MAN!!!! This video brought back SO many wonderful memories. When I was 16 years old, I worked at a marina as a dock boy, and we had a fleet of these we would rent. On my days off, I was allowed to sign one out and play on it for the day. Many Many hours I spent on one of these! Thanks for posting!!!

@TheFdjas

10 ай бұрын

Hold old are ya?

@DontbeAsshole

10 ай бұрын

There was no way this was the one in lake almanor was it? ...

@mmaaddict78

10 ай бұрын

Are they as hard to ride as it looks? Seems like it would take a lot of skill to ride one of these.

@gravedigger6632

10 ай бұрын

It's a Mandela effect we would've clearly seen one before as I grew up near the beach.

@bigJayCanada

9 ай бұрын

I hear ya! I was a young boy (14) and we were renting a Houseboat for a week travelling up the Trent Severn waterway in Northern Ontario Canada. We stopped at one of the many Locks there and we saw these for rent at a Marina. Rented for an hour. was awesome. It was the coolest thing going at the time:) Oh the good old days... EH?

Just for kicks,id take the impellor and have it 3 d digitally imprinted,so in case you need another one,they can just print one out,its possible you can have a more efficient, or higher performing one made

@RT-vo2vh

10 ай бұрын

Thats a cool idea ... freakin technology these days .... 😮😮

Never knew I needed a jet powered surfboard until right now. Nice work!

@2vintage

10 ай бұрын

Yeah go get one!

@TheShrewdServant

10 ай бұрын

You know hue don't ya?

@richeyrich2203

10 ай бұрын

Well, now they are electric. Boost makes a nice one

@idkjames

9 ай бұрын

Lol same. Id love to take this to the ramp at boynton lol.

@deejay7060

9 ай бұрын

@@2vintage where is the throttle on that?.

I've had 3 of these back in the 90's and can tell you a few things to watch out for. That hull is a 2 piece design and filled with foam. You really want to make sure that seal that goes along the edge of the board is no loose and seal on very well all the way around. If you don't it will leak water in and that foam sucks it up like a sponge and it will become real heavy and will lose performance. The newer surfjets that came out later are a one piece hull design to stop the water leaking in. The throttle is controlled by a grip that has hydraulic fluid in the hose to the carb. My SurfJets had subaru engines back then. I still may have my service manuals around for it also. Hope some of this info helps you.

I grew up in the 80's and I didn't even know they made this. Pretty cool.

@phillmckrakin2518

10 ай бұрын

Same here ,never saw one until now.

@RobVanDam1591

10 ай бұрын

Good to know

@sebcam9498

10 ай бұрын

That’s the way it is: the older you grow, the more you realize you know only little

@localenterprisebroadcastin5971

10 ай бұрын

The 80s were full of awesome things like this especially in aviation…many of these companies were sued out of existence.

@NicCageForPresident2024

9 ай бұрын

Same here. Never seen or knew this existed

I’ve seen these, but never in person. Living in Florida, I would expect to see these rare finds on marketplace more often, but surprisingly they don’t really pop up much. Great find Joe!

All parts from 1990s to 2012 mercury 8hp motors will fit that i have same unit enjoy it lean hard on rear when turning

@Paganreptiles

10 ай бұрын

If your after other cool rare stuff i have a hoard to get rid of . Toronto ontario tho

@M.TTT.

10 ай бұрын

@@Paganreptiles sounds like a good video idear

Man… That thing turned out to be a real dime-piece. You definitely scored on that one. Good job.👍👍👍

You are correct...I have never seen one before...

@mikeschlup5279

10 ай бұрын

Fuji Heavy industries is Kawasaki...

My cousin had two of them. They are sooo fun. You can sit down on it or stand. As a small kid I always sat down. Fuji industry is the same maker of motors in the old Polaris Indy snowmobile and Polaris sportsman 500 atv up until a certain year. I believe into the 2000’s

@grahamlee1661

7 ай бұрын

My 2006 Subaru Forester XT is also stamped as being made by Fuji Heavy Industries. I believe they were the parent company of Subaru Automobile Division.

I grew up in Iowa. A friend of mine had one of these and brought it on summer vacation in 1979. We spent hours driving it around on Tablerock Lake near Branson, MO. It was a blast, and I always wanted one after that but could never find one for sale. Great find! I'm sooo jealous!! I wish somebody would start making these again.

Fuji made a lot of Polars motors in the mid 90s on back.

Joe, you are quickly becoming the master of weird and wonderful small engine machines. Just awesome man!! Keep it the excellent work.

@southernslipping4225

10 ай бұрын

Dude can literally fix anything he’s a genius on engines

really cool video Joe, you have some of the best content on youtube, not only cool machines, but educational as well, keep up the awesome work :)

Joe, If you ever have impeller problems and need to get that one fixed or whatever… They can almost always be fixed. Even if they need to be re-welded and ground and balanced. Anyway, remember this post. You will want to call and talk to Dave at IMPROS or Glen from SKAT-TRAK. The two leading authorities on impellers on the globe. I still have 10's of impellers on my shelf from Dave and Glen (from my PWC racing/riding days) that look like absolute jewelry. 👍

@ar2043

10 ай бұрын

Oh man. Didn't notice but that's terrible if that's the case!!!

@user-sj2ot3tp5e

Ай бұрын

У меня в России есть такая доска, с Японии привезли.

I have no idea how you can keep up this pace. I love this channel!

Bigger carb,set of boyeson reeds,if it has any,and a more open exhaust,itll go

Another dope find! Nice work again Joe, love siiting back and catching up on your videos on Sunday mornings

These are still made, but they're much smaller, lighter, and faster. This is still a really good purchase, I've seen them go for upwards of 8-10k even for these older models. There's a few engine swaps, if you want more reliability/power. I'd suggest replacing all kill wires, lines, ropes, and handles that come with it, since they're often used in salt, or brackish waters and those old lines tend to degrade easily.

I can't believe I am seeing it. I had a summer job growing up in Minnesota working for just that company, test riding Surf Jets. There were a blast to ride!

Never knew this existed. Serious workout on thigh muscles !!

@2vintage

10 ай бұрын

Yeah my thighs were burning

It amazes me how much of this cool wacky stuff that you find.

My neighbor a couple of blocks away had one of these and I was at the local lake one day when I was a kid I think 12 or so and he let me ride it and it was a blast I never stood up on it but even sitting down it was really fun.

FUJI Heavy Industries = Suburu now. They made two stroke engines for Polaris watercraft as well back in the day. The blue engines. Then Polaris went domestic with their own, the black and red engines!!! My wife's Subaru Forrester has Fuji Heavy Industries written on it under the hood somewhere on a tag. 👍👍👍

@gearheadgregwi

10 ай бұрын

A fellow Subaru cult member 😂😂 They also bought out Robin Small Engine.

Fuji Heavy Industries was the name of the parent company of Subaru at the time. It's since then been just renamed Subaru. Never seen one of these before cool find.

Joe, should consider getting a drone to follow you around. That would make for great riding shots.

Fuji Heavy Industries is basically Subaru. What a cool find!

Have you ever heard the term "When the novelty wears off" this is the poster child for that. 😅 On the other hand when Jade was filming you riding it was much more impressive it looked pretty cool. You did a good job riding it get a half dozen of those racing each other now that's entertainment 😊😊

I'd say 40mph is a bit optimistic😂😂😂

@prophez23

10 ай бұрын

No it'll do it. Guarantee it.. They're real fast.

@tzajaczajac

10 ай бұрын

@@prophez23 possibly but he seemed he was doing about 20 in the video sounded pretty flat out to me. Some jet skis only do 40. Alot of people have no concept of speed on water. What feels like 60 is usually half that at best. But if anyone has a Speedo I'll stand corrected😂

@exoc1

10 ай бұрын

@@tzajaczajac Agreeing with you on this one. Peoples guesstimates are always way off. But its 2023 and GPS is a thing, so it shouldnt be hard to verify.

@tzajaczajac

10 ай бұрын

@@exoc1 exactly pretty easy to prove

@mjodr

10 ай бұрын

"It goes 40 bro!!!" says the old guy who has never held a GPS while riding it and feels like it's going really fast. I guess the same as the guy who sold me my boat "It goes 76 bro!!!" as I slowly tweak the shit out of it to get it to break 50 mph and then at 55 it has the chine walk of death on a really crappy designed hull that will never break 60 in a million years. Ok, yeah, sure buddy.

Put a folding lawn chair on it with some tie downs and away u go.. 😅 that would be fun a little fishing boat lol

Fuji makes a hell of a good small engine, my old 92 Polaris Indy ran 80mph with the crank bearings turning to dust. Rebuilt it in a weekend and it's still going strong. Have fun with that slick unit young man🤙

Now that's a head turner. That's looks fun, surfs up 🏄🏻🌊 🤟

Awesome brother, ive never seen these before and they are from my time and day. Your always impressive, with all these new machines. Keep grinding brother!!!

That thing is awesome. Wonder how many people were watching you from the shore wondering “what the hell is that”

@2vintage

10 ай бұрын

Yeah lots of people were watching

Brings back fond memories. Me and my friends used to rent those boards every summer back in the days. Had a ton of fun on them.

I love this channel. You really pick up some cool and unique stuff! keep up the great work😎

You should check out the Bloomingdale jetboard. Same kinda rig, but from the 60s

Definitely awesome i remember those my uncle had one back in the mid to late 80s i loved riding it up & down the river

I'm surprised he let you take it for the price you got it for! That thing looks SUPER amazing! What a find. edit: 1980s Japanese work, that is probably only second to German back then! That thing is a beast of a machine. Extremely well built, I'm sure of that.

@derrickwoods2803

9 ай бұрын

Second to Germany? Japanese has always been better than German garbage how many German motorcycles you see make it to 200k miles without an overhaul

That thing is sick! Good find

Awesome mix of content ,keep up the good work

I saw this exact one on marketplace a week or two ago I think. Had never seen one before. Cool find

Hey Joe, that's a Subaru! Fuji has been around quite awhile but we mostly know the Subaru car line here.

I remember these things. I also remember them being almost just as expensive as a stand up jet ski. They didn't catch on too well on the west coast.

That thing is pretty darn cool and it does look like a LOT of fun to ride. And how it runs and the condition it is in is amazing for it's age. Do you plan on keeping it and having fun and enjoying something fairly rare and unique? I would keep it, definitely. This was an interesting video, like you said at the beginning of it, we haven't seen one of those before, or even heard of one.

@dylantedlock

9 ай бұрын

It's restored 🙂.

nice 1st rip, Joe. those crafts are a blast & a fun way to guarantee shrinkage. you made it look easy, especially for one that hails from a land-locked non-surfing US State. glassy waters will give ya confidence to carve around. heel-side turns are tricky. nice pickup. have a blast this summer, Dude.

I'm very impressed that you rode it as well as you did... I suspect leg exhaustion is why you were starting to struggle in the middle of the video.... that is so cool dude

This is one of the coolest videos you've made and iv seen pretty much all of them lol . You do awesome work. And make great videos. Keep up the good work my homie.

Great video Joe. What a unique machine and I’m sure a heck of an experience. Kinda thought of a NASCAR race while watching you ride that thing. Can it make right hand turns? 😂 Enjoy all your great vids.

@JW-fq1pp

10 ай бұрын

It can make turns either direction, just depends on which way you lean. Surfing is an art, my first time I came out with bruises I didn't know were possible.

I wonder why they stopped making these, they seem cool af.

@lucascady4992

10 ай бұрын

EPA,? Probably fell into the 80's death machine category?! Thanks a lot Nancy Reagan!!😂

@AZVIDS

10 ай бұрын

No, people became lazy! It is a workout, not like sitting on a Seadoo!

@sean6049

10 ай бұрын

They do make them. And they are wayy better than this turd. Look up on Google "JetSurf"

@whowho7969

10 ай бұрын

​@@lucascady4992👍

@dickberry3910

10 ай бұрын

@@AZVIDSexactly.

That's actually Fuji Heavy Industries, now called Subaru Corporation. Among many other things, they build Subaru cars and are a major defense contractor in Japan, building Boeing and Lockheed Martin aircraft under license for the Japanese military. The company was formed in 1953 and changed its name to Subaru in 2017.

I love it when you do odd things awesome. I live in the UK and we don't have any cool stuff like this. Been watching your videos for the past 6 months now awesome keep up the good work..

Those things are super awesome and very hard to find. And they are really expensive if you do find one. You did great one this one! I've seen a few of them but haven't seen one that clean. I'd keep this one and enjoy it.

@laska907

10 ай бұрын

I bet the Cboys would be *ecstatic* to give him $6-7k for that thing

@rangefreewords

10 ай бұрын

They were never really cheap. They had price point similar to stand up wave runners.

Probably like a real one easier to stand up as moving, but then again could be why they didn't keep making them lol Pretty sweet!

Wow you been doing water crafts more lately trying to getvthe family out on the lake together that sounds nice.

That is one of those buy's where you just have too! Never seen one, never rode one, nobody I know has either?! Hell yeah! Buy it, ride it, sell it, check it off the bucket list!! Definitely something to talk about when you're older!!

Wow. Dude. I am not sure I would ride that thing. You are brave af.

@warp3725

10 ай бұрын

You scared you get wet/lol

You should put some mesh or better grate over the stock one definitely looks like it could easily suck stuff up in there. Very cool machine and loving all the uploads lately 👊👍

Been watching this thing for sale for months now, glad you are the one that bought it

70s-80s watersports equipment and a cabin is such a vibe

I have worked at Ranger Boats and built them for 15 years. I have never seen anything like this. It looks like it would be a blast. I figured building boats for years of my life and going to several lakes that I would have seen one of these, but I haven't these must be Rare.

@jeffsmith7247

10 ай бұрын

Do you live in flippin?

@royhenson3379

10 ай бұрын

@@jeffsmith7247 yeah close.

That’s f-kin cool 😎

I really enjoy these weird old school videos. I've never seen these type of videos. I found you last night, you are really honest I like it

Thank you for helping me experienced something that I would never ever ever think about buying or riding on

Can we say "SKETCHY AF!" lol

@bobthenob9017

10 ай бұрын

I seen your comment before watching the video and actually expected it to be sketchy, I honestly don't know what video you watched but imo nothing about it was sketchy, I feel like you would class walking in the rain as sketchy lol

@riccochet704

10 ай бұрын

@@bobthenob9017 for one, the turning radius on that thing is the size of a football field. If you had to avoid something quickly it's not going to happen. Which increases risk of injury. It's also very narrow meaning unstable. It's why they don't build PWC's like they used to in the 80's and 90's. And things like the Wet Bike didn't last. They're just sketchy to ride.

@tomdombrovski432

10 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@prophez23

10 ай бұрын

This comment is sketchy AF!... If you have never been on one then you clearly don't know what you're talking about. ..

@bobthenob9017

10 ай бұрын

@@riccochet704 you talking as if it was a quad bike 🤣🤣🤣🤣 ffs

The company that made that engine also made jet ski engines for Polaris.

@bigmurph1447

10 ай бұрын

And there snowmobiles

@lustfulvengance

10 ай бұрын

Fuji heavy also makes Subaru cars and trucks

Ear to ear smile right now. Thanks for this.

It moves along nice. The biggest motor I've ever seen on one of those.

Cool

I love this channel - really enjoy watching the process. But I truly come here every video to see Vinny. :D

My neighbor had one back in the day. He's past a few years ago never knew what happen to it. He used to say had a lot of fun with it. Jim rest in peace my friend. 2vintage have fun with it 👍

I brought two of them from Ft Lauderdale to Newport Beach, CA where they're collecting dust. Very hard to get parts for. I contacted one of the importers who had some parts. I don't recall exactly the issue with the failure of the business but I think he said it was a dispute between the partners. Yours is in excellent shape, I hope it brings you lots of fun times. No doubt it will draw a lot of attention

I was about to say how can you make a video and not feature vinnie but there he is 🤣

I have fond memories of the fun we had in SE Ireland in the 80s on these machines! Thankyou!

I actually worked for this company that built these when it was located in Janesville Wisconsin in the mid to late 80's .Wouldn't be surprised if I had my hands on that exact one. There were 3 differnent models at that time. Had lots of fun with those back in the day !! Took them home from the shop all the time in the summer.

@jefftuckercfii

7 ай бұрын

At the beginning of the video the sticker on the engine said Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and Made in Japan. But maybe that was just the engine? Your company built the hull and the controls and such?

only a surfer knows the feeling 💐🥇🏆

Riding the glass at the end looked awesome

This was fantastic....I loved it!

Super cool, I grew up in the 1980s and you’re right never seen one in the wild. Came across this looking up old wet bikes which are also a bit odd.

Remember seeing this and I was a kid at the California State fair. I’ll never forget seeing those. Very cool thanks for sharing.

You've given me ideas for a new fishing kayak (for big surf conditions-West Coast New Zealand).

I always wanted one of those love your show keep it up

That perfect for the lakes up there, I don't go in the lakes in Florida, brain amebas and gators, lol. I've been a surfer my whole life, you're a goofy foot, right foot forward. Regular is left foot forward. Just a little surf trivia, not that important. That thing looks awesome! You did a great job riding it.

I also saw the other video where the guy couldn't get it to run, this is the first one ive seen in action. Very cool, good riding too!

I'm 56 years old. I was born and raised in Redding California. We did a lot of prospecting and we would go into Hals paint store because they also bought gold and sold dredges. They had two of these. I thought they were the coolest thing I've ever seen. Well that and a Honda Odyssey. LOL

I saw one of these for sale not long ago right near me for 350 bucks

Some things are better off conceptual….don’t give up ,you can master it

@RT-vo2vh

10 ай бұрын

Yup ... gimme some gunnels any day over gettin wet and exhausted with no steering😅 but perfect machine fer the channel !!

You are a natural at this JOE,,i see it now Joe and Jade travel to Hawaii for the National surfing completion ,stay safe out there Joe

Right on man! That’s super cool.

Great find there bud. I've never seen one of those and it looks cool as f---k. For not even riden one of those before you did a great job I think. It's great to see the crazy cool things you have been finding lately.

Wow! that thing is so cool, I can't believe those things weren't everywhere in the 80's, I've recently seen some modern versions of the same basic principle, and you really lucked out to find a vintage model in such immaculate condition and also in perfect mechanical shape, it looks like it's a total blast to ride and it appears you get a bit of a workout at the same time, thanks so much for posting this absolutly incredible watercraft and hope you have tons of fun on her, enjoy, oops almost forgot to say great job on this video it turned out awesome, I really enjoyed it👍

Love all your videos buddy you are a wizard with engines buy watching the vids I have learned alot from them thanks .😊

That’s a flash from the past. I grew up on a lake in the 80’s and my buddy had one of those. Lots of fun, hard to ride standing, need some core strength!

surfjet is 15hp turbine engine. Was selling 1200.00 Canadian Dollars at that time which is 900 USD approx

I grew up on the Mississippi river. A dude that also had a jet boat, and those water bike ski things, jet skis, and a bunch of other stuff. That surfboard was fun to just sit on and ride when we got tired. We would ride in the wake of barges for the huge waves to jump.

That thing is sweet as hell, i would mount a cooler to it as a seat/storage put on some tracks for rod holders and accessories and turn it into a fishing jet board

That's one of the coolest machines out there.

Looks like a great find, Joe! Seems to run fairly well. Awesome!

Soooo Cool!!! The in use shots are suprisingly enticing.

Fuji Heavy Industries is a subsidiary of Subaru, in case you hadn't come across that info yet! So it's likely a Subaru motor, you'd probably be able to find more info and or parts for it by figuring out what the Subaru engine model is and then going from there!