Glad you are safe and thanks for sharing this and making it a lesson for all of us to think about safety while out on the water!

Thanks for the video Davo. Far out man that was full on. So glad you are ok.

I have the same model ski. Your battery was back there on the starboard side presumably very close to fully submerged in salt water! It's seems very lucky you were able to start your engine. I'm glad you made it back ok. Your experience makes me think I should do something better about securing those hatches on my ski. I'm not sure what. Maybe some sort of safety pin to prevent accidental unlocking of the hatch. Anyway, nice fish and enjoy your next trip out. Trouble free I hope. 👍

Glad you got back safe man you handled that like a champ grate tips an advice too

Good lesson video for everyone mate, glad you and the ski came through unscathed.

glad you are ok bro! that was pretty scary to watch! hopefully all good for the rest of the season though, looking forward to the vids bro! tight lines!

Glad you're back safe bro. Good video.

Thanks for sharing this mate!

Far out mate! Glad you got back safely man!

😮😮😮Lucky alright! Great video with sound advice!

Phew! Very scary incident and a reminder about how things can go Lear shape very quickly at sea! Glad you’re ok Dave. Thanks for making the video.

Crazy, glad you made it back safely. Its definitely worth the extra minute to do proper checks

Omg... You've handled that like champ. I would have swear a lot more hahah Glad you are back safe brother!

Well done on acting fast and managing the issue. Thx for sharing and some important lessons and reflections from you for others to benefit

Scary Dave!!! So glad you made it back okay!

Glad you were okay. Safe travels. Bless

Great video and such a bummer with the great conditions then the flat waters helped

Wow! Exciting video!

Glad you made it back safely bro.

New Subscriber here! loved the way you handled that situation. I'm thinking of getting a seadoo fishpro for myself one day and i learned a lot watching your video. Good luck and be safe out there!

Wow dave! Just goes to show that doing your checks before heading out is a must. Check 3 times! Fish ain't going nowhere. Glad you made it back safely

Blilliant video. Thanks for sharing and providing some great recommendations 😊

I'm glad you made it back safely, you and your ski. My advice is to install a bulge pump with a waterproof 3way switch so you can have it on, off, and outo mode. Many videos on KZfaq DIY. Keep doing what your doing and inspiring us

That was stressful to watch 😅, you handled it so well!

Many thanks for the update and for sharing this..glad you got back safe bro.. actually,i just bought a secondhand jetski with 32hrs running hour..and yes.. for fishing pupose too..thank you for giving me this information..anyway..nice catch bro..

Good reminder thx for sharing cheers

Far out mate I would have been at brown town in that scenario, scary how quickly the ski was filling up with water eh. You did really well to get back safely eh and glad you mentioned all the safety gear you had

Glad you're okay. I had a similar thing happen to me. I got too excited launching one day and forgot to close the drain plugs. Luckily, I decided to make bait first so I wasn't too far out. Definitely a lesson learned. Now I double check everything and never rush things. Keep up the great fishing videos! Tight Lines!

Wow very interesting. I'm glad your ok. Thanks for sharing. Good knowledge to have. And some great tips your shared. Thank you.

You made it! I learned from you. Thanks

Always double check before heading out. Id recommend adding a bilge pump. Great tips !

Very good video showing how quick things can go wrong . Can you share what type of tethers you use and how you attaché to your rods

Great to see you made it back mate. Just wondering what brand life jacket you have on?

I'm surprised that nobody suggested that you should install a bilge pump when you were setting this ski up. It's important for any PWC in my opinion but it's an absolute must for any PWC used for fishing. I fit a bilge pump to every ski I own, it's cheap insurance. Glad you made it back OK, and nice video.

Good you got home safe.. great lesson for the rest of us. Looks like that's a major design flaw with those Sea Doo models.

👍 thanks for the tips.

Thanks for sharing, good info 👍

omg talk about a very close call. this is wat i fear of happening on the kayak. hope the damage from the corrosion won't b too bad after the cleanup

Seriously scary situation, I can relate because go offshore a bit myself in the Gulf of Thailand. I was curious, does your year Seadoo have a bilge clearing device that works off of suction created by the jet pump? My 2018 Waverunner VX has such a device but one time I had a problem with the internal backflow part of it and I took on some water, luckily at a lake instead of the sea. I plan on adding an electric bilge pump as well that will run off the second battery.

Thanks for posting - helpful advice. Love your fish finder installation - what type of finder do you have and is the mounting bracket shaped to fit the glove compartment lid?Is the finder easily removed and dies the glove compartment still open and close easily when it’s in place?

Good save!!! Well done. Can you put a little bilge pump in?

man that is lucky glad you got hoem safely hope you have upgraded or glued that shut forever

Close call mate glad you got back to the ramp though. My old GTX had the same hatches and they always made me nervous because you always get water lapping up over the back, terrible design really

I'm only a couple of months into owning a ski so this might be the dumbest question ever, but if i ever get into this situation I want to be able to act swiftly. I realise this would involve getting wet, and time being of the essence maybe a bit dicey, but with the bung system having a one way valve, would opening the bungs while at sea have done anything to help drain water out as well ?

I would definitely find or make some aluminum hatch doors if you’re going to keep the cooler mounted like that.

How hard would it be to put a bulge pump in there? Or perhaps scuppers? just incase you get a hole or leave a bung/hatch open by mistake

I don't know this model , what hatch is this ? Sounds like a bad design. Would you have been able to get in the waer and close the hatch ? or reach it while staying dry ?

congrats brother

Hey bro That is one scary mish! If you were real desperate would jumping in the water to close it the hatch and lock of been an option that way you wouldn’t take on any more water.?

is sea doo fish pro is a better jets ? more stable? You're lucky bro you're not 20 miles into ocean, there's land very close nearby, and you passed some boats, that you could easily come to for help, so it was not as bad as it appeared at first, glad you made it okay. Thanks for sharing your story!

I’m glad you are safe What’s the brand of your vest ?

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Very, very topical on Sea Doos.. carbon seal,weak hull etc.. that's why sea doo eliminated any door compartment behind the ski.if you put weight or pressure in those compartment water slick inside and you will sink

That is crazy. Good on you. If you could swing that, I would put a moisture or water alarm in the back.

mate, you had a cascade of small stuff that almost sent ya to davies locka!

Even though I have a tiny boat. I still have a 20 dollar bilge (wash down) pump so It can drain in a situation

As a last resort in a emergency, if you can open the drain plugs and get the craft moving forward it will suck the water out rather easily.

Could a small bilge pump be installed to buy you time it it ever happened again?

Do these newer skis not have bilge pumps?

Glad you made it back........not to be rude I think it's time to get a fishpro.

Kinda crazy that these ski’s don’t come with a bilge pump in them. Lucky you didn’t lose it

bilge pump is a must

$35 bilge pump would have told you almost instantly there was an issue. Having been in a similar situation, I know them feels and swore much more haha.

I can't believe these don't come with bilge pumps-surely these is a bit of room down there to install one?

Early model seadoo that you have was never built for fishing with those rear access hatches. Asking for trouble. New model seadoos dont have that problem. Another problem with your model jetski is the battery vent on the opposite side taking on water when not plugged in.

first thing I did was put a 1100 gph bilge pump on my 2022 Fishpro trophy for just such an event...

Are you sure the open hatch was your only issue?? Once you started moving, then you won't get water coming into the hatch anymore, and the venturi tubes will drain the hull... So with no water coming, your hull should have been empty by the time you got back to the ramp? Unless your venturi tubes are blocked/kinked?? Or you have another leak which kept letting water in while your venturi tubes tried to drain... Maybe check your carbon seal just in case? And check that your venturi tubes are fine...

What back hatch came open??

Your jetski GTX 155 has got a pump which is sucking the water out when the engine is running

Maybe an auto bilge pump, as an extra safety device.

recommendation for you. make a check list and use it before living the house, all of your safety equipment doesn't do you any good if you don't prepare yourself for the trip!

Lucky engine didn't suck water in and stalled/hydro locked it. Then you'd have been in real trouble. Glad ya made it back safe.

Why don’t you have a bilge pump fitted? Would have helped alot

Seadoo certainly make some dangerous design flaws. I've seen lots crack open, but i can't believe they were stupid enough to make a hatch that can take on water. Thank goodness you prioritized your fish & glasses instead of first priority being save your life & ski right...

the ski should have a built in bilge pump from the factory, so that's probably the reason you were picking up speed

lucky !!!

Couldn't you find some sandy shore to pull up on and close the door? You risked sinking numerous times.

Didn't you hear your bilge pump running?

Not a fan of bilge pumps?

I too am glad you got yourself and the ski back safely however lack of common sense was the root of this situation. You should always check your drain plugs and hatches before putting any jet ski in the water and lastly you were messing around with the fish and trying to secure your sunglasses instead of concentrating on safety.

This man risked his life for glasses smh

no bilge pump?

You need to install an automatic bilge pump for your own safety on the water …

Hee well things happen as low as you made it back and the ski had no damage good learning experience... Plus just so you know the reason why you start gain speed was because there is a mechanical builg in skis for safety that suck water out of your ski while your prop is spinning so if you leave the engine running water will go out as long as it doesn't come back in plus not sure if you know but if you remove your bungs while riding in case of water in the ski they are designed to drain your hull faster on the water then on land so if it happens again just start engine pull the bungs and ride no stop 😂😂😂. Thanks for sharing but an automatic bilge pump would at least warned you water was entering the ski allowing you to get on the problem before filling the ski up 😂

Set up a GPS on it. Safety equipment is worth the money. Take a spare gas tank as an emergency

IMHO: If you've had the ski for a while, you should have known there was something off. At that point, you should’ve ridden close to shore and tried to fix it

Bilge pump & tow tap = mandatory.

Son frustrating to watch. So many mistakes that it could have cost you and you're middle of the sea! Fcuk the glasses and the fish lol

All that safety equipment and no bilge pump? Off shore???? If you had an auto starting bilge pump, you would've known right away you have a problem when you see the water shooting out of the bilge outlet.

A bilge pump was solved your problem...

That’s one way to not burn the old carbon seal out. Internal liquid cooling.

Fish looked dead in the net

Bildge?

I would have done it at the first chance.

Don't blame it on Kawasaki

Number one don’t get a seadoo

Nearly as silly as those blokes who fish out of kayaks

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Its not a Jetski its a Seadoo

A flipped PWC won't sink because its hull is designed to float even if it takes on water, stop get off, shut hatch and stop making sunk videos. if you are to scared to get off you should not own a PWC.