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Quick Tech: Upgrading Your Sea-Doo Grips to 2016 Grips

Above: 2016 Sea-Doo grip (left) vs. 2013 Sea-Doo grip. (right) When the 2016 models were released we were intrigued by the new innovative design of...

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

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

Gallery: The Watercraft Journal’s Ultimate Used Watercraft Buyers Guide

With the cost of jet skis constantly on the rise and the depreciation factor on pleasure crafts, many seek to find good deals on...

The Art of The Deal: Buying Your First Sea-Doo

So you’ve decided to buy your first new Sea-Doo watercraft? As you can imagine, we at The Watercraft Journal have spent a lot of...

PWCOffshore.com’s Salt Water Trailer Tech Tips

Trailers are not the sexy part of our sport but they remain a necessity to get to and from the water without any headaches....

Gallery: PWC Muscle Gives The Whys And Hows of Sea-Doo Supercharger Rebuilds

High performance engines simply require better care, high quality parts and studious maintenance than their less potent siblings. Since its introduction in 2003, the...

Double-Edged Sword: Building a PWC For Both Drags & Closed Course

Is it possible to set up a personal watercraft for both drag racing and closed course and remain competitive in both schools? If not,...

Gallery: Blacktip Jetsports Has You Covered (Well, Your Seat, Anyways)

Like other enthusiasts, we love our personal watercraft and would do about anything for them! Well, maybe that’s a little much for some of...

Videos: The Shocking Potential & Problem With Electric Turbos

OK, for many of you this article might not make a lot of sense. But for the very vocal few who have been taking...

Video: DIY BlackTip Jetsports Traction Mat Install on a Yamaha FX

If statistics are something to be trust (the politicians would sure like to hope so), chances are that you've got a runabout that's about...

The Incredible Hulk: Behind The Man Behind The Industry’s Most Successful Forum

My friendship with Jerry Gaddis all started with a friendly email warning me that I had really screwed up. In the final months before...

The Return of The King: Introducing The 2017 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki

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...

Portable Electric Mini Jet Boats Skip the Ramp and Trailer Hassle

If you’ve ever fought a crowded boat ramp on a Saturday morning—or wrestled with a trailer in reverse while an audience gathers—you’re going to...

Video: Kawasaki Teases All-New 4-Stroke 2017 SX-R Standup

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...

Debunking Myths & Better Understanding Sea-Doo’s Carbon Ring Seal

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...

Gallery: Introducing The 2016 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup

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...