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The first date. So, it's finally the weekend, and I'm driving out to the Colorado river, with my brand new, virgin, F15 in the back of the truck. I had prepped and started the ski during the week...but, not actually water tested it. I was saving that first, maiden voyage for the river...

More like this, Waterslug.

Mannn...I'm still basking in the afterglow of last weekend. Worth mentioning, were the people in the boat, watching me flip. One of the chicas pulls out her camera and yells at me to do it again. I rode up to the boat and explained to her and her buxom friend that "I wasn't going to do it...

Are we actually going to see this thing, on the water this weekend?

Zzzzzzactly! RubberAnus not only has reading comprehension problems...but, is generally an all around hooligan and troublemaker. He does keep the ranger staff busy. Friggin' Blob riders! Weather last weekend was a bit toasty. 90 degrees air/62 degree water.

Last weekend's follies.

Yep...your motor was starting to sound proper, yesterday! BTW, RubberDucky...can't you read the damn sign?

That's an ironic comment. It's all relative buzzbomb. My new[at the time] '87 550 was a ton of fun! I learned some basic fundamentals on that craft...both wrenching as well as riding, some of which, carry over to this day. It's all relative... in that, 25 years from now...I'd wager that...

Allright, so...as I said..I was torn between which direction I wanted to take my riding. On the one hand, I still enjoyed drag racing my buddies. You can't deny the thrill and exhilaration of going fast on a jet ski. And, I was now able to get a whopping 42 -43 mph out of my 550. If I could...

Quince...I think you're the only one still listening to this tale. I think everyone else has checked out.

Around this time (1988), the jet ski rags started featuring articles on this new, revolutionary ski that was being tested in local waters. The craft was dubbed the Hydro Ski F-1. American Hydro ski would later become LaserJet While still in the embryonic, prototype stages...the media was...

<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/88646277" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="">Jumping bean</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2905966">Steve Gordenker</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>...

Silence, RubberSphincter...I'm getting there. This thread has taken a slight detour. But, the backstory is important, so as to put the whole BlunderJet debacle into perspective. I guess I'm telling this tale, so that it frames things in such a way... so that you, the reader, gets the whole...

Thanks a lot, Dood. Now, I have that stupid song stuck in my head. “The Danger Zone” Kenny Loggins That whole song is stupid. First of all, though, the centerpiece lyric: Highway to the Danger Zone! Right. So there’s this place called the “Danger Zone,” and it’s full of all this dangerous...

Ohhh yeah...I rocked the Oakley Blades! 1986.

Yeah...that drysuit was a little rude. But, hey...it was the 80's, and loud, obnoxious, neon colored suits were the "In" thing. I guess at the time we thought we looked cool. More to come...stay tuned.

All right...where was I? Ohhh yeah...the backstory. After getting rid of the blue Ninja ski and the Psychotic girlfriend...I moved on to my first real, brand spanking new ski. I was working at a Kawasaki dealership at the time, and was able to score this in the crate, 1987 JS550, at cost...

Shut it,ToeFungus. The truama of dealing with that Blunderjet, pales in comparison to putting up with your ass, out at the lake.

I'll get to that, BIG Impatient Kahuna. You like a good story, no?

Just to get the backstory... The thing is... I was perfectly happy on my JS hulls. My first ski was an amalgam of thrown together parts. It was cobbled together from so many different year skis, that I really don't know what it actually was. It had what started out as a 440 bottom end, with...