Custom/Hybrid Questions on building a Rickter

[T Curtis]

After seeing a trio of Rickters out on Lake Michigan this weekend I started looking into what is involved with building one. My goal is to build something reliable with a decent size gas tank to minimize heading in to refuel. I understand this goes against the power and lightness that may be wanted but I am in my early 40's and just want something a bit more fun out on lake michigan when the waves are nice.

The mechanic I was talking to sounded like he knew what he was talking about with engines and suggested I would want to go the superjet engine route vs a dasa for reliability reasons. He noted that I wouldn't necessarily be able to to flat water flips, but out on lake michigan I would be able to have some fun. Hopefully someone can tell me if this is true or not but he said the Dasa's need rebuilding after 10 hours of use or so, is that a fact? Basically b/c they're race engines set up for high performance.

So I guess my quesiton is can a Rickter Edge set up with a superjet guts be a good set up for solid reliable fun or am I throwing money down the drain that I'll never get back?

Dasa recommends 40 hrs on top end then needs to be checked (piston wall tollerance) and 200hrs on crank shaft (replace bearings) if you put a hr meter on your ski you could be surprised how much ride time 40hrs is. Ive seen guys go 4 seasons riding before a rebuild.
It all depends on the riders ability as far as flipping a edge. The edge is designed to be a all around fun jet ski, if flips are your priority then the xfs or xfr are freestyle hulls that flip and spin easy.
In my opinion you can setup a dasa to be just as reliable as a 701