First time posting in this sub. Have been doing some research and wanted to check with the group. Found a few pairs of jet skis and wondering about the consensus on the best purchase.

First pair is a couple of Yamaha VX Deluxe skis, advertised as 2021’s but running tags shows them as 2023’s. A little higher hours at 163. ~$14k with trailer.

Second pair is a pair of 2010 Yamaha FX cruiser SHO’s with 63 hours. ~$12k with trailer.

Last pair is 2014 Yamaha SHO 1.8L skis with ~100 hours (model not listed). ~$14k with trailer.

Looking for thoughts on value but also reliability. Are the SC skis worth the potential maintenance headaches? If so, thoughts on model years?

Wondering if I should get the Sea Doo OEM All Weather Storage cover for Indoor (Barn) Winter Storage. The reviews I’ve read online aren’t great and wondering if it’s overkill with the ski indoors and away from snow. Would the Trailering cover and Tarp do the trick?

I’m not saying bye to summer yet. Even once it’s gone no reason to stop riding!

I'm reassembling a '96 SPX that I bought in pieces, and I'm not sure how the fuel lines should go.

I have two fuel lines (why?), one of which is Y-ed and one of which isn't, and there are two nipples on each carb... how is this supposed to be hooked up?

That's all she wrote for us stuck up here in New England

Not ready for the summer to end! Gonna fight it til the wet suits come out!

If anyone has a Yamaha ski with a 3 Cylinder TR1 Engine and you are having a problem with it not starting or turning over, checkout the videos below for proper steps to check the start system components.

https://youtu.be/cpylBFT_prM

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I just bought a '96 SPX with a bad injection pump (oil everywhere), and I'm just deleting it.

My question is how to reconnect the oil lines. Is it just what I'm showing in the pic?

Hi guys,

Is there a fix for this? I don't want to buy a new ladder. It's a Fx Cruiser Ho 2026.

Thank you,

Seriously stop posting this thing. It’s exhausting.

Lake Pleasant water levels are really low, and both skis on the lake

hey yall . perspective owener . Im a maintenance mechanic by trade , so i do all my own repairs on my personal vehicles and do troubleshooting on production equipment professionally. But i never touched anything boat related .

Looking for a fixer upper . Found this gentleman , with a 2007 Honda AquaTrax F-12X with turbo.

Says needs turbo housing replaced . I know the corrosion wont make it easy . But the engine leak and milky oil have me concerned . Im not afraid to do a headgasket . but if this guy let it sit for a while the engine would be hella coroded inside ?
Let me know your thoughts , any advice for a perspective buyer looking to get out on a water for the best value . Im renting a house on the water so storage and transport is not an issue .

Fala pessoal, tudo bem?

Sou desenvolvedor e tenho um Spark 2014. Direto passo por uma frustração chata com ele: às vezes cai o sinal do sensor de temperatura do escape e o jet entra em modo de proteção do nada, no meio do passeio.
Fui ver pra levar na oficina e só uma passada de aparelho pra ver ou apagar um erro cobram na faixa de R$ 300. Aí fui procurar pra comprar um scanner próprio e vi que não tem nada por menos de R$ 3.000 no mercado, totalmente fora da realidade.
Por causa disso, pensei em desenvolver um scanner portátil e compacto pra gente carregar junto no jet. A ideia é um aparelhinho simples, que sairia por menos de R$ 300 (o custo de uma única ida na mecânica), pra conectar direto no celular na hora, ver o código de erro e tentar resolver ali mesmo pra não perder o final de semana.
O que vocês acham da ideia? Se existisse algo assim nesse valor, vocês usariam? Queria a opinião do pessoal pra ver se vale a pena tocar esse projeto.

This was the first day after I bought it, I was so freaking excited 😂

Bought two 1995 Yamaha Waveraider 701s this summer and during this upcoming Montana winter, I plan on restoring them cosmetically. They sat for two years, so I’ve already rebuilt the carbs and replacing everything with Tygon tubing, they rip pretty good now. My questions are below:

- What shall I do about the surface scratch in the image? It doesn’t look horribly deep, but I’ve never repaired fiberglass before so not sure what works best.

- Are there any tips on restoring the gunwale? You can see in the images that it’s pretty faded/oxidized. When I hit it with the pressure washer, it appeared to bring color back but I think it’s just chipping the top layer away.

- Any recommendations on how to restore the back end of the seats? They’re starting to crack and the leather is turning a darker color, but I would like to stay away from re-wrapping the foam as these original seat covers have the cool Yamaha print.

- Any recommendations on where to get graphics? I’ve found a few Yamaha stickers on Ebay that are similar in size and color, but wasn’t sure if there is a company out there that has some, as it seems like these stickers are hard to come by for these older models.

I’ve already purchased some 3M Perfect-It cutting compound, polish and wax, which I’m hoping shines them up, but the gunwale is really bothering me. Not sure if heating it up and using some marine trim restorer on it will help or not.

- Are there any mods besides cylinder work that you all have done that improves the ski’s performance or reliability?

Thanks,

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Still in crate 90's Kawasaki.

A neighbor of mine is a widow and ever since her husband passed away I’ve been trying to help her out. She was recently cleaning her garage and sent me these pictures of a brand new, never used in crate Kawasaki jet ski her husband had bought. I will try to get better pictures and an exact model number, but she believes it is from 1994 or 1995. Does anyone have any idea how much this would be worth or what the best way for her to sell it would be? Thanks in advance for any feedback or advice!

What is the most comfortable position to ride this ski? I'm 6 feet tall and I feel like I'm always sitting slightly awkwardly. I've tried sitting far forward with my feet on the slants, and that sucks. I've mostly settled in to a fairly far back on the seat position with my feet as far under me as I can comfortably get them, but the seat is a bit too short vertically to really get my feet fully under me to absorb bumps. I'm sure I'm way overthinking this because it's a ton of fun every time, just wondering what advice the vets have in this department.

Tiger shark 770. There’s no play on the rod, it’s solid but the crankshaft has nicks in it from when the piston shattered. Can I rebuild the top end or is the bottom end destroyed also? Other piston side has a little surface rust but is in good shape.