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Hello there everyone!!
My wife and I just purchased a 2006 Yammy fxho. What a beast of a Jet Ski!!! We bought this ski after the 2004 XLT1200 fried due to lack of oil. This seems to be common on these machines......
In any case, the FX has a newly rebuilt engine by the dealer due to a cracked crankcase. The previous owner said that that the crack appeared on a water jacket area. The ski ran fine, just squirting water out of the side of the crankcase. Anyhow, he didnt think that it would be covered by warranty, so he bought the new supercharged yamaha. 2 weeks after buying it, Yamaha said that they would be covering it under warranty. We got it with 2 hours on the new rebuild.
After riding it tonight, I notice a HUGE difference going from a 2 stroke to a 4 stroke. It seems the 2 stroke that we had, has twice the holeshot takeoff than this ski does. Is that normal?
We have a 2nd 2 stroke, Polaris 1200, and we will be taking them both out tomorrow. For some reason, I think that the 2 stroke might outrun this FX. However, comfort cannot be matched to the FX. It is FAR more superior!!
So I come to you experts for opinions on this. Are the FX's just slow out the hole? Is this ski made mostly for cruising? My wife will be doing nothing but jumping boat wakes, cruising the river while zig zagging or doing a few doughnut here and there. I want to ensure that nothing else is wrong with the ski.
Thanks to all that might have an opinion on this and ANY suggestions I would greatly appreciate!
Thanks,
Stephen
My wife and I just purchased a 2006 Yammy fxho. What a beast of a Jet Ski!!! We bought this ski after the 2004 XLT1200 fried due to lack of oil. This seems to be common on these machines......
In any case, the FX has a newly rebuilt engine by the dealer due to a cracked crankcase. The previous owner said that that the crack appeared on a water jacket area. The ski ran fine, just squirting water out of the side of the crankcase. Anyhow, he didnt think that it would be covered by warranty, so he bought the new supercharged yamaha. 2 weeks after buying it, Yamaha said that they would be covering it under warranty. We got it with 2 hours on the new rebuild.
After riding it tonight, I notice a HUGE difference going from a 2 stroke to a 4 stroke. It seems the 2 stroke that we had, has twice the holeshot takeoff than this ski does. Is that normal?
We have a 2nd 2 stroke, Polaris 1200, and we will be taking them both out tomorrow. For some reason, I think that the 2 stroke might outrun this FX. However, comfort cannot be matched to the FX. It is FAR more superior!!
So I come to you experts for opinions on this. Are the FX's just slow out the hole? Is this ski made mostly for cruising? My wife will be doing nothing but jumping boat wakes, cruising the river while zig zagging or doing a few doughnut here and there. I want to ensure that nothing else is wrong with the ski.
Thanks to all that might have an opinion on this and ANY suggestions I would greatly appreciate!
Thanks,
Stephen