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Small Packages: The Future of Big Power From Small Displacement Engines

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...

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...

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...

Quick Tech: Installing a Removable Fishing Rod Holder on Your PWC

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....

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...

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...

Quick Tech: Installing a Custom Hurricane Industries’ Kawasaki Ultra Hood Wrap

Those loyal readers of The Watercraft Journal know that the build up to last week's Jettribe Long Beach-to-Catalina Offshore Championship has been stretched over...

Videos: Sea-Doo’s Ongoing “How-To” Series

Becoming a personal watercraft owner and operator is a little more complicated than it seems at first glace. Basic watercraft maintenance is not only...

Video: A Guide for Making a Smart Buy on a Used Two-Stroke PWC

Two-stroke personal watercraft go up for sale every year and more and more people are looking to get out on the water without a...

Quick Tech: WMF Watercraft Installs a RIVA Racing Pro Series Steering system

Today's top-of-the-line personal watercraft come from the factory performing at such levels that could outpace the craft that competed in the World Finals less...

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...