How do i take apart the hull on a 96 seadoo spx?

Question

need to get access to lower part of motor... just wrapped up messing with it for today... i am guessing that there are maybe some bolts under the rubber bumper/ guard? please advise

Answer 1

the upper and lower hull sections are bonded together and not ment to be taken apart. remove the engine for repair. yes I know it sux to get at all the fasteners but thats the way it is. bombardier has a special wrench to get the exhaust bolts off if you cant get them with your tools(it is well worth it) using a hoist or engine lifter really helps if you are alone. make a rope cradel and the engine WILL lift out. of course disconnect all elect, carbs and exhaust.

Answer 2

upper and lower hulls are epoxied.  much much easier to pull the motor and work on a bench if your doing a rebuild. the bolts are a pain to get to but when you find the right combination of cuss words and the right tools it comes right out.

Answer 3

Hi there

You are partially right in that they are under the bumper rail. You need to remove the center piece of rail and this will give you access to rivets not bolts, which have to be drilled out to remove. This is really not all that hard to do. The hard part comes to unhooking the wiring and cables to be able to remove the upper hull. Just pay close attention and mark everything you remove to be able to properly put it back in place.

Good luck to ya, Hope you found this helpful

another bit of advice is if you have a digital camera take pics of each step so you can refer back to them when you get ready to reassemble ski.