MejorPain wrote:I think you lose about 20% of range. Example: where a non-supercharged may get 70 miles on a tank, the supercharged pwc will get 50 miles.

Where range and fuel costs are most important, then avoid turbos and superchargers.

That said, the supercharger is the best thing to ever happen to the 4-stroke pwc motor. Faster is always better!!! Also, the low-end acceleration will make choppy conditions extremely fun to ride. Last, a supercharger will get you to your next fishing spot faster.

Of course, they require more maintenance and cost more as well.

You and Joe always gotta drive fast; Alan, Jacky, & I are the last ones there! Why does Jacky's ski not go faster because he has a supercharger?

Mike: Thanks for the reply, I've never owned a ski before so just trying to figure out what is a good match for me, I found a link on the site to a boattest.com review for both the yamaha ho and sho and I can't see why anyone would want a supercharger (this coming from a guy that drove a top fuel dragster at 300 mph). This review shows the sho top speed at 66.3mph burning 18.6 gallons/hr and the ho top speed at 63.3 burning 13.8 now i realize that your not going to spend most of your time at full throttle but the cruise speeds where a huge difference sho at 20.2mph getting 5.77 miles/gallon vs the ho at 45.4 mph getting 6.17 miles/gallon. Can you enlighten me as to why the supercharger is the best thing to happen to pwc (and I'm not trying to be a smart ass) I would love to have a hot rod but what are the real gains? Anyone else want to drop an opinion about a 08 or newer yamaha ho I want to set up a ski to fish out of boston harbor where i have a 36' tiara that is often times to much of a pain in the ass (plus to expensive) to take out just to catch a few strippers or pull a lobster pot. So my idea is to use the boat as a mother ship so to speak and have the ski somehow mounted on the swim platform or docked next to the boat to take out when I otherwise would not take out the big boat. Thanks for the help guys this site has been a real learning adventure for me.

very useful info for a rookie to the sport.

i have the supercharged RXT and i rarely use it. i'm a comfort rider with an occasional need for speed (only when it's flat calm waters). with the supercharger, it's nice to know that i can hit top speed quick and feel it kicking in. but as for practicality, i'd be much happier with a regular engine to go the distance. since i'm still working on finding my own honey holes and fishing spots, i need to cover a lot of area. going the distance on 1 tank is quite important especially if i want to fish the islands (usually about 25 miles 1 way). the advantage of a supercharger is really for high speeds and quick bursts. you can still hit 50+ mph, which is fast enough, on a non-supercharged engine. so it really comes down to your preference for speed versus distance.

@Hobie: i don't ride fast like Joe and Mike because i have too many fishes to carry!

This is helpful!

Thanks guys really helped me out as well.

Very helpful THank you

Nice info!

Very informative. Thanks for the 411.

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