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Gallery: RIVA Racing Limited Edition 2021 Sea-Doo RXT-X 350 & ...

Ocean Priselac

January 14, 2021

The RIVA Racing crew stayed extremely busy during these pandemic times. The crew upgraded a Sea-Doo RXT-X 350 and a Sea-Doo RXP-X 350, both done in typical RIVA Racing style-big and bold! Both machines were ...

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Paint

Video: Restoring Faded & Sun-Bleached Plastics With a Heat Gun

Kevin Shaw

January 6, 2021

As personal watercraft have rapidly ballooned in size over the decades, manufacturers have had to find new and creative ways to help keep weight down. To counter packing on some serious pounds, companies like Sea-Doo ...

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Features

The Watercraft Journal By The Numbers: Record Growth for 2020

Kevin Shaw

January 5, 2021

First launched on New Year’s Day in 2013 under the name Watercraft Performance – and later rebranded The Watercraft Journal in Fall of that year – this publication has swelled to become the single-most frequented ...

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Engine

Video: Installing The Watercraft Journal’s “Long Hauler” Auxiliary Fuel System ...

Kevin Shaw

December 22, 2020

Seeing how today’s personal watercraft enthusiasts are looking to push the boundaries of long distance traveling and exploration, The Watercraft Journal sought to develop the easiest, most non-invasive auxiliary fuel system possible. The goal was ...

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Watercraft

We Announce The Watercraft Journal’s 2020 Watercraft of The Year ...

Kevin Shaw

December 21, 2020

In crowning a Watercraft of The Year award, it’s imperative to weigh each vehicle upon its individual merits, and to do so without leveraging in any personal bias. Over the course of The Watercraft Journal’s ...

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Watercraft

Gallery: RIVA Racing ’21 Yamaha FX1800R & GP1800R Limited Editions

Ocean Priselac

December 15, 2020

While we were on lockdown, RIVA Racing went all out and upgraded two of Yamaha SVHO-powered WaveRunners into their own specialized Limited Editions as only RIVA can do. This year, they put out 15 units ...

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Features

The Watercraft Journal’s 2020 Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Jet ...

Kevin Shaw

December 8, 2020

Normally, we here at The Watercraft Journal are ardently opposed to early Christmas decorating; but considering the $#%&-show that 2020 has added up to be, if spreading a little holiday cheer is what is going ...

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Watercraft

Gallery: 2021 Yamaha EX Limited WaveRunner (Video)

Kevin Shaw

December 1, 2020

With all of the news pouring out of Yamaha’s watercraft division this year it might be easy to forget the newest addition to the lineup, the 2021 EX Limited WaveRunner. While much of the brand’s ...

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Touring

Gallery: Traveling 440-Miles on the Cumberland River in One Day ...

Kevin Shaw

November 11, 2020

I’ve been intrigued with the idea of going as far as possible on a personal watercraft with the least amount of stops – be it for fuel, food or otherwise – for a good while ...

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Products

Real Review: Sea-Doo OEM GTI/GTR/Wake 170 PWC Cover

Kevin Shaw

November 4, 2020

“No, you can’t!” countered a very upset commenter in a terse back-and-forth online. The topic at hand was PWC covers and the question arose whether a watercraft could be towed any measurable distance beneath a ...

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