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#FINDYOURSPARK and you could WIN ONE!

04 Saturday Jan 2014

Posted by Sea-Doo OnBoard Editor in Contest Rules, Sea-Doo Lifestyle

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Looking for a chance to win an all new 2014 Sea-Doo Spark watercraft? How?

Visit your local boat, motorcycle or automobile show and #FINDYOURSPARK at the Sea-Doo exhibit.  Snap an image of yourself with a Sea-Doo Spark, tag the photo with #FINDYOURSPARK and uploading it to our contest.

HOW TO ENTER

1. Visit a Boat Show, Motorcycle Show or Automobile show and #FINDYOURSPARK at a dealer or corporate booth.  Click here to find a participating boat, auto or motorcycle show in your area.

2. SNAP a photo of yourself with a Sea-Doo Spark watercraft and the #FINDYOURSPARK sign.

3. Upload this photo on our Facebook photo page to enter to win. OR enter the contest by submitting this photo on Instagram or Twitter and hashtagging your photo with #FINDYOURSPARK. Once submitted you will receive an auto reply (within 24 hours) with instructions to claim your photo and enter the sweepstakes. You will need to claim your entry to finalize your contest entry.

The sweepstakes starts December 6, 2013 and ends February 28, 2014.

We will draw a winner, randomly, on March 7, and it could be YOU!

#FINDYOURSPARK Official Rules

01 Sunday Dec 2013

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DRAW date: March 7, 2013

PARTICIPATION CONSTITUTES ENTRANT’S FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL AGREEMENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES #FINDYOURSPARK Sweepstakes (hereinafter referred to as the “Sweepstakes”) is for a limited time and begins on December 6, 2013, at 09:00 am ET and ends on February 28, 2014, at midnight ET. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (“BRP” or the “Sponsor”) 565, de la Montagne, Valcourt, Quebec, J0E 2L0.

1) By participating in this Sweepstakes, you acknowledge and agree that the Sponsor may collect the personal information submitted by you, and use the information pursuant to its privacy policy available on line at http://www.brp.com.

2) NO PURCHASE OR CONTRIBUTION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

3) ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of Canada and the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their states/provinces of residence as of the date the Sweepstakes begins. Employees of BRP, their subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotional agencies of BRP and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same household as such employees are ineligible. This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of Canada and subject to all applicable federal and provincial laws and regulations. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

4) PRIZE: A Sea-Doo Spark watercraft, value of $4,999 USD/ $5,599 CAD

5) HOW TO ENTER AND REGISTER TO THE SWEEPSTAKES:

(i) An eligible individual (“Entrant”) may enter the Sweepstakes by logging on to Facebook® and visiting http://www.facebook.com/SeaDoo (the “Page”). If the Entrant does not already “Like” the Sweepstakes Page, the Entrant must “Like” the Page before registering. In addition, before being allowed on the Registration Page, Entrant agrees that the Sponsor may capture the Entrant’s Facebook account information and complete registration. An Entrant must register by completing all of the requested information, including valid e-mail address (“Address”), his/her first and complete last name (no initials), Zip Code/Postal Code, phone number and date of birth.

(ii) Before completing registration, the Entrant must accept and agree to the rules. Upon completing registration, the Entrant will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes Pool. Once entrant provides the requested information, they will receive one (1) entry by completing the entry form on the microsite or the mobile entry site and uploading a photo into the photo contest.

(iii) Photo submission from Show: If an Entrant visits a Boat show, motorcycle or auto show, and takes a photo of herself/himself on or near a Sea-Doo Spark watercraft and posts it to the contest application, the Entrant will receive one (1) sweepstakes entry. We recommend that the entry is tagged with the hashtag “#FINYOURSPARK” but this is not a condition to entering the contest. If the Entrant is unable to take a photograph or visit a boat show, motorcycle show or auto show due to geographic limitations, then the Entrant may write an essay containing 100-300 words, stating why they would like to win the ”Sea-Doo Spark watercraft.” This essay must be mailed to: “#FINDYOURSPARK” Sweepstakes, Attn: LOOK Marketing, 203 E. Melbourne Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901. This Sweepstakes entry method will qualify as a contest entry. To locate a show in your area, go to http://wp.me/p3UDva-1hD

(iv) Contestants enter the contest by posting a photo, taken at the boat show, auto or motorcycle show (see applicable rules in “a” above), upload the image to the social networking sites Twitter and Instagram, and tag it with the hashtag #FINDYOURSPARK.” Once uploaded the contestant will be prompted, within 24 hours, to “claim the entry” and asked to complete the contest entry. To claim and complete the entry, the Entrant must register by completing all of the requested information, including valid e-mail address (“Address”), his/her first and complete last name (no initials), address, phone number, Zip Code/Postal Code and date of birth.

For example: If entrant posts a photo of him or herself directly in the Facebook application it is one entry.

If a contestant would prefer to post their photo submission on Instagram and tag it with the hashtag #FINDYOURSPARK, the photo will be pulled into the contest application and we will post a message on the image that says: “To complete your entry, claim your photo at bit.ly.234ljlnc. Upon entering this link the contestant will be directed to the photo application in Facebook and will be prompted to complete the contest entry. The entry is NOT accepted or complete until all information has been provided and the contestant has entered the contest.

Only ONE entry per person.

(v) The third party application provider Offerpop, will monitor all entries and will tally all applicable entries No cost related to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram subscriptions, see details at http://www.facebook.com, http://www.twitter.com or http://www.instagram.com

(vi) The Sweepstakes require that an Entrant either already have or open an account on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to participate.

(vii) Photos entered into the contest become the property of Sponsor, but Sponsor is not responsible for the content that is posted by contest participants.

(viii) Note the following guidelines for entry of a photograph. Entry will be rejected if the Entrant does not follow these guidelines

Each photograph must not:

• Violate or infringe upon another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;

• Violate copyrights (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media);

• Contain the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, other than the Entrant;

• Communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate;

• Disparage Sponsor, Administrator, or other people, products or companies;

• Contain trademarks, logos or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;

• Contain any images or words that are inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;

• Contain any images or words that promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, professional or age;

• Contain any images or words that are profane, contains nudity or promotes any materially dangerous activity;

• Contain any images or words that promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; and

• Contain any images or words that are obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group.

6) SELECTION OF WINNER AND PRIZE CLAIM: Draw will be held on May 7, 2014 at Sponsor office located at Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., 565, de la Montagne, Valcourt, Quebec, J0E 2L0. Winner is randomly selected. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. One (1) registration per individual. Limit of one (1) entry per person.

7) Only the possible winner will be contacted with the email address or phone number he will have provided on by the Sponsor. If the Sponsor cannot get a hold of original winner within seven (7) days, a new draw will take place and another winner will be contacted. All contacted possible winners have five (5) working days to contact Sponsor at the following telephone number: (715) 848-4957 for US residents and (819) 566-3366 for Canadian residents or another possible winner will be drawn. Sponsor BRP will do its best to accommodate the official winner in terms of coloration of the prize. Based on that, the prize will be shipped in the best delay possible considering availabilities, after verification, which will allow Sponsor to verify every winner’s compliance with these Official Rules.

Promotion Entities shall not be held responsible for any delays in awarding prizes for any reason outside of their control. Prizes will only be delivered to verified Winners.

8) Once the official winner has been identified, he/she will be sent the following week an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release and a W-9 form (for US resident winners only). All relevant documents must be signed and returned to Sponsor within five (5) days of the date of the liability/publicity release to become the official winner, or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be drawn randomly. All prize claims are subject to verification. Should the possible winner be a Canadian resident, he/she will have to answer a skill question (2 X 10 ÷ 4 + 30 – 2) before being declared the Grand Prize winner and being awarded the prize.

9) The winners release the Sponsor BRP and everyone involved with the sweepstakes from all liability for any and all injury, accident, loss or other damage or inconvenience related to the prize or in connection with the acceptance, conveyance or use of said prize.

10) These rules are published on the Offerpop Facebook application.

11) By accepting the prize, participant consents to the use of his/her name, photograph, image, voice, and statements related to the Sweepstakes, for advertising purposes, without further compensation. There are no transfers, substitution and prize is non-refundable.

GENERAL CONDITIONS:

12) Sponsor reserves the right to terminate this Sweepstakes in whole or in part at any time without liability. Sponsor is not responsible if, for any reason, the sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or for any infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this promotion or of any person’s computer hardware or software. Should the sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted on the Sea-Doo Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/seadoo

13) Sweepstakes materials are automatically void if they are reproduced, mutilated, forged, altered or tampered with in any way, if they are obtained through unauthorized, illegitimate channels, or if they contain printing, production, typographical, mechanical or other errors. Liability for game pieces containing printing or other errors is limited to replacement with another game piece while supplies last. Only the number of prize stated in the Official Rules will be awarded. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and municipal laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.

14) This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Participants are providing their information to Sponsor and not to Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. The information provided will only be used as stated in the Sweepstakes Rules. Twitter, Instagram or Facebook are completely released of all liability by each Entrant (and, if the entrant is at least 18 but under the age of majority in his/her province/state/territory of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian) for this Sweepstakes. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes must be directed to the Sponsor.

15) Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged misdirected, defaced, mutilated, illegible, incomplete, postage-due, or altered mail or prize claims or other entries or matters pertinent to this Sweepstakes. Winners are randomly selected. The Sponsor is not responsible for printing, distribution or production errors or errors by mechanical readers or for lost, late, misdirected or postage-due mail or entries. In the event that production, seeding, printing or other errors cause more than the stated number of prizes of any category to be claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to suspend delivery of prizes, without prior notice.

16) By entering this Sweepstakes, winner acknowledges and agrees that Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., BRP US Inc., their affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, dealers, agents, and insurers (collectively, “the Released Parties”) (i) shall have no liability of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Sweepstakes and/or the awarding or use of the Prizes, (ii) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning the Prizes, (iii) disclaim any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for any purpose, and (iv) are not liable for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from the acceptance or use of the Prizes or from participating in this Sweepstakes. The Release Parties are not responsible for typographical errors or any other errors in the offer or administration of this Sweepstakes, including but not limited to errors in the advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of winners, or the distribution of the Prizes.

25 YEARS OF THE MODERN SEA-DOO: THE 25 DAY COUNTDOWN TO 2013

31 Friday Aug 2012

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In 1988 two young men brought to market a product they knew in their hearts would create an entirely new product segment that would change the recreational products industry forever. These two men were the sons of two men who attempted to do the same thing 20-years prior, but proved to be ahead of their time. In 1988 it was the right time for Pierre Beaudoin (who is now CEO of Bombardier Inc and son of Bombardier and BRP chairmen of the board, Laurant Beaudoin) and Denys LaPointe (who is now Vice President of BRP product design and innovation and son of Sam LaPointe) to launch the modern Sea-Doo watercraft.

Pierre Beaudoin with the first modern Sea-
Doo watercraft coming off of the Valcourt, Quebec production line.

The 1988 Sea-Doo 5801 model changed what a watercraft was and could do. It was the first two-passenger watercraft with a V-Hull (thus the V-Shape of the logo between the ‘A’ and the ‘D’) rotary-valve engine producing a class leading 55 hp, and capable of cutting through chop and physically capable of pulling a skier (legally, you must now utilize a three-seaters to tow). The 1988 Sea-Doo gave birth to an industry with huge potential and gave Ski-Doo snowmobile dealers a product to market when it wasn’t snowing.

A lot has changed over the past 25 years for the modern Sea-Doo watercraft with technological advances outpacing nearly every other motorized product in the world.  As a result of these advances and focus on on-water performance, fun, and safety, well over 1.2 million people have bought and enjoyed Sea-Doo watercraft with their families and friends.  BRP has been the market share leader in the watercraft industry for 19 of those 26 years and this stems from the passion Bombardier and now BRP puts into every product. Jose Boisjoli (the current President and CEO of BRP) leads the company with the mantra, “product is king” and no where has that proven more true than with the modern Sea-Doo watercraft.

Over the next 25 days BRP will celebrate the past 25 years of the modern Sea-Doo on the Sea-Doo Facebook fan page highlighting each model year leading to the launch of the 2013 line of Sea-Doo on September 24, 2012.

 

DOCTOR DOO – HOW TO KEEP YOUR SYSTEM CLEAN – DON’T SUCK!

18 Wednesday Jan 2012

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Doctor Doo is here to help cure what ails you!

A problem we hear from time to time with Sea-Doo watercraft and boat owners is the congestion of debris in the direct drive water jet propulsion system but this is something that can be minimized with some understanding of what is going on underneath your vessel.

Lets first look at what a Direct Drive Water Jet Propulsion system consists of.

A Direct Drive Water Jet Propulsion system starts at the intake, this is a tunnel or track that enters the bottom of the hull to feed the encased impeller. Now hold this vision for just a few sentences… In front of the intake inside the vessels engine compartment rest the engine, mounted directly onto the bottom of the hull with the in-line drive shaft angled straight back (towards the transom) traveling through the hull and connected to the front, center of the impeller. No transmission here, it is a “direct-drive” system.

Okay back to the water flow. The impeller is a bladed or veined component that when turned transfers water from front to back, this is what creates the water propulsion. But there is more to it than that, behind the impeller blade are directional veins angled the opposite as the impeller blades to straighten the twirling water flow to force it straight back to use that energy as efficiently as possible to create maximum forward thrust. Behind the jet pump is the Venturi. The venturi is shaped similar to a cone, with the inlet being much larger in opening diameter than the smaller, tighter exiting outlet. This compresses the water and provides greater thrust when forced out. Imagine holding a garden hose with water running freely out of the end. now squeeze your thumb over the end and wow, it shoots a stream of water a lot harder, faster and further, this is what the venturi does.

Now to provide steering (and trim on some models) there is a pivoting nozzle on the rear of the venturi, this redirects the water flow from side to side to push the transom to side to side to change direction – or up and down to change/trim planning angles.

Okay so that is direct-drive water jet propulsion 101, this video offers a visual look at everything we just described.

This system draws water up into the water jet pump and pushes it out the back to propel the vessel. The pump is creating suction to draw that water into the system and anything else that might be in its negative pressure proximity. This could include sand, trash bags, sticks, Sunglasses, rope, but designed to efficiently process water and it does this very well. To help ensure only water enters the system an intake grate is mounted over the inlet. This is usually comprised of three hydrodynamically designed “bars” that run from the front of the opening to the back and are nearly flush with the bottom of the hull. The intake grate ensures large objects do not enter the propulsion system.

The intake grate is designed for hydrodynamic performance and the greater the covering, fencing or screening of the intake substantially impedes water flow and ultimately performance suffers. There is a balance but with this small objects can be drawn into the intake system. Here is where education can save you headaches.

First you should always follow your owners manual and operate your vessel in 3-feet (1m) of water depth or more but if you do find yourself in shallower water and your Sea-Doo vessel’s propulsion seems “funny” get to a safe location (one with out current and clear of potentially dangerous objects) and turn off the engine(s). The worse thing you can do is try to power through it. Why? Okay, imagine you’re vacuuming the interior of your car. You accidently run the hose nozzle over a rouge gas pump receipt and it is sucked to the end of the hose impeded airflow. Bumping up the vacuum power to max only holds the paper to the hose tighter. Shut the vacuum off and watch the paper fall off the vacuum hose un aided.

A common mistake of Sea-Doo owners that get into vegetation and it begins entering the jet pump system is powering up and hoping it will be processed. What this can do is pull the debris into the system deeper increasing the odds it will get stuck. Another common mistake is thinking by putting the vessel in reverse and powering up it will blow out the debris that way.

Remember a few paragraphs up when we discussed “direct drive”? This system works off of redirection of waterflow. In reverse the water coming out of the venture is redirected forward, similar to technology of jet airplanes when they slow down after landing.  The intake is still drawing in water in the same direction even when in reverse.  Both of these actions can also cause the exhaust to overheat as the cooling water flow is hindered. The best course of action is to turn off the engines and more times than not the debris will simply fall away.

In 2012 BRP takes this thinking a step further with the addition of the weedless system. This new system works with the iTC (intelligent Throttle Control) system and offers a button located on the dashboard of select Sea-Doo boat models and when activated (engine must be turned off) hinges the intake grate downward to utilize gravity in the aid of debris simply falling away.

That was a long way of simply saying, to keep your propulsion system clean, simply suck less!

 

 

This installment of Doctor Doo was supplied by Willy Carmine a former member of the BRP/Sea-Doo R&D team and current President of Route 1 Motorsports an authorized BRP Sea-Doo and Can-Am dealer in Grant, Florida where his customers boat in the Indian River, the 120 mile long lagoon that averages 4.5 feet (1.4m) in depth, so he knows a thing or two about shallow water boating.

 

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