Hello everyone. Purchased my first Sea Doo watercraft a few weeks ago for use in the Sacramento River. Two Sea Doo Sparks. 2-up HO engine. Licorice. They get a lot of attention and I love riding them. However, in only 4 trips to the river, I have jammed the impeller with debris three times and also had a faulty sensor that put the ski into limp mode. Sensor has been replaced and I am back in action. For the time being. Trying to be optimistic that these things will not require too much maintenance and headache. I purchased new to avoid the maintenance hassles and headaches. So far not so good...
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first up welcome aboard, second up sucking up debris is not a mechanical issue that can be chalked up to used/new ski. Truthfully its rider responsibility to not suck up debris 
But welcome up, treat them right and you'll see no issues, just ask some of our veterans
But welcome up, treat them right and you'll see no issues, just ask some of our veterans
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which sensor?
Thanks for the reply. I suppose I wasn't expecting a plastic water bottle cap or a stick the size of a cigarette to present a problem for my impeller. Maybe I should look more carefully?first up welcome aboard, second up sucking up debris is not a mechanical issue that can be chalked up to used/new ski. Truthfully its rider responsibility to not suck up debris
But welcome up, treat them right and you'll see no issues, just ask some of our veterans
But I'm not sure my eyes are that good, especially above 10 mph. All of the items were so small. I guess it's something I have to deal with being on a dirty river.Temp sensor. It was putting the ski into limp mode at random. I haven't quite put 6 hours on the ski. Seems to be fixed now that the sensor has been replaced, as I took it out yesterday without a check engine error.
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