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DOCTOR DOO – GOING INTO THE SEA-DOO SEASON FULLY CHARGED

11 Wednesday Mar 2015

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Sea-Doo fully chargedThe 2015 boating season is fast approaching and Sea-Doo owners are preparing for a full summer of family fun on the water. As you are taking your beloved Sea-Doo watercraft or boat out of hibernation there are some technical aspects that Father time may have had his way with over the past few dormant months. Your battery is where it all starts (or doesn’t start) and batteries can and do lose their ability to maintain a charge over time. But, there is another crucial component that can also lose its charge, your mandatory fire extinguisher.

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The beginning of the season is the time to check both of these essential items as both your Sea-Doo watercraft battery and fire extinguisher can lose their charge over the winter months of inactivity. Regardless of age, your battery should be given a full charge as step one in pre-season prep.  Be sure to remove the battery from the PWC to avoid gas fumes and possible fire, and set it on a cleared work bench. Connect a battery charger to the battery and let charge over night (please refer to owners manual for exact charging procedures).  Most modern battery chargers include “fully charged” indicator and this indicator should inform you if the battery is accepting the charge  – meaning the battery is still good – or not. If the battery is not accepting the charge or holding the charge and shows signs of being weak after a 6+ hour charge, it is time to replace it with a new Sea-Doo specific battery from an authorized BRP/Sea-Doo dealership. Be sure to bring your old battery with you to your dealership so it can be properly and responsibly disposed of.

Every PWC, including Sea-Doo watercraft, must carry a fully charged fire extinguisher onboard at all times. This is for not only your safety but potentially the safety of others.

Sea-Doo Fire ExtinguisherBut you may ask, “why?” Why do I need a fire extinguisher on a watercraft when I am going to be surrounded by water? That is a fair question. The answer is you never know what can happen during a day of boating. If something were to happen where there was an open flame while you were riding you would be able to extinguish it. Having a fully charged fire extinguisher on board can also be very helpful when encountering another vessel with an open flame situation. The Coast Guard and local boating law enforcement agencies check fire extinguishers to ensure they are up to date and fully charged. The best rule of thumb is, if your fire extinguisher doesn’t have an actual pressure gauge, is to replace it every year.

Sea-Doo Safety KitAnd while we are discussing safety the Sea-Doo Safety Kit can also help you in, or out of, an unexpected situation. In case your friend didn’t replace his older battery, the kit includes a whistle that he can use to let you know he needs you to tow him back to shore with the buoyant 50′ nylon rope that is also included in the kit.  The Sea-Doo Safety Kit also includes a flashlight to help inspect the engine compartment and the container can be used as a bailer.

These three items should be first on your To Do list when preparing your Sea-Doo for the coming season and all three products can be purchased at an authorized BRP/Sea-Doo dealer. Check the Doctor Doo column of OnBoard for regular maintenance, service, and DIY tips to ensure you get the greatest reliability and most fun from your Sea-Doo watercraft.

 

 

25 YEARS OF THE MODERN SEA-DOO – 1993, TAKING THE LEAD IN MANY MANNERS

05 Wednesday Sep 2012

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1993 Sea-Doo XP watercraft

The Sea-Doo brand was solidified as the design leader of the personal watercraft industry in 1993 with the launch of the second-generation Sea-Doo XP model. The 1993 Sea-Doo XP was truly the next generation high performance watercraft with modern visual design utilizing smooth, flowing lines and integrated vents, handles and seating on an entirely new top deck and hull. The 1993 XP also upped the performance ante among two-seaters with a marine use specific 657cc Rotax rotary valve engine with twin Mikuni carburetors and a tuned pipe producing 65 horsepower.  The power was put to the water with a new brass insert jet pump, capable of efficiently processing the higher horsepower and utilized the first electronic trim system.

1993 saw runabout racing take a strong hold at IJSBA and APBA watercraft races and the Pro class races were now broadcast on ESPN’s Hot Summer Nights coverage of summer sports. Watercraft racing was one of the original extreme sports and the Sea-Doo XP was at the forefront of this movement as the manufacturers began to see the “what wins on Sunday sells on Monday” phenomenon take affect and factory support of racers began.

Also collecting airtime during ESPN’s programming was the Sea-Doo GTX on the Pro Wakeboard Tour where half of the competition was conducted behind the new Sea-Doo GTX three-seater platforms. Pro wakeboard legends such as Scott Byerly, Darin Shapiro, Gator Legert, Russell Gay, Shaun Murray and others took this fledgling sport to prime time behind Bombardier’s support.

This year also was monumental for the industry as the Sea-Doo brand became the new market share leader, surpassing the Kawasaki watercraft brand.

1993 Sea-Doo watercraft line included; Sea-Doo XP, Sea-Doo SPX, Sea-Doo SPi, Sea-Doo SP, Sea-Doo GTX and Sea-Doo GTS, and the unique Sea-Doo Explorer a Direct Drive jet propelled RIB (rigid inflatable boat).

DOCTOR DOO – The Right Dose of Wake Boost for Nick Taylor

07 Wednesday Mar 2012

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We wouldn’t recommend that you take Nick Taylor’s advice for treating your flu like symptoms but we highly suggest taking his advice on the wake boost settings for wake skating behind the Sea-Doo 230 WAKE boat.

X-TEAM TUESDAY PROFILE: SILAS THURMAN – PRO WAKESKATER

06 Tuesday Mar 2012

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SEA-DOO X-TEAM TUESDAY – March 6, 2012
BIO NAME: Silas Thurman
SPORT: Professional Wakeskating
AGE: 32
PORT/Home: Oregon/ Florida
FAMILY: The Thurmans- Empty nester with significant other

Silas Thurman runs the show. Thurman is the team manger of the most talented wake team in the industry, the NIKE 6.0 wake team. Other than always having the freshest shoes, he has turned his passion into a career. Thurman grew up in the misty skies of Oregon but that did not hinder him from finding his calling on the water. Wake skating is what inspired him. Continue reading →

BRP LAUNCHES THE 2012 SEA-DOO “DOO IT” WAKESKATE INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES

04 Sunday Mar 2012

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BRP continues to lead in support of wakeskating with the launch of the 2012 Sea-Doo “DOO IT” wakeskate instructional video series featuring world-class riders from the NIKE 6.0 team and Sea-Doo WAKE model watercraft and boats.

BRP’s Sea-Doo “DOO IT” WAKE video series features the likes of Andrew Pastura, Nick Taylor and Wakeskater of the Year°, Ben Horan and will be hosted on the Sea-Doo Blog, OnBoard and YouTube channel. These riders share their insight on how they do a handful of their favourite tricks behind various Sea-Doo watercraft and boats including the Sea-Doo WAKE 155 and Sea-Doo WAKE PRO 215 model watercraft and Sea-Doo 230 WAKE boat. Each athlete offers tips on how to do various tricks and shares how the wake specific designs and technologies offered on specific Sea-Doo WAKE models help them do it better.

Shooter Tad Mathews catches Nick Taylor mid-trick

The Sea-Doo brand has been part of the wake sports industry since the sports’ infancies and now partners with the NIKE 6.0 wakeskate team riders Ben Horan, Nick Taylor, Andrew Pastura, Silas Thurman, and wakeboarder Kevin Henshaw. These riders are considered the best in the world and also assist in BRP product development. These riders’ input is used to better the wake sport experience behind Sea-Doo watercraft and boats.

The 2012 Sea-Doo “DOO IT” Instructional video series will be launched during BRP’s Sea-Doo WAKE WEEK with videos launched on OnBoard and posted on the Sea-Doo Facebook, Twitter, and Goggle+ pages.

To get more information on the Sea-Doo WAKE 155, Sea-Doo WAKE PRO 215, and Sea-Doo 210 & 230 WAKE boats visit sea-doo.com

This is the first of the 2012 Sea-Doo “DOO IT” Wakeskate Instructional Video Series.

Nick Taylor shows us how he starts from the shallow waters of his home riding area of Sarasota Bay, Florida.

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.

 

Sea-Doo FAN Q&A NEW YEARS EDITION – Answering YOUR Questions!

16 Monday Jan 2012

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Welcome to the NEW YEAR and welcome to the January 2012 edition of the Sea-Doo Fan Question and Answer session where you the fans can ask BRP various Sea-Doo related questions and have them answered by brand and product experts. This month we answer your questions LIVE from the New York Boat Show where boaters could see the full 2012 Sea-Doo line up for the first time in one place.

Have you wondered why something is the way it is on a Sea-Doo watercraft or boat? Ever wondered why BRP did this and not that? Post your question here or on the Sea-Doo Facebook Fan page and your question may be one of the randomly picked for the next edition of Fan Q&A.

 

SEA-DOO FAN Q&A – DECEMBER 2011 EDITION – Answering YOUR questions!

04 Sunday Dec 2011

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Welcome to the holiday season and welcome to the December 2011 edition of the Sea-Doo Fan Question and Answer session where you the fans can ask BRP various Sea-Doo related questions and have them answered by brand and product experts.

Have you wondered why something is the way it is on a Sea-Doo watercraft or boat? Ever wondered why BRP did this and not that? Post your question here or on the Sea-Doo Facebook Fan page and your question may be one of the randomly picked for the next edition of Fan Q&A.

 

 

 

 

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