I Bought a 2019 Jet Ski with MYSTERY DAMAGE. What is Wrong With It? 

I can't believe no one has mentioned it yet, but you need to call out the seller! There's no doubt they knew the engine had a hole in it. They knew it didn't have an impeller either. A quick mention of those things while you were looking it over would have been the honest thing to do. He/she chose not to. They knew they were ripping you off. I'd contact them and let him/her know that you're not happy about it, and give them a chance to make it right. If they don't, blast the POS's info on your channel so everyone knows not to buy from that person! Help others out! Just my thoughts...

You should definitely take the loss and try to sell what you can from it. No sense burning yourself out on a project that ends up like the surfboard and keeps giving you problem after problem. Hope the next project you find doesn't end up being so much of a headache! Glad to see you uploading more consistently again!

I love that the frustrating surfboard has now become a workbench! 😆

Love the OG Jet Ski videos, keep them coming!

Can’t put my finger on it, for some reason I can’t explain why but it calms me down and brings me peace. Not sure if it’s your temperament or editing or soothing tracks but it’s working and I appreciate you! God bless.

At this point, time to make it better and faster! I’m sure if you sit on it for a bit, you will find a used motor. Always cool to watch these projects come back to life on RU-vid/Your channel!

I would love to watch you bring it back to life. Used engine and used parts would be a good and educational video. Good luck with the project.

Had a friend that worked at a Jetski rental business. They typically rob parts here and there off one bad ski to keep the rest running. At a certain point when the one bad ski has been robbed of all the valuable items or they decide to unload all the skis to buy new. The running skis are sold at a somewhat reasonable price and the bad ski/skis are sold off typically for parts but sometimes in a less than honest manner "jetski stopped running, don't know why" sort of listing to get more money.

Move forward. Don't dwell on mistakes. You've come up with the ideas for a solution to the problem, now do it. Thank you for putting out the content. Excellent channel!

This is why I love your channel, most ordinary items that people would be scared of or see no value you take on as a challenge and try to fix it up! I get a lot of inspiration from your channel and get myself into projects that I probably shouldn’t have. At the end of the day if you part ways with the project or not, you still took a shot that no one else probably would have taken

Love it that you get more regular with your builds and videos!

Another good lesson in all of this is how you keep a positive outlook. I’m very impressed at how you have a really good attitude about everything.

I blame this bad purchase on Samcrac since he's known for doing this

So glad to be seeing from you again! Wishing you all the best

Glad to see you post again. Went to this Channel 2 weeks ago thinking RU-vid unsubscribed me. Love your content and keep it up!

Love your videos, keep head up not everything is good I know you can make it run, a hug from Uruguay

Definitely one of the most under rated channels on RU-vid, absolutely love all your videos

Def your best option is to find a wrecked one and swap the parts, or try to sell for as minimal loss as possible and on to the next. Whatever you feel is right as youre doing the work ma dude

Thank you for the video it was great. I like the winch set up in your garage its pretty sweet

Glad to see you posting! Put to the side until a good donor comes along then work your magic? Or, see if you can find a block and rebuild, if so, we all would watch and support the build 👍

Great that your vids are back on schedule on regular

No worries! Now can be an opportunity for you to learn how to ultimate rebuild a motor! It looks like it might only be the top end; I say pull the motor, remove the top end, and do what is necessary to look at the pistons and cylinders. If all is good then you just need to replace the top end and then move on with your original plan. You already own the motor so you might as well take it apart. Might could even bore out the cylinders and upsize the pistons.

They crashed it on a rock up out of the water. Then left it running, burning up the motor. The rental company used it for parts on the rest of their fleet. Then they fiberglassed the hole and put together everything as well as they could to sell it off.

Excellent re-purposing of the surfboard. Very useful as a parts table.

Zach, yours are the videos I watch to help me figure out how to fix stuff! You’re definitely an inspiration to a whole great big bunch of us. Especially those of us who are in the “I bought a piece of crap out there somewhere, and now I need to figure out how to fix it?!?! “ Just keep pushing Zach. We all love and support your journey, man! Now you’ve got this!

Always love your videos. Best advice I can offer here is always put your Crocs in 4wd before you drag a jet ski around your garage. ! I think you are spot on, its full of broken parts from another machine. Hurricane damaged ??? I am sure another donor machine will turn up👍👍

love this channel!

Glad to see you back

Only @5:19 in.. I think it's a great project for you.. From what I've seen you do in the past, this is definitely doable with your abilities. I'm here watching and so are many others. You do you.. We'll be here.. Ignore the haters, bro.. scan right over their comments and focus on what you want to do.. now.. back to the video!!.. lol.. CHEERS!!! (Update) Umm, yea.. hindsight is always 20/20. Learn from those mistakes and get better. Still, it hurts, yea.. but just focus on "what's next?". Don't dwell on the past. Keep moving forward. Heck, even flip a quarter on either keeping it or passing it on at a loss. You'd still be moving forward. Keeping it and waiting to find a busted shell with a good motor is a great idea if you're not needing to replenish some of the financial loss. Samcracs stepmom might help you out.... FINANCIALLY.. lol.. Ahh.. Corey.. ANYWHO.. great content!!.. Keep it up!!.. Later tater!!

Love the jet ski content😊

Yep, it's on the seller for not telling you. sell it for scrap to someone that has a good engine. Keep sharing. It helps others who do work like this

Hopefully the number one injector didn’t fry the ecu , that was my main problem with those 2019 2020 vx-c’s I run a watersports company here in Florida and haven’t seen one that bad in a while … the weird electric clicking sounds like your ignition coil is bad which is under the motor starboard side and those tr1 engines are normally pretty bullet proof

2 in short order?!?! Thanks for the vids!

I redid a waveventure years ago with the triple 1100. It was much easier and cost affective finding a used complete engine on eBay and now we have Facebook marketplace. Find one with the electronics and you should be good to go.

I'd recommend picking ap a 90s Kawasaki 750 SS skis. I find them in my are in the $500 range and only need a little bit to get them going. You need to check the engine for compression and spark. If that's good you have a solid base to improve on. Lots of parts available. Any of the Kawasaki 650 or 750 skis are very easy to work on.

Also you are so tough on yourself. I've bought boats and skis broken. Some you fix some you never win. It's half the fun. Your fans love you keep it up!

good to see you back. liking the "ink"

Hang in there! First look at finding wrecked unit!

Stick with the 2strokes. Much cheaper, easier to fix and more fun to ride! :)

I don’t have a big RU-vid channel and ran into the same problem. Got the click, removed engine to find hole in block, and 4K for a new motor. Thinking about making an all electric Seadoo since I already have another one. Seems like a fun long project. Anyways best of luck to ya.

I would look around a find a replacement or parts ski you do great on rebuilds

I don't watch you because you fix everything I watch you because you try and I like you!

Would love to see you rebuild a stand up ski

The best channel on RU-vid is back

It's crazy how dishonest people are, they could've told you what was wrong with it instead of trying to get you for your money. Don’t worry life will kick their ass and you just keep being a good person and keep pushing through.

Damn Bro, sad for you, still made a great video.

Your such a lovely guy, you don't deserve to be ripped off.... Hopefully you can fix it

Maybe a little DIY paint job on the body for a video or two and maybe you can ask a little more. But at this point I would cut your losses. I've been in this position before and you never make it out on top.

Those are fun to drive

Was probably a rental and the motor blew so they used it as a parts ski. Any other part and it would have been worth fixing. The midshaft (driveshaft) was gone and they probably stole that out of this one for parts as sometimes they can leak or the bearing in them can blow. That is probably why the engine mount bolts were missing and you thought the engine was pulled. You don’t have to remove the engine to pull the midshaft but you have to unbolt the engine mounts and move the engine forward. Yamaha and Kawasaki design there skis different than seadoo and their drivetrains are completely different. (Seadoo is really the one that is different than the norm) getting a ski that was totaled for hull damage is probably your best bet. Can maybe find one at auction after hurricane. Either that or you might be able to recoup your loss parting it out if you have the time.

They did you dirty! Call them out on your channel. Literally had a hole in the block, impeller missing, shaft disconnected, ect. Keep your head up, grab a project that you would enjoy doing and get rid of the jet ski so it doesn’t bring down your mood. I hate looking at projects that have flopped.

I have an old jet ski sitting here that need so tuning. I am looking for a 70 to 115 outboard that runs . Just a thought .

I’ve bought and sold a lot of jet skis within the last few years. What I’ve found was if I get a junker I tear it all apart and post on facebook groups what parts are good and try to sell them there and eBay some off. The title would be worth something also if you got one with the ski. Sorry about the loss brother that’s definitely tough

Probably a good guess as far as what happened with the ski. Look into SBT for a replacement engine.

Do a swap when a parts Jet Ski comes available. Living in Florida, I’m sure you’ll find a wrecked one.

i like this video!!!

The perfect boat anchor.

Look for online insurance auctions. I’ve seen plenty of PWC’s that have been totaled during an accident on the highway. Should be able to buy them for pennies on the dollar and would likely have everything you would need to rebuild the internals of that one.

Jet Skis can become a money pit. I know. I bought two 1994 Polaris SLT 700's. The first year I had them they performed okay. You had to mix octane boost with the gas to get it up to around 93 octane for them to run good. The second year the seals went out. That wasn't the biggest problem. One that had the seals go out sank halfway and unknown to me the head cracked. I put $1k into it for new electrical parts before I found out the head was cracked. The other one ran okay but was cranky at best. I gave them away but kept the trailer which actually ended up being worth more than the skis anyway. I paid $2500 for both skis and trailer. When 2020 rolled around there was a shortage of new skis on the market because everyone went out and bought them during covid and there were no trailers to be had. I was offered $3500 for mine but kept it and bought two new SeaDoo Sparks. They fit right on the trailer and now I'm happy. Older skis are expensive to keep up, if you can find the parts and cranky like I said. I am much happier with my 4 strokes as opposed to the 2 strokes.

I feel bad for you because I was sure at the very start the motor was shot or replaced with a bad motor as soon as you pointed out the motor mounts. The very next step now would be to check the hull for leaks. See if you want to continue further with it, and if you do find the hull satisfactory, then you can look into motor swaps. Potentially add in a totally different motor like a supped up straight four from a car or the like to just mess around with like the jet ski brothers and their LS swap on their ski. AKA Ultimate Rebuild the sucker.

The rental place probably used that waveruner for minor easy to replace parts for other waverunners they got and you probably did get scammed outta 2.5k

Much rather watch you try and get that surfboard working. I know it's a frustration but after your last video and reading some comments I think you should give it another try.

If anyone can rebuild this thing and make it look amazing, its you!!

Lmk if you need help I recently bought a rental as well and I had to repair fiberglass on the bottom, mechanically wise I honestly think it's a lost cause

I'd take the loss and move on. Sucks, but it seems obvious to me that the good stuff has been taken out already. Sorry, man. I'm wondering if it took on water and that gernaded the motor. Hey, at least you found a use for the surfboard...workbench!

It would make the most sense to either sell it and try to take less of a loss, trailer might be the most valuable part of it all though. You could hold on to it and hope to find a wrecked one, but who knows how long that would take. That said, I think it would be interesting to make it electric, its more than likely not worth it, since you probably wouldn't make your money back still.

Phil Swift: "That's a lot of damage." Looks like a job for FLEX TAPE

Move it on.

you need to start a Patreon so you will have some people whom you can talk to and help fund you. life for living you might be putting a happy face on but I know you are hurting it's in your body languish you are a nice guy and you need nothing but the best in your life I hear if you ever need someone to talk to love you bro

Either: 1. Cut losses and sell for parts NOW 2. Store and sit on it, for IF you have the energy to buy another and play with two to make one!

I think you should find whoever you got it from and try and re claim some of your loss. They knew it had that huge hole that's why the mounting hardware was missing.

Subscribed ! Cut your loss and sell it, if you get 50% of the purchase price then good, learn from it and get the next one !

if i would live anywhere near to you i would love to help you rebuild that engine(i am a mechanic from Belgium with 40 years on the workfloor) to save some money !!! atleast try and see if the cylinderhead and pistons are okay so you only need a engine block and gaskets GOOD LUCK

Buy a new sea doo switch. The 13' is affordable and fun. As for your newly acquired wave runner, I am stubborn. So I would try to find a wrecked one.

$2500 battery 🤔. jokes aside, i have no doubt you can work your magic and bring it back to life. 👍👍 you also sound happy now.

Nice parts rig lol.

I too have a garage hitch, made it possible to unload my race car right into the garage. Also used it as a light duty frame rack to pull back radiator supports and such. Best garage hack ever

I wonder if you could convert this to an all electric jetski? Might be a fun project... if you can't find another motor by then?

If you can find a running but wrecked one that may work, but it would have to be at the right price else cut your loses. I hate people that sell stuff like that and know the issue is bigger than what they state. Keep ou head up and yes your specialty is body work so if it don't run, don't buy it in the future unless you have a mechanic look at it before you buy. Also you may want to find a mechanic to partner with on these.

Whoa, you got robbed. But mad props for posting about it and sharing your mistake. That takes some ba**s. I'd sell it for the body and take the loss. Otherwise every time you look at it you will get annoyed. Been there, done that.

OK, if it wasn't for the hole... bypass the battery altogether, it doesn't hold any cca. Had the same problem with a bike, the battery showed over 12V but as soon as a load is applied, it would collapse. Even hooking up jumper leads didn't work. A cheap battery tester diagnosed it immediately.

Could you convert a trolling motor for your jetboard, just a thought I know that thing is defeating the heck out of ya.

bummer, i would prob take the lost just because then having to deal w two of them would be a pain as far as space goes but im hoping you find another and swap it over for a success story.

If it didn’t have that damage to the hull I would say build it but I would cut my losses at this point

Rock and Roll

Well, the channel is Ultimate Rebuilds....see if you can find parts that will keep it within a budget to make it worth making nice and move it on.

Use the body for another jetscooter?

I'm surprised if it was a commercial rental machine that they did not have it totalled out under their insurance policy. I am assuming it came with a clean title... This seems like maybe they did not know there was collision damage or they didn't want to take the hit to their insurance by filing a claim. Curious

Is there gonna be another pontoon?

Get a new case and build your own motor its not as bad as you think it might be youll be able to use alot of that motors part and itll be much cheaper you can do it and dont feel to bad i did the same thing

Either cut your losses or buy a wrecked one. Either way “the tuition to learning new things can often be very expensive”.

You learn as you go through life buying old junk how to tell when you should run and not haha. I do alot of the same stuff as you, and am just starting my youtube journey, but you start running from alot more things the more junk you buy. Also alot of people overpaid like crazy for junk during covid, and are now trying to sell their junk at exorbitant amounts. I'm sure you have alot of experience already and know most of what to look for. Jetskis are one of those things I pretty much don't touch anymore though, along with quads/dirtbikes/ricer bikes. Just because of the overwhelming amount of schmucks that ruin them and try to make a buck out of it when they're done.

Please bring us back to those days when you fabed minibikes and stuff. Maybe a all electric bike mod or a Tesla themed electric thingy...

Get a block from SBT n St Pete and rebuild it!

A new bike build then👽

dude, just motor swap it with something else. the crazier the idea the better. Big hits on stuff like this. jet ski bros do alot of this stuff

I think at this point. I would cut my losses and part that thing out. And try to recoup as much of your money as you can. God bless

I would keep it around and see if you can find a parts ski

Dam thats a bummer bud..find a wrecked one with a good engine and drive

I miss your projects that have wheels and tires (preferably 4).