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I never load the boat onto the trailer under power. I always use ropes to pull it close enough for the winch and have my 8 year old spin the handle until he cant do it anymore then my older one steps in and completed the job.
 

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That's always been my approach, but for some reason I deviated from what's been tried and true...I blame the winds
 

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I always walk my boat onto the trailer with mooring lines.
 

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I have not had good luck loading my boat into the trailer...always seems to hit too high and my "tape" separating the 2 colors is all but gone...
When I first got my boat, I would pull it on the trailer with ropes then winch it up to the roller. We use a very busy ramp and I did not want to be part of the disasters we witnessed on a regular basis Now I have no problem driving it on, I just hope I'm not doing it wrong.
 

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Is there a way to check your motor mounts and alignment on your own? I feel like a ton of this is caused by incremental misalignment. Scary though.
 

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I'm still a little confused about the "not enough water flowing through the pump" issue. If the boat's still in the water, I would think that's not an issue. I'm obviously no expert and new to this new jet boat thing, but a bit confused on why loading on the trailer with the intakes still submerged would have any adverse affect.

I, too, power load as there is a ton of winching involved because I need to keep so much bunks exposed. Otherwise the back end of my boat goes everywhere as it's not seated on the bunks.
 

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I'm still a little confused about the "not enough water flowing through the pump" issue. If the boat's still in the water, I would think that's not an issue. I'm obviously no expert and new to this new jet boat thing, but a bit confused on why loading on the trailer with the intakes still submerged would have any adverse affect.

I, too, power load as there is a ton of winching involved because I need to keep so much bunks exposed. Otherwise the back end of my boat goes everywhere as it's not seated on the bunks.
It isn't really about water flowing through the pump, its about water cooling the drive shaft's carbon seal where the shaft enters the hull, that could potentially be a higher point than the pump itself when i.e. loading onto trailer. The manual says that the boat should not be run out of the water for more than a certain time because there is no water to cool the seal. I'm not an expert either, but this is the internet.
 

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Strange....takes me 30 seconds to power load a boat onto the trailer, and it is in the water for half of that time....and I can't imagine the shaft being out of the water....but perhaps your ramps are really steep????
 

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I never power load my boat. always float it on and when I pull it out of the water it self centers its self. Also that is how the first dealer gouged the bow. I have a white bottom and scuff marks look terrible, maybe a black bottom you can't see them. Also some ramps it is illegal to power load because of bottom erosion causing a mound at the end off ramp. also have the bunks completely under water and keep silicon spray on them and once out of water winch the last foot to keep the bow roller from damaging the bow. Power loading damages boat and or trailer.
 

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Never understood the powering the boat all the way up to the winch. I have seen several people plow into the winch, damaging the trailer and the watercraft.
 

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There's no way power loading caused your isuse. These things can run on the hose 1-2 minutes to do a oil check with no issue and no water on the seal before it gets hot. You have some other issue going on that caused it.
 

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I think these issues are caused by shaft alignment, this is why I'm asking if there is a periodic way we can check motor mounts and shaft alignment to head this kind of problem off. My boat sits in a marina with no way out, if the seal gives out and I'm not there, she's sinking.
 

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I think these issues are caused by shaft alignment, this is why I'm asking if there is a periodic way we can check motor mounts and shaft alignment to head this kind of problem off. My boat sits in a marina with no way out, if the seal gives out and I'm not there, she's sinking.
I believe the only way to check alignment is removing the jet pump and installing the alignment tool. This is an example of the tool (not sure if it is the actual model for your boat, just an example): http://www.shopsbt.com/jetski/sea-doo-alignment-tool-xp-gt-gtx-xp-spx-explorer.html
 

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I must say this thread is very useful for putting things in perspective.
That carbon seal is basically a gimbal bearing equivalent, right? It's a tough problem in all boats, one of the main reasons I used to stick with outboards (just rebuild a transom here and there :D and - good to go! lol).

But seriously - and to make you guys feel better - Yamaha's intermediate bearing housing has been a source of A LOT of frustration, too.

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I've got a pretty badass alignment tool. Way sturdier than some of the trash for sale out there

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That is nice man, do you have the engine side too?
Engine side? Not sure I follow. That shaft goes all the way to the engine. It's all the way installed in that pic.
 
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