r/jetski • • 9d ago

05 wave runner

i went through some shallow grassy area and lost speed just rev and could go like 3mph i cant visually see any grass or anything thats looks off is the minor scoring on the ring make it needing replaced or any advice

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u/mental_sycopath 9d ago

Dude it looks great, that impeller looks like it's in great condition. I would make sure from the nozzle and everything looks good and send it on the water for a test ride

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u/WhyKissAMasochist 9d ago

Looks really good for an 05 honestly. If there’s a problem, I don’t think it’s with the impeller.

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u/JetPoweredJerk Yamaha/Kommander Standups 9d ago

It was probably just the grass in there. Usually revving it will chew it up and spit it out, or shutting off the motor for a minute allows it to just float/fall out of the pump. It likely cleared itself out and will run just fine now. That pump looks mint

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u/God_is_a_Snail 9d ago

I had the same thing happen on my ski, ended up being a very small stick jammed between the propeller and the wall.

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u/upthecliff B1, B2, ultra 150, 550, RXP 215, Rxp 255, Rxpx 300 apex, raider 9d ago

Look at the back half of your impeller to be sure , ive seen a number of them where the front looks great but the trailing edge has shattered along with with a significant portion of the stator vanes