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PERSONAL WATER CRAFT AUTHENTICATION REGISTRY

ANTIQUE CATEGORY

Submission Date: August 23, 2016

Vessel Type: Stand Up

Owner Name: Bob Phares

Category: Antique

Quality: Original

Condition: A

Vessel Name: Daisy

Registration: CF 3118 FR

HIN: KAW011440274

Color: Yellow with black graphics (JET SKI™)

Hull Construction: Hand laid fiberglass

Hull Country of Origin: Japan

Photos: courtesy Bob Phares

Historic Vessel Authentication Registry: #WOF-ANTIQ-1974-08-16-01

BACKGROUND

Second year of Test Market Jet Skis™

It has 10 hours on it

It is constructed of hand laid fiberglass

It was made in Japan

It is not restored

It is 100% original

No bolts or screws have ever been removed from it

It has not been used since 1974

All the rubber components are perfect

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Center front ill grooved gas Cap on bow

Center Bow through hull trailer anchor point

Port side above the bond line ben angle rubber exhaust hose, cut edge with 3 rivets and one stainless steel hose

clamp

Removable center engine compartment cover

Pivot Handle Pole with handle bar assembly

Self-circling idle Jet ski (when rider is not at the helm)

Stock Jet Ski™ sticker kit

High visibility yellow color scheme with black rubber trim

Rubber black trim bumper

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Driveline

Water Intake welded center cut bond

impeller stainless steel 3 blade

Impeller clearance

Driveline clearance through hull

Flat Bottom hull with chines

Water Intake screen, single blade top loader

Ride Plate jet pump protective cover

Front bow bumper center ¼ rail port and starboard

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Single Carburetor/air filter

5 gallon plastic fuel tank, 2 rubber anchor hoses, fuel fill and fuel pump

2 stroke engine

2 Spark Plugs NGK

Flywheel (serial sticker)

Water cooled exhaust system

Battery box

Rubber engine compartment gasket for removable hood

Registration CF numbers below the engine compartment, center of craft Black background, white letters (State

of California certificate)

Left: Stock Jet Ski™ stickers on removable hood (black on yellow paint). Air ventilation on starboard side

Right: Flywheel cover, stainless steel motor mounts

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LEFT

Bow fuel fill screw cap with rivet backing to top fiberglass deck

Handlepole Mount (black)

Original Fuel Fill sticker with oil mixture ratio

RIGHT

Hull Identification Number (HIN), aft port side above the bond line.

KAW (brand)

0114402

74 (year of production 1974)

Future models had the HIN number on the opposite side (right) starboard)

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LEFT

Handlepole

Underside: White

Topside: Matching yellow

RIGHT

Fiberglass mat is seen through the gloss of the yellow gelcoat. You notice also that the black stickers lay up over the

same embossing from the gelcoat showing the cross hatch basket weave embossing.

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Steering Nozzle

4 bolts holding the ride plate to the hull

Concave sides and flat bottom on the aluminum ride plat, center hole cut

Notice the inverted bar for directing the water flow into the water tunnel for the jet pump

Notice the square cut for the driveline through hull

Deep cut chines forward to aft