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Hull Design: What Makes a Ski Good in Rough Water?

Kevin Shaw - 6  38492
"Yeah, that's all great, but how is it in the rough stuff?" came the reply. I had spent nearly an hour walking one of...
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Greenhulk Fixes 2017-18 GP1800 Intake Grate Insert/Hull Cracking Issue

Kevin Shaw - 0  23147
There's been quite a bit of concern from many on the performance forums concerning the longevity of Yamaha's lightweight NanoXcel2 hull material, particularly in...
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Video: GreenHulk Intake Grate Shootout For GP1800 and VXR

Brice Leckrone - 0  9504
Recently, Jerry Gaddis from GreenHulk.net made a wonderful comparison of all the available aftermarket intakes grates for the Yamaha GP1800 and VXR. These intake...
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Gallery: Quick Restoration By Applying New Graphics & Gel Coat Buffing

Kevin Shaw - 0  10642
The sad reality is that personal watercraft are doomed to a life of hulls scratched by pebbled shores, bond rail bumpers galled by unprotected...
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Weight Watchers: The Power of Power-to-Weight Ratios

Kevin Shaw - 5  16839
Too often, the maxim, "Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you more horsepower — and that’s the same thing” is the...
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Three Of A Kind: Creating The Ultimate PWC Fishing Machines

Brian Lockwood - 3  19481
Albert Martin of Martin’s Custom Structures in Gloucester, Virginia, called me up several months ago and said he wanted to thank me. Confused, I...
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Quick Tech: Installing A Side Protector Kit on Your Sea-Doo Spark

Kevin Shaw - 4  14708
In addition to the sheering uniqueness that the Exoskel architecture provides the Sea-Doo Spark, it also shaves off considerable weight thanks to its...
Hull

Know Your Hull: 9 Terms To Better Understand PWC Hull Design

Kevin Shaw - 3  26997
For those coming to The Watercraft Journal for the first time might find terms like "Deep-V," "S3" and "T3" - as well as plenty...
Engine

Inside Wildwood Sea-Doo’s Spark-Powered Krash FootRocket

Kevin Shaw - 0  15915
Admittedly, there are few projects that truly catch our eye enough to really croon over them. A few months back we peeled the layers...
Electrical

Quick Tech: Rigging A Jet Ski For Offshore Fishing

Brian Lockwood - 8  32829
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...
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The Incredible Hulk: Behind The Man Behind The Industry’s Most Successful Forum

Kevin Shaw - 0  127607
My friendship with Jerry Gaddis all started with a friendly email warning me that I had really screwed up. In the final months before...
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The Return of The King: Introducing The 2017 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki

Kevin Shaw - 51  101146
Before going forward, let's take a minute and look back at how we got here, shall we? Just two years shy of the Kawasaki JetSki's...
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Video: Kawasaki Teases All-New 4-Stroke 2017 SX-R Standup

Kevin Shaw - 41  72081
OK, ladies and gentlemen. Here is the biggest news to hit the personal watercraft industry since, well...ever. Kawasaki, the company who first introduced the...
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Debunking Myths & Better Understanding Sea-Doo’s Carbon Ring Seal

Kevin Shaw - 15  69076
The haters. Oh boy, the haters. If the internet has taught us one thing, it's that people sure love to dump on stuff. For...
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Gallery: Introducing The 2016 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup

Kevin Shaw - 48  61495
The 2016 model year marks three consecutive years where the Yamaha Motor Corporation has dramatically raised the bar. In 2014, Yamaha's Super High Output...
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Gallery: Introducing The 2017 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup (Video)

Kevin Shaw - 36  54847
Over time we've come to understand the certain ways that each manufacturer has in developing and introducing new product. While some play things a...