2 Injured when jet ski explodes.

[Freebird]

Now I've never owned one to know, but does the owner's manual say anything about raising the cowling before starting to inspect?

Nope, it doesn't... not on my WaveRaider anyway. Had to be a bad plug wire to make a spark to ignite the vapors, but I would think the dad would have had to do some serious cranking on that engine with the kill switch pulled to put that much fuel into the engine compartment. It'll all come out in the lawsuit.

[Mersiles]

That is insane. I don't care for the things (well actually I dont care for most of the riders) but I have a hard time believing that you should have to lift the cowling before every restart...

Somebody is going to get paid.....

[2swift4U]

Yea I just read my owners manual for the Seadoo and there is nothing mentioned about opening her up. Now I'm gonna wonder every time I start the thing.

[RI Builder]

Nope, it doesn't... not on my WaveRaider anyway. Had to be a bad plug wire to make a spark to ignite the vapors, but I would think the dad would have had to do some serious cranking on that engine with the kill switch pulled to put that much fuel into the engine compartment. It'll all come out in the lawsuit.

That was my initial thought as well - bad plug wire.

Definitely not good for the parties involved, no matter how you look at it.

[finraiser]

Seadoo make you doo-doo your pants.

J.

[RogueAngler]

I had a battery explode on me one time when I started a Waverunner in the early 90's. Scared the heck out of me but it looks like I got lucky.

[BrokenWrench]

Ummmmm, sounds like a fuel leak somewhere ?

Most of the "Wake Jumpers" just park 'em in the fall and then jump on them & start 'em in the spring.

NO Maintenance, no safety checks, no nothin', just go.....

The only time they bring 'em in to the shop is if they don't start.

Haven't you noticed that most boating and safety rules don't apply to them?

.

[WMalloy382]

Wow.. That guy was lucky as hell but IMO i think it was just Gods way of showing his true feelings for Jet Ski's haha.

[Freebird]

Ummmmm, sounds like a fuel leak somewhere ?

Most of the "Wake Jumpers" just park 'em in the fall and then jump on them & start 'em in the spring.

NO Maintenance, no safety checks, no nothin', just go.....

The only time they bring 'em in to the shop is if they don't start.

Haven't you noticed that most boating and safety rules don't apply to them?

.

Keep in mind this was a rental. I can only assume they keep up the maintenance on their stuff.

[Boatboy50]

Hey Guys,

Sorry, I missed where it said it was a rental? It would explain a fair bit though. A rental is not always maintained to the book, and someone may have cut a corner in fixing it.

It looks to me like a late model Yamaha. I've never seen one explode anything like that.

I own a Yammie PWC and spent the day working on it in the bilge for the afternoon today. With starting it, stopping it ect I never smelt any fumes with the hood open. I find it hard to believe an un altered PWC would do this.

Regards

Darren