r/jetski • u/Crafty_DIY • 10d ago

Grabber tool for debris in intake?

Most of us have been there, you are trying to grab a piece of wood that has lodged up inside your intake grate. Maybe you rolled your ski over on the side of a shore, maybe you had to put it all the way back onto your trailer.

Yesterday my 2015 Yamaha Waverunner sucked up a piece. Had to limp it home in No Wake mode for an hour. I'm glad I did not jump into the 60 degree water because it would have been futile trying to dislodge the tiny stick.

I put the ski onto my boat lift, go under the thing with my paddle board, and tried to grab at the twig with a pair of long channel locks. It was F-ing awkward and would not do the job.

I have one of those little plunger-style claw tools that's made for grabbing at a small tool that you drop into the engine bay of a car when working on it. It doesn't quite have the grabbing power necessary to get at a lodged piece of wood inside the ski.

Does anybody have the "goldilocks" size tool that will fit through the vent, and have the grabbing power to fish a piece of wood out?

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u/Medical_Ad_573 10d ago

My solution is to not ride when there is lots of debris in our lake (reservoir) which always happens after a moderate to heavy rain. When I DO get the occasional clog in my grate I blow it out using reverse.

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u/ImRightImRight 10d ago

Reverse is still sucking water the same way, though? Just redirecting it when it comes out the back

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u/xspook_reddit 9d ago

Newer SeaDoo models have an actual reverse called iDF.

I have used it a few times, but just for weeds; not sure if it would work with hard debris caught between the impeller and wear ring.

https://youtu.be/MZ77JQG2xbM

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u/ImRightImRight 9d ago

wild. I'm not fully grasping their animation. Is it a 2 speed transmission? Or a direct drive that can disengage and reroute power temporarily through a reversing mechanism?

Still can't get over u/kingtuft 's Ass to Ass Jet Ski Booty Blowout Technique

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u/kingtuft 9d ago

A$$ 2 A$$ BABY!!!!! Lmao