Jet Ski PWC ramps

codeman671 · 07-30-2024, 10:41 AM

PSA- be careful if you use the floating PWC ports, such as the Wave Armor SLX-6.

We installed a pair this spring. Our Seadoo's go on great, the Yamaha not at all. The Yamaha hull is larger, does not fit as well and usually ends up going on crooked. It takes a lot more oomph to get it on the port, and the action/wheel rubbing of this actually split the hull on our 2023 Yamaha. The wheels hit right above one of the strakes and quickly wore through- all the way on one side and almost through on the other. We discovered that we were taking on water when riding, thinking it was a leaky sponson or something similar we pulled it out Sunday for repair only to see water pouring out the bottom.

It can be fixed and will be back in a few weeks, but it will never go on the ports again. That's for certain.

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07-30-2024, 10:41 AM	#1
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,499 Thanks: 221 Thanked 815 Times in 489 Posts	PSA- be careful if you use the floating PWC ports, such as the Wave Armor SLX-6. We installed a pair this spring. Our Seadoo's go on great, the Yamaha not at all. The Yamaha hull is larger, does not fit as well and usually ends up going on crooked. It takes a lot more oomph to get it on the port, and the action/wheel rubbing of this actually split the hull on our 2023 Yamaha. The wheels hit right above one of the strakes and quickly wore through- all the way on one side and almost through on the other. We discovered that we were taking on water when riding, thinking it was a leaky sponson or something similar we pulled it out Sunday for repair only to see water pouring out the bottom. It can be fixed and will be back in a few weeks, but it will never go on the ports again. That's for certain.