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Thanks OCD, I'll keep up with pics as we go. My family back in TX is very curious as to how this will work. I'm always building something keeping them entertained. This is project was started as a MWR for the guys. It is fun to see how far we can go with what we have. I think we are a bit...

I would have loved to get just a normal outboard but there is not many options. Trust me we did not plan to gather these parts for this project. There are about 7 or 8 jet skis in this entire country. This is like a true rat rod for the water. We have a shoe string budget and are using parts...

That poor FX1 had a date with the shredder as the hull was broken in three places. We cant ship a new hull here. I checked on that one a while back. I took on the project of rebuilding the engine for GP because I'm a mechanic as a hobby. I was going to sell the motor just before I found the boat...

Here is where I am so far.

I'm doing a bit more research and I'm seeing the Kawi 650s running this type of mod @ 20+ MPH. We might be OK to run the 701 till we kill it. Then upgrade to the 1100 or 1300. $1200 for the motor right off the bat would push the budget in to the red. We have found that the latest thing is to do...

We have been using the shop for what we can. I am currently looking for the correct carb rebuild kit and correct jets. I'd like to keep a couple head gaskets on hand as well. One of the options if we cant get the boat moving quick enough is to start gathering the parts to build a kawi 1100 or...

Gas is about $3 a liter. We dont need to tear up the water. The spot we want to go fishing is only a mile or so out. The snorkeling spot is about the same in the opposite direction. Around here inboards are non existant and a nice outboard is $9K.

I got a good used 701 case on Ebay for $60 shipped. I will slowly hunt down the parts to build a 760. From the looks of the Yamaha FX1 everything is stock. I'm not 100% on the pump how can I tell? I do have a second head and intake with full exhaust if that will all fit the 760. How much should...

I'd love to rebuild the single carb on it but it looks like there is a few different models out there. I havent found carb cleaner in Djibouti. I'm sure the diafram is torn and the jets are clogged. This thing was filled with sand to where the prop was stuck then left to rot for 10 years. There...

Hello, I picked up a older Yamaha FX1 stand up with the 61X engine as a way to kill some time in my deployment to Djibouti Africa. I paid $300 for it not running and hull trashed. After working on it for a while I got it back up and running. The carb is not functioning half right from...