Specialty Watercraft & ATV Monthly

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Brandon’s Bench

PWC: When you pull your watercraft out of the water on your trailer make sure you start it and rev the motor a couple of times to blow the excess water out of the pump and waterbox.  This will ensure that no water rushes back up into the motor when you stop your trailer. This applies to both 2-stroke and 4-stroke watercraft!

Sea-Doo has released a new synthetic blend motor oil that can be used in all watercraft including the supercharged models.  This synthetic blend should reduce friction and wear in your motor.

Trailers: To prolong the life of the springs on your trailer. Combine 1qt of motor oil with 1 bottle of STP oil treatment. Stir the mixture well and then using a stiff paintbrush apply mixture to the leaf springs of your trailer making sure to get between the springs. as much as possible.

This Month’s Feature

(Above: Sea-Doo racer, Eric Lagopoulos smashed five world records aboard a RXT iS 255)

Sea-Doo PWC set Five World Records in Five Months
Lagopoulos adds two distance records aboard Sea-Doo watercraft in 2009 by riding 286-miles in six-hours and 880-miles in under 24-hours
Text and Photography by BRP

Eric Lagopoulos set two new world records by riding his Sea-Doo RXT iS 255 watercraft further than anyone before him, in six-hours (286 miles/460 km) and 24-hours (880-hours/1416 km) to bring the count of world records, accomplished on BRP's Sea-Doo watercraft in 2009, to five.

Lagopoulos, a professional personal watercraft racer and model from Sarasota, Florida, set the two endurance marks Thursday, November 12, 2009 on Guinness Book of World Records day joining Mike Pagliccia, Juan Felix Bravo, and Dale Vranckx as riders setting new world records in 2009 on Sea Doo watercraft. Pagliccia of Florida set a world record for distance on a personal watercraft by riding his Sea-Doo watercraft 753-miles (1,211 km) in 24 hours to set the new open-water mark two weeks prior. Juan Felix Bravo of Spain set the world record for fastest time to 1000 km by accomplishing that feat in 10 hours, 9 minutes with an astonishing average speed of 61.2 mph (98.5 kph) on his Sea-Doo RXT iS 255 watercraft in July 2009. Dale Vranckx of Ontario, Canada set the overall distance record in 24-hours at 786 miles (1,265 km) aboard Sea-Doo watercraft in July 2009.

Lagopoulos achieved the two world record marks piloting an Action Watercraft (Venice, FL)-backed Sea-Doo RXT iS watercraft around a 20.5-mile loop on the C-54 Canal south of Palm Bay, FL. The first of Lagoupoulos' two world records fell early in the morning on November 12th after overcoming strong winds, dark skies, and scattered rain when he completed 286 miles (460 km) at the six-hour mark with his Sea-Doo RXT iS watercraft performing flawlessly. The cold front moved through as Lagopoulos continued to log miles at over 62 mph (100 km). After riding over 17 hours with minimal stops and the sun setting, Lagopoulos was satisfied with bettering the previous mark by nearly 100 miles, and finished with 880 miles (1416 km).

(Above: Crossing nearly 900 miles in 24 hours requires quite a bit of backup. Lagopoulos had this camp set up with all the necessities to keep him and his RXT iS 255 going)

(Above: After one of several pit stops, Eric is off again)

"It was a lot harder than I thought," said Lagopoulos. "But the Sea-Doo RXT iS was the right watercraft to set these records on. The iS (intelligent Suspension system) helped minimize fatigue, the iTC (intelligent Throttle Control) helped hold a constant speed, the Rotax power kept the pace, and I used the iBR (intelligent Brake & Reverse) every time I came in for fuel stops. It was a remarkable experience."

(Above: Hmm...caffeine!)

Lagopoulos teamed with the legendary Pro Football quarterback Boomer Esiason and the Boomer Esiason Foundation for "Project Dream" to raise money for the research and treatment of children afflicted with Cystic Fibrosis.

(Above: The numbers speak for themselves. Topping out at 70.2 mph and averaging 55 mph, Eric made quick time of the multiple world records)

To see more on the record-setting RXT iS 260 model and all of the 2010 line of Sea-Doo watercraft and how you can set your own personal records visit the showroom section at Sea Doo.com. To donate to Project Dream visit, www.firstgiving.com/project dream and for more information on the Boomer Esiason Foundation visit www.esiason.org

Special thanks go to Eric's sponsors and supporters who made this effort possible.