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Here's what a little salt water does to stainless steel and aluminum....Time for a new housing.

Last Sunday, I took a couple of pix while passing Corsons Inlet (100mph @ 100'). The Army Corps of engineering is there moving some sand around, re-replenishing the badly eroded beach front. There appeared to be a nice break, next to where the sand auger dug a deep hole (sand shelf break). Only...

I need to clean up some threads in a Yamaha impeller. I did the search, and the question was asked before... but there never was a real answer. http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/44781&highlight=shaft+thread+size Does anyone know what tap (or die) size is needed? Before I get further into this, I...

Here's a re-print of the Original Design / Handling Properties incorporated into the "Jet Ski". I've seen posts lately that question "how does it work". Well...here you go. (Courtesy Jet Skier Magazine 1988).

Assembly panel OKs extended watercraft restrictions By DEREK HARPER Statehouse Bureau, 609-292-4935 Published: Friday, January 16, 2009 TRENTON - A bill that would keep personal watercraft farther away from the shore and swimmers cleared a state Assembly committee Thursday. The...

Just a few pix from Sunday's FX-1 Mafia... Where am I?? Takin the pix...Ha!

By popular request,here's my latest version of "helmet cam". Quick & dirty... The Velcro aided in alignment before the angle bracket was installed. The Velcro also holds the camera from flopping around. The battery lasts about a hour, and it can hold up to a 8gig card (the card outlives the...

Here's s few pix from 5/4/08. Brigantine.... There should have been more...we'll leave it at that.

Check out Amy...with the double BF. :cheer: http://www.foilfreaks.com/Videos/Oct2004/Firebird-Oct-2004.wmv

In preparation for the 08 season, a inspection of the pump revealed a reduction nozzle issue... some Broken vanes. Hmmmm???, I had this blaster nozzle laying around for a replacement. After riding WaveHog's and Special FX's ski's with the adjustable trim setup (which is really cool) it is...

For the last couple of years, I've been thinking about a simpler hood/retention system for my FX. Having sunk my boat a couple times because of the cheezy factory latch, it's past time. The paint was still drying when I tested it at Daytona, and all worked out as planned. It took a little...

:raincloud: Discovered this just after the Daytona ride. (I'm in the process of some more experimentation with different stuff). Did anyone ever see broken stream straightener fins before? The stator vanes in the pump are perfect (144mm mag w/1" setback). :raincloud: Probably just high...

Ok...Does anyone have some real good pix of those F1 pro boats. The only pictures that are around are ones taken with a low res cell phone camera. And on the subject of F1 boats, does anyone have a ride impression on one? (Basically a handling test). ????????? What's the big secret...

http://www.x-h2o.com/photoplog/index.php?u=110 A few pix of the FX-1 crew and joe b. Plus a few misc photo's. :cool2: Thanks Jill for the cool PIX!

I unearthed this "antique" instruction sheet from the garage cleanup :cheer:. Somebody, somewhere might like to see the ORIGINAL. Hey, did any of you guys ever lighten a flywheel like the one illustrated on page 3? We did...It was really cool (at the time)and way more responsive than stock...

Gee...Surf riding sure is fun! Remember that? ....NJ in November... Early on, Joe b's Steering cable took a turn for the worse...:doh: Leaving the rest for the "Wavehog" to tear up. Lucky...

Ever since I started testing my new bottom, I noticed it needed a little more stability...things get pretty sketchy at different speeds (especially after a few wide open yard sales). I really wanted to test ride another FX before hacking into another "project". Around April Special FX had...

No FX-1 forum? Any votes for one? Or should we post our stuff under 440-550.

For you guys that need a peek of the Jersey Surf. These camera views are just a few miles north of Corsons Inlet. http://www.rbbsurf.com/surf_report.shtml Ocean City NJ http://7thstreetsurfshop.com/surfcam.htm

There seems to be some questions about lightened flywheels lately. Guys with 2nd + hand RAD flywheels might be in need of the original installation instructions. Here you go... It's interesting that the factory spec for torque on the flywheel bolt is @51 ft lb. Here's what RAD's recommended 80...