Question regarding neutral / reverse handle on a 2005 Seadoo RXP

[JQuattro]

Whats up guys? Quick question that ive always wanted to ask but never got around to it.....I have a 2005 Seadoo RXP and everytime i try to place the ski in a neutral position I have to keep my hand on the lever and find a happy place between forward and reverse. Is that normal or should it lock in place forward / neutral / reverse. I owned the ski for awhile now and im just curious lol.

[skidoochris]

yes it is a well known engineering malfunction
its very hard to get the lever in a true neutral possition

[JQuattro]

Lol....alright. i thought i was either crazy or it might have been a fixable problem. Thank you

[blkturbo!]

Naw....mines the same way. Just the way it is. It's not broken or anything weird.

[JQuattro]

Thank u guys

[Ski Hacks MG]

Yep. My old 2004 GTX was the same.

[pratzert]

I've got a 2006 GTX Limited and my son just used it and said the handle seems to "stick" in reverse. He claims when he turned the ski off, the handle would go forward in to the normal run position.

As far as I know, it's strictly a mechanical cable isn't it ?

Could the reverse bucket be loose?

Any ideas of suggestions as to what I should look at when I get to it ?

Thanks.