NOVEMBER 2008
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Special FX
Nanotechnology injects Yamaha's new Cruiser with comfort, style and extraordinary performance.
The team was apprehensive when Yamaha WaveRunner Manager Iain MacLeod asked us to test one of their new Yamaha personal watercraft (PWC) in Sydney in the heart of winter. But the cold was quickly forgotten as the adrenaline kicked in and we sliced through the icy waters of Pittwater on a new FX Cruiser SHO. We came away feeling confident that this model, from a brand world renowned for top draw watercraft, had struck a winning formula yet again.
Yamaha introduced the world's first three-seat PWC in 1990 and the Yamaha FX Cruiser SHO—launched in Australia this year—continues in that great tradition. It's the flagship of the redesigned 2008 Yamaha WaveRunner range and features a new Yamaha marine engine and an award winning nanotechnology-inspired hull designed for maximum performance.
Changes to the handle bar controls are also well thought out and we are sure some of these new features will become industry standard in years to come.
TOP PERFORMANCE
The FX Cruiser SHO is powered by a compact four-stroke, 1.8L, supercharged, intercooled, high output four-cylinder marine engine, which sits in a 3.37m long hull weighing 355kg.
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It is slightly longer than some other similar PWCs but you hardly notice that in the performance—due to the new lightweight hull material.
Yamaha WaveRunners are constructed using a material called SMC (Sheet Moulded Compound), which consists of fibreglass, filler and resin to bond them all together. NanoXcel (SMC with 'nano modified' exfoliated clay) is used for the hull, deck and bulkheads and achieves a 25kg weight advantage over traditional construction of the same hull.
The process uses a nanocomposite filler layered thousands of times so that the bonding surface is much larger than achievable with traditional construction. The end result is that less filler is needed during manufacturing and a much lighter and stronger material is produced.
The 355kg weight is comparatively light (most other three seaters are around 370kg)—which proved advantageous as we ran the Cruiser through a predetermined buoy course.
Manoeuvring through the twists and turns was comfortable and the hull displayed exceptional agility despite its added length and rounded nose design. It changed direction smoothly with no wrestling or massive leaning to get the hull to turn.
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The team was apprehensive when Yamaha WaveRunner Manager Iain MacLeod asked us to test one of their new Yamaha personal watercraft (PWC) in Sydney in the heart of winter. But the cold was quickly forgotten as the adrenaline kicked in and we sliced through the icy waters of Pittwater on a new FX Cruiser SHO. We came away feeling confident that this model, from a brand world renowned for top draw watercraft, had struck a winning formula yet again.
Yamaha introduced the world's first three-seat PWC in 1990 and the Yamaha FX Cruiser SHO—launched in Australia this year—continues in that great tradition. It's the flagship of the redesigned 2008 Yamaha WaveRunner range and features a new Yamaha marine engine and an award winning nanotechnology-inspired hull designed for maximum performance.
Changes to the handle bar controls are also well thought out and we are sure some of these new features will become industry standard in years to come.
TOP PERFORMANCE
The FX Cruiser SHO is powered by a compact four-stroke, 1.8L, supercharged, intercooled, high output four-cylinder marine engine, which sits in a 3.37m long hull weighing 355kg.
read on below advertisement
It is slightly longer than some other similar PWCs but you hardly notice that in the performance—due to the new lightweight hull material.
Yamaha WaveRunners are constructed using a material called SMC (Sheet Moulded Compound), which consists of fibreglass, filler and resin to bond them all together. NanoXcel (SMC with 'nano modified' exfoliated clay) is used for the hull, deck and bulkheads and achieves a 25kg weight advantage over traditional construction of the same hull.
The process uses a nanocomposite filler layered thousands of times so that the bonding surface is much larger than achievable with traditional construction. The end result is that less filler is needed during manufacturing and a much lighter and stronger material is produced.
The 355kg weight is comparatively light (most other three seaters are around 370kg)—which proved advantageous as we ran the Cruiser through a predetermined buoy course.
Manoeuvring through the twists and turns was comfortable and the hull displayed exceptional agility despite its added length and rounded nose design. It changed direction smoothly with no wrestling or massive leaning to get the hull to turn.
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