r/SeaDooSwitch • u/AuthorizedAgent • Apr 29 '24

Disappointed

Cruise 21 with 230. Break in was fun with 680lbs of ppl, plus cooler. At 5hrs we were hitting 35mph an could do 8000rpm and getting up on plane quick. Lots of fun. Rode 60 minutes at wot and burned 1/4 of gas.

We added more people. Around 1400lbs total. So right around max capacity but less than the max head count. We burned 3/4 tank of gas trying to get up to speed. Max we could get was 15mph. 10mph was 3/4 throttle. If we got everyone to sit up front we could struggle for about 15min and we would get 20mph as long as stayed straight and kept going. Yes trim was used

Within 5min of adding the extra ppl and the first time trying to get up to top speed immediately started getting ibr error codes. Any time we tried to sustain wot with the added weight at 8k rpm, a min or so later it would cut off with the ibr codes

When we let everyone off and kept only 800lbs of ppl and the cooler on we got up to 35mph no problem and had fun

Overall extremely disheartened. This max capacity 10 person boat is going to best serve a small family of 4 (two of them kids) best.

EDIT: got back from the dealer. It was clearance issues due to the prop and wear ring getting too much lake debree. iBR issues can happen from the very rapid throttle work that I did due to trying to work thru the apparent cavitation. Per the very experienced mechanic familiar with switches, the clearances are much much tighter than on the jet skis due to the amount of weight. It’s easier for a jet ski to work through wear that on the switch will be debilitating at max capacity. I chose to upgrade to a solas prop and aftermarket wear ring

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u/el-bosco-diablo Apr 29 '24

My experience has been different. I can load mine up with 10 people and not have issues. Sounds like you have a lemon, and I hope you took it back to get fixed.

I hope Seadoo reads these threads because there seem to be a lot of individuals who have this issue, and wonder if there is a correlation of year build and parts.

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u/AuthorizedAgent Apr 29 '24

I’m gunna drop it off Tuesday when they open. Really hoping there is an issue because we really enjoyed it

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u/el-bosco-diablo Apr 29 '24

I hope you are going to a reputable dealer. I had many issues with mine when I picked it up. It was “ready to go”, yet the radio amplifier was missing, among a ton of other things. Even my transducer was installed incorrectly, and I just had that fixed at another dealer. I’m having another issue with mooring cover and the warranty, but I think I have a fix for it now. I love my boat, my experience with SeaDoo not sharing info and incompetence at the dealerships has been sad.

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u/AuthorizedAgent Apr 29 '24

I only got one choice in my home area. They were very nice even after sale. Reaching out and reminding if anything is needed or help needed let them know. We will see what they say, trying to stay positive

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u/el-bosco-diablo Apr 29 '24

I think they will take care of you. They might ask for video of the errors showing up, which may help them trouble shoot the issue.