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" Naked, unabashed speed. That&amp;#039;s what sells 2-seater muscle PWCs. Scooting around on a machine that makes you the absolute lord of the lagoon translates into personal watercraft market share. Last year, Yamaha&amp;#039;s GP1200R WaveRunner was at the top of the PWC heap, outselling all the other muscle craft. Those 3- and 4-seater PWCs may be all right for family fun, but hop on Yamaha&amp;#039;s new 3-cylinder, 2-stroke GP1300R sizzler, with room for you and one terrified passenger, and you&amp;#039;ll leave your family on the dock while you get a well-deserved adrenaline rush. With a water-shredding 165 hp, the new GP1300R is touted as the most powerful and fastest production PWC on the planet. We intend to put that claim to the test down the road in a big-dog PWC shootout. What is certain, however, is that the new boat trumps last year&amp;#039;s 1200 water warrior in every category. First of all, it&amp;#039;s faster, by about a mile or two on top end. Yamaha claims 65 mph. In our ride, however, we saw only low 60s because our beast had thrown a plug wire. The GP1300R is also quicker. Yamaha&amp;#039;s engineers clocked the 50-yard elapsed time at 4.19 seconds for the 1300 versus 4.67 seconds for the 1200. The new boat is cleaner, too. In fact, it&amp;#039;s one of the cleanest 2-stroke PWCs on the water, earning a 2-star California rating. Credit is due in large part to a more efficient catalytic converter. The 1300 weighs in at 20 pounds less than the 1200 because its hull, deck and liner are molded with the industry&amp;#039;s first application of a less dense SMC. Don&amp;#039;t worry, the boat is still plenty strong and rigid enough to take anything you might dish out. The hull design itself is the same as that used on the 1200.  Traction Control The most significant new feature on the 1300 is electronic fuel injection, which is light-years ahead of the 1200&amp;#039;s carbs and dual accelerator pumps. It allowed the engineers to do something really cool: They call it &amp;quot;traction control.&amp;quot; It totally transforms the boat&amp;#039;s personality at wide-open throttle in rough water. Previously, with the 1200&amp;#039;s carb induction, several things happened when the boat came out of the water. The free-revving engine caused the air/fuel mixture to go pig rich and flood with fuel. The rev limiter kicked in and retarded the spark to slow the engine, and it also shut down the power valves in the exhaust ports. When the boat slammed back into the water, all these factors combined to create a bog so bad you nearly went over the handlebars. Then, the engine would clear itself and get back to business, revving up and nearly tearing your arms out of their sockets. The cycle would repeat itself on the next jump. Not fun. The GP1300R&amp;#039;s engine management system senses when the engine is free-revving and leans out the fuel. There&amp;#039;s also a 5-second delay in shutting down the power valves at wide-open throttle when the rev limiter kicks in. The result is continuous full-power delivery through the jumps. Pretty slick. The GP1300R will sell for $8899. The Sport Boat Grows Up When Yamaha introduced its first jet sport boat back in 1996, we didn&amp;#039;t know whether to put it into the water, or put the water into it and slosh around with a sponge and a rubber ducky. Since then, sport boats have evolved from motorized bathtubs into real boats. If you have doubts, just take a peek at the SR230--a 23-ft. bowrider that will compete not only with other jet boats (6000-unit-per-year market), but with conventional runabouts, ski boats and deck boats (70,000 units combined). Powered by twin 140-hp MR-1 4-stroke engines, this handsome craft tops out at over 50 mph, corners so hard your face will distort, and hauls 10 passengers in comfort. The 20\u00B0 deadrise hull cuts through chop with cushy smoothness. Yamaha&amp;#039;s Sound Suppression System also makes this a quiet craft. You won&amp;#039;t be bugging anybody snoozing on their lakefront bungalow porch. And just like the big boats that motor out a half-mile to hang and party off the sand bar, the SR230 can do that too, with a stern that opens into a patio. Just plant the optional dinette table into its holder, break out the Cheez Doodles, crank up the JVC sound system and party hardy. Best of all is the SR230&amp;#039;s price: $26,999 including trailer and sound system. It&amp;#039;s the lowest-priced 23-ft. bowrider in the industry. This is one boat that&amp;#039;s going to make some big waves in showrooms as well as on the water. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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