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Hi All,
Last fall I purchased a 97 Daytona 1000, it did not run when I got it as it needed a new starter bendix, I removed the engine and across the winter I went through the whole engine and ski bringing it back up to to where it should be, replacing worn parts and upgrading things like the splined drive shaft to the threaded drive shaft, etc..Anyway I took it out today for the first time and it was no less than a weapon on the water, it was so darn fast it was scary and all the yamaha and sea doo buffs on the lake took notice as this red weapon just zipped by them. My question and concern is about the stability of the ski, not when I'm up to speed on the lake but when leaving and returning to the dock, it seems I have to do a major balancing act, when you get on the craft and leave the dock it tends to want to roll from one side to the other to the point you feel like its going to tip over on you and I'm constantly shifting my weight back and forth to keep it stable until I can get going, the same thing happens when you return to the dock, when I idle in toward the dock I'm doing that same balancing act trying to stablize the ski to keep it from tipping over on me. Also I noticed at idle speeds the stern is all the way under water and sits about 8 to 10" under water until I start to take off, then it comes back up again. Is all this normal for the 97 Daytona 1000 to do this or is there a problem with it that I need to address? I have a 96 Monte Carlo and a 98 TS1000L and neither have this stability problem at low or drifting speeds. The ski is not taking on water and I did have my son on the ski with me and our combined weight is about 300 lbs. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Last fall I purchased a 97 Daytona 1000, it did not run when I got it as it needed a new starter bendix, I removed the engine and across the winter I went through the whole engine and ski bringing it back up to to where it should be, replacing worn parts and upgrading things like the splined drive shaft to the threaded drive shaft, etc..Anyway I took it out today for the first time and it was no less than a weapon on the water, it was so darn fast it was scary and all the yamaha and sea doo buffs on the lake took notice as this red weapon just zipped by them. My question and concern is about the stability of the ski, not when I'm up to speed on the lake but when leaving and returning to the dock, it seems I have to do a major balancing act, when you get on the craft and leave the dock it tends to want to roll from one side to the other to the point you feel like its going to tip over on you and I'm constantly shifting my weight back and forth to keep it stable until I can get going, the same thing happens when you return to the dock, when I idle in toward the dock I'm doing that same balancing act trying to stablize the ski to keep it from tipping over on me. Also I noticed at idle speeds the stern is all the way under water and sits about 8 to 10" under water until I start to take off, then it comes back up again. Is all this normal for the 97 Daytona 1000 to do this or is there a problem with it that I need to address? I have a 96 Monte Carlo and a 98 TS1000L and neither have this stability problem at low or drifting speeds. The ski is not taking on water and I did have my son on the ski with me and our combined weight is about 300 lbs. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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