Traction Times Two: How To Hydro-Turf Like a Pro
It’s hard not to get too down on yourself when you see how your homemade projects turn out when compared to the stuff you see coming out of professional shops. Whether it’s a garage paint ...
Quick Tech: Rigging A Jet Ski For Offshore Fishing
Out-rigging a personal watercraft for offshore fishing use isn’t as expensive as you might think, but then again, to do it right (and have it last), it takes more than a bunch of PVC pipe ...
Unhinged: Keith Salles’ 107mph GPSHO Conversion Ski (Videos & Gallery)
As it stands, the world’s fastest personal watercraft holds the record at 112 miles per hour. That number has yet to be officially repeated since Maikel Gonzales’ epic run this past July. Emboldening all of ...
Heavy Breathing: Pushing a Naturally-Aspirated Yamaha to Supercharged Speeds
To be frank, this project was a very humbling experience. The goal was simple, at least that’s what we thought: to tune a naturally-aspirated 2014 Yamaha FX High Output WaveRunner to run as fast as ...
Small Packages: The Future of Big Power From Small Displacement ...
Tucked into my dresser drawer is a t-shirt with the words “No replacement for displacement” printed on it. A little discolored from years of washes, it was given to me back in my Personal Watercraft ...
Cold Storage: Why You Should Rack ‘Em Up Over Winter
‘Tis the season to start preparing for the cold, dreary off-season. For those in the warmer, Southern latitudes, this is a foreign subject, so we’ll have to do a little explaining. As the seasons change ...
Real Review: Ride Power USA Android Phone Charger
It’s only a matter of time before Ride Power USA’s design for a cell phone charger is as commonplace on modern personal watercraft as folding swim steps and tilt steering. Considering not only the convenience ...
Quick Tech: Installing a Removable Fishing Rod Holder on Your ...
It’s hard to argue with results. We got this great note from Marty James stating simply, “I wanted to show you guys something too. It’s a removable fishing rod holder.” The Queensland, Australia native walked ...
Quick Tech: Customizing Your Ski With IPD Graphics and Hydro-Turf
Despite a price tag dancing around $11,000-$13,000, Yamaha’s FX High Output Cruiser is one of the most popular full-sized naturally-aspirated runabouts on the water today. Equipped with cruise control, manual trim control, a No Wake ...
Getting a Grip: Inside Hydro-Turf Headquarters
For those old enough to remember the early years of Kawasaki 440 and 550 standups will recall how miserable the black sharkskin foam tray padding was. It chaffed terribly and it wouldn’t be long before ...
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