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It's been a great ski, we've (mostly my son) has put 20 hours on it in the last couple of weeks.Not bad for a 14 year-old ski, huh?
Nice couch!Well I found my new toy. 2018 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO with 30 hours on it. It is *almost* as mint as I would’ve kept it, one small scratch that’s barely visible and some fading on the sponsons and rear grab handle behind the seat. Hoping I can get those back to black, otherwise it’s in great shape. It was 3 hours there, 4.5 hours back (yay vacation traffic).
After I got the word on Saturday night it was mine and it didn’t have a trailer, I drove thirty minutes to a used trailer that I had kept an eye on in case this situation came up. The Waverunner seller had a place on the water and had no need for a trailer so I had to source my own and I had to get it Sunday or wait two weeks for them to be back to the vacation home, so that meant no time to search for a new one and I knew it would sell despite my $500 deposit sent via PayPal. I worked in the garage on a not-so-roadworthy trailer Saturday night I bought for five hundred bucks (was asking $800!) until 11 PM fixing bunks, rewiring and replacing all lights, etc. It has great bones but the wear items pretty much all need replacing. I need to figure out how far to go on this thing before just dumping it and getting a new one.
I set off Sunday morning for the 300 mile round trip around 7 AM and had to stop twice to fix the empty trailer I was towing. FYI industrial zip ties are very useful to keep rotten bunks with completely rusted out/falling-out-on-the-way lag screws.I had an entire bag of tools for just about any what if, two brand new wheels and tires just in case, ratchet straps, the works. Fortunately all I needed was one screwdriver and several zip ties.
I test drove it for a few minutes and had it out yesterday for about an hour before nearly running out of fuel since I was so excited I completely forgot to even check the fuel gauge. It is fast and I'm really glad I waited for one powered by the 1.8L motor. It's not *quite* as fast as my old supercharged SeaDoo but it's pretty close and I don't worry about supercharger maintenance or "chopping the throttle" and causing washer issues. It is also quite a bit more nimble than the SeaDoo was, being slightly narrower. I've only had it out twice, but I've found that you can remain fairly dry if you so desire but it is clearly light (ish) and can get bumpy in the chop and you can get as wet as you want as well. The handling is very impressive. Overall I think it's a happy medium between ride, power, reliability, handling, and just plain fun.
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I also wondered if it was sunblock as well. Another thing it could be is wax because that's what the black matte trim on my last two trucks looks like when you overdo it with waxing or don't tape it off. I'm thinking of trying Dawn since that strips wax and then maybe some 303 as that will at least make it darker even though it runs from my experience on the black trim of my truck. It looks GREAT until it gets wet though.
Thanks, I think it's more of a loveseat
You should list it. You can fetch a lot for an FX with 29 hours. My guess is it will fetch $12kish if you’re willing to wait a couple weeks, $11k if you want to be absolutely flooded with buyers wanting to come get it right this second. Those prices of course are up here, I have noticed some reduction in prices the last week or so but anything good sells quick unless it’s more than $12k.
Thanks for the heads up. I’ll post on here in the next few days and boat trader. Anyone else reading feel free to PM me.
Based on my (now jetboater4life's) 2006 fxho cruiser, it's neither, just sun and oxidation. If it was still mine I would consider trying various products, the heat gun or fine sandpaper methods.I also wondered if it was sunblock as well. Another thing it could be is wax because that's what the black matte trim on my last two trucks looks like when you overdo it with waxing or don't tape it off. I'm thinking of trying Dawn since that strips wax and then maybe some 303 as that will at least make it darker even though it runs from my experience on the black trim of my truck. It looks GREAT until it gets wet though.
I'm not sure how I feel about the "visibility spout." As a former SeaDoo guy, I used to think it was unnecessary and sort of obnoxious. I think I'll leave it for now unless it really starts to annoy me. I went under a bridge several times riding the kids around and it was hitting the bottom of the bridge so I can see how you might get wet. Also as I was loading it on the trailer I think it sprayed my wife and kids too.
