[sammyg2]

I have a couple of old waverunners: a waverunner III GP for the wife, it's got all the typical hipo mods. Mild porting, aftermarket head, pipe, flame arrestor, impeller, ride plate and intake grate.
Mines a 94 waveraider (purple bottom, one of the very first ones). it has a hand-laid fiberglass hull that is significatnly lighter than the SMC versions.
The hulls for this model were late being shipped so they contracted the maker of the yamaha racing hulls to make some until the heavier SMC hulls were ready. The bottom is also a lot more agressive than the later hulls.
It only weights about 375 pounds and can outrun almost any PWC from 0-50. When new it was the fastest PWC made but that was a long time ago.

It's also 100% trouble-free. A couple batteries, gas and oil. That's all it's ever needed. Never had the head off, it's never even fouled a plug in a whole bunch hours over the past decade and a half.
I picked it up when it was 1 year old for $1600. best money I ever spent and one of the most reliable machines I've ever had. I like the old stuff.