss the power of 230 if we went with the FishPro.

Any thoughts or recommendations would be appreciated.

Is anyone else running Noco batteries in their jet skis? I LOVE Noco stuff but I’ve had multiple issues since putting in their lithium NLP20 batteries. I have two Seadoo Sparks. One battery went bad to the extent that they sent me a new one on warranty replacement and now the other Spark is having battery issues. I’ve even mounted their smaller onboard chargers on each ski so I can plug them in easily.

Seems odd that they’re having issues but now I’m questioning if their lithium batteries are meant for water sports.

I’ve been chasing an issue the last few months where the ski won’t go past 6-7k rpm. Usually it’s 6900 rpm but sometimes it’s 6500, and others it’s 6000. Ski seems to run great just feels like it hits a govenor. Supercharger had a couple thousandths of play on the shaft so I replaced it. Intercooler had some milky oil on the outlet side so I replaced it too. Pressure tested intake manifold at 20 psi and it was good. Put 3 sets of new plugs in. Spark is good. All hose clamps are secure. Oil level is good. Compression is good. No buds codes. Buds shows throttle at 100% accurately. Brand new impeller, perfect condition stainless wear ring. At a loss of where to go from here.

Hi guys I have a 2023 Seadoo GTI SE170 do I need to change the oil if it’s been a year and a half? It has 24 hours on it and I changed it at 12 hours. Thank you