thank you for this vid! This is probably the first thing I'm doing, along with cleats, right when I get my fish pro

Thank you for explaining the scavenging pump, I've watched about a dozen of these videos and you're the first person to mention it.

Great video! I may attempt this now. Thanks

Great video. thank you

My 2024 gtx has permanently placed nuts all the way around. No more fiddling with nuts and washers in the forward holes.

There is a bilge pump electrical terminals at fuse box. Wires only need to be connected there.

Nice job. Wish I could find a video on adding a Tow Tap (showing the correct hose to cut off).

Really enjoy you how Fishpro videos. Just picked up my new Fishpro this week. See u r in Florida too. Would u be willing to help me personally with some of those upgrades for a fee? Thanks.

Fantastic video! Thank you for posting. I will add this in the very near future. How did you attach the pump and float to the wood? And the bilgeflex hose is the white hose we see coming from the pump? And when will the alarm stop alarming? Thanks!!

@MV_Checkmate

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I attached the wood to the floor with the same epoxy resin that I sealed the wood with “MarineTex”. Yes, the bilgeflex hose is ribbed white hose you see connected to my pump. Available at most marine supply stores. The alarm is simply a loud beeper that is in parallel with the float switch. It turns on and off with the pump. Note, if this extra pump does come on, then there is a big problem. The water level in your water-scooter should never get that high. It’s for an emergency only and you really want to know about it.

You have so many things connected to 1

I have the gti 170. What about using the ski pylon cover as the outlet?

Or even if you carbon seal goes if that happens it may just be the differance on getting back to the jetty one down side to jet propulsion apose to a boat

Pro-tip: don't use wood for baseplates, use expanded PVC board. They sell it as trim at Home Depot. It sands and drills really well.

@MV_Checkmate

2 жыл бұрын

OlligesD, thanks for your input. I wrestled with this decision for quite some time. I had even purchased a piece of Starboard and had them cut to size. One thing that swayed my decision was the holding ability of all types of epoxy on the Starboard or PVC. Even rough sanding and using the torch heating process and Scotch-Weld DP 8005. This was the best adhesion I could find. During my tests I could not pull it apart no mater how much I pulled, however a medium whack with a hammer and it popped right apart. These transducers are huge and running 55mph is a tremendous amount of resistance especially if I hit a a branch, turtle, etc. I mostly run in the back country of the Fl Keys. Lots of floating crap. Yes, PVC board is much better at resisting the inherent rot issues of wood, but here was my thought process. 1. I was not leaving the water scooter in the water for any length of time. I only use it about 3 or 4 times a year. The rest of the time it sits in my closed garage. So the water intrusion causing rot was limited greatly. 2. I completely encapsulated the wood in water resistant marine epoxy. 3. The wood covered in marine epoxy held like nails to the gel coat of the transom. All in all I was very satisfied with the end result. Cheers.

@olligesd9343

2 жыл бұрын

@@MV_Checkmate I see your point, makes sense! I just try to make everything either a polymer or stainless. Anything else gets eaten up by the salt water (eventually) and starts looking like hell really quick.

Great video and excellent workmanship. Do you have a source for the wire you used? Thank you.

@MV_Checkmate

3 жыл бұрын

WestMarine. 18-2 Gauge Duplex Wire by the Foot In stock online. Model #179507 | Mfg #121925

Nice video. But I am not good with electrical stuff. Is anyway you can draw a diagram for wiring? Thank you

@MV_Checkmate

2 жыл бұрын

www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2012/july/installing-bilge-pump

Is it not better to outlet the pump to the rear so the footwell doesn't fill up, especially if ski won't start?

@MV_Checkmate

3 жыл бұрын

You never want to put a bilge pump outlet on the back of any boat due to the increased possibility of water coming back in the outlet. The rear of these scooters and many boats get swamped in a following seas and when slowing down. The main reason I put it where I did was that location was the highest above the waterline and was quite easy to get to. Keep in mind that adding a bilge pump is just for emergencies and under regular use will never be needed because these scooters have a built in pump. Cheers

Doo you installed 2 batteries?

Do you get that much water in the engine bay , I’d be asking the dealer why my first ski only got water in it when I used to bury the nose underwater doing tricks but it wasn’t more then a a few lites

@MV_Checkmate

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, never any water. I wanted a bilge pump for security. I’ve seen water scooters sitting on the bottom still tied to the dock due to an internal hose failure. Had boats of all sizes all my life and always had 2 or more bilge pumps cause you never know what can happen till it happens.

Hey sir did your fish pro come equipped with a depth finder or was that an option you had to add on? I'm purchasing a trophy 170 and they are telling me that I have to add a depth finder I'm adding a bilge from factory as well Thanks

@MV_Checkmate

2 жыл бұрын

Came with a low end fish finder chart recorder.

you didn't put links in the description for parts. Can you provide them please?

@MV_Checkmate

2 жыл бұрын

There are no links because all the parts were purchased at my local boating store not a website. If you want to order online I would do a Google search on the part numbers that I provided in the end of the video. Cheers.

Did you consider the OEM pump you can get? My understanding is it runs constantly but that it is designed to do that. I just received my Fish Pro and don't want to drill a hole through the hull. I would like to hear your thoughts on this.

@MV_Checkmate

10 ай бұрын

The replacement pump you mention only runs when engine is running. It will not help when you have your vessel tied up to the dock and springs a leak. It comes down to personal preference.

@rmpbrown01

10 ай бұрын

@@MV_Checkmate- Okay that makes sense. Thank you for your reply.

Would you suggest something similar for the footwell ??

@MV_Checkmate

Жыл бұрын

No need. I have found that the footwell empties itself when you gun it to get up on plane. All the water rushes out the back.

can I hook up my bilge pump to a rear battery on my Fishpro Trophy ?

@MV_Checkmate

Жыл бұрын

Don’t see why you couldn’t.

@zakiramjan9822

Жыл бұрын

as long as its rated for DC Volts one you can wire into anything with a battery also rated like a deepcycle.

Food for thought - No bilge pump will keep a vessel from sinking...this has never been their purpose. It's there as a indicator you have a serious ongoing problem that needs immediate attention. Yes, put that flow port where it is visible.

Wait so that will just bilge the water into the footwell, that will hold 25 gallons of water.

@MV_Checkmate

5 ай бұрын

Yep, thanks for the question. It sounds odd, but it’s no big deal. As you ride these scooters the footwells constantly are being swamped with water when you make a sudden stop or are in rough seas. As soon as you hit the throttle all the water flies out the back. I am always in the ocean with mine and it’s just something you get used to. They are definitely not a dry ride. Remember, this is an emergency bilge pump and in reality should never come on. Cheers.

i removed that front nut, washer 100 hours ago. way overkill in my opinion. I think seadoo put 10 bolts so people would just use the dealer for maintenance.

@MV_Checkmate

3 жыл бұрын

Way to go. Couldn’t agree more.

Why put it up high ? Pump has to do more work and the water will be annoying and it looks crap . I put mine out the back at the top of the hull .

@rickss69

3 ай бұрын

You should be annoyed...if there is water coming out you have a huge problem that needs instant attention. There is no bilge pump on the market that will keep anything from sinking...that is not their purpose.

@mawsoncasey7347

3 ай бұрын

@@rickss69 Wrong , my intercooler failed and a leak was flooding my hull . I stopped ever few minutes turned off the motor and let the bilge pump clear the water . I made it back without sinking . A lot of seadoo’s sank in 2012-13 from flawed intercoolers, mine didn’t .

Any watercraft is a life support system. Why would Seadoo omit such things. Poor quality control and design. They care nothing about. Never buy one. At $20,000 dollars there should be no issues at all.

@MV_Checkmate

2 жыл бұрын

It comes with a built in bilge pump. It uses a small hose fitted to the suction side of the jet drive. I am safety oriented and added a second one for piece of mind. I agree that 20K is a boat load, but nothing compares to this model for a single user fishing machine. Great fir running long distances in the back country.

You talk to much and doesn't show nothing.

@MV_Checkmate

2 жыл бұрын

You’re right. Thanks.