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Ski Juniors GP3.2

UIM 2026, 302.01. The rulebook does not state a governing principle for this class.


  • 5Not legal
  • 7OEM part required
  • 17Not permitted, not listed in the rules
  • 19Legal, with conditions
  • 9Legal

Read out of the published UIM rulebook on 2026-09-08, so confirm anything that decides a purchase. The full note is at the foot of the page.

Running the class

Rider requirements
Ages 10-12, reckoned at 31 December; Minor Release Form signed by parent or guardian.
Race duration
12 minutes + 1 lap.
Riders on the grid
15.
Entry fee
Free; no proportional travel money paid.
Championship status
World Championship class.

Read from the same class section as the part answers. The rider side of the sport, tiers, ages, licences and what gets inspected, is set out across the bodies at Racing.

Open questions on this class (2)

Places where the rulebook contradicts itself, or where a figure could not be settled. Nothing in this list is decided, and it sits here rather than in a footnote because it is what you would want before spending money.

  • The rulebook nowhere states in words that GP3.2 uses the 501.02 technical rules. It is an inference from the 800 cc match plus 315.01 saying the general UIM Aquabike rules apply. There is no rule number that makes the link explicit.
  • The 10-12 band sits below the 315.01 general junior floor of 7; the two are consistent but unreconciled.

What the rules say (57 parts)

9 permitted outright, 19 permitted with stated conditions, 5 refused by a rule we can quote, 7 held to the original part by a rule we can quote and 17 refused by our reading of the class rather than by a quoted rule. Grouped where the same rule gives the same answer, so two "Not legal" groups can sit side by side under different rules.

What each answer below means

Not legal
This comes off. The rules refuse it in this class.
OEM part required
This comes off. Only the part the manufacturer fitted is allowed here.
Not permitted, not listed in the rules
Treat it as coming off. The class requires the craft to stay stock except where the rules allow otherwise, and this part is not on the list, so this is our reading rather than a rule we can quote at you.
Legal, with conditions
Keep it, but measure it: the rules permit this part only inside stated limits.
Legal
Keep it. The rules permit this part in this class.

Read the refusals as a list of work. Anything below marked Not legal, OEM part required, or Not permitted has to come off the machine, or go back to the standard part, before it races in this class.

Not legal1 part

The exhaust system must remain entirely of origin as delivered by the manufacturer, so the through-hull outlet flap may not be removed. 501.02.03.03

Not legal1 part

Only replaceable-type jets, needle valves and needle valve springs, choke removal and an aftermarket primer. NO OTHER CARBURETTOR MODIFICATIONS. 501.02.04.01

Not legal1 part

Homologated production craft only - 50 specimens, marketed, conformity certificate. 500.02.01

OEM part required1 part

The exhaust system must remain entirely of origin as delivered by the manufacturer, so the original water box is required under 501.02.03.03. 501.02.03.03

OEM part required1 part

Ski GP3 is a two-stroke class, and 501.02.03.03 keeps its whole exhaust system as the manufacturer delivered it, so the original manifold and head pipe are required. 501.02.01, 501.02.03.03

OEM part required1 part

OEM fuel tank, pickup, filler, filter, tap assembly and relief valve must be used and may not be modified. 501.02.04.02

OEM part required1 part

Ski GP3 keeps the original equipment charging system, allows no ignition change it does not list, and unlike GP2 prints no flywheel, alternator or flywheel cover allowance. 501.02.05.04, 501.02.05.05

OEM part required1 part

The hull may be repaired but not otherwise modified, and a repair may not alter the original configuration by more than 5 mm. 501.02.02-02

Not permitted, not listed in the rules10 parts

Not listed in this class. Illegal under the class's own stock clause.

Not permitted, not listed in the rules1 part

No reed valve article exists for Ski GP3. Under the closed-list rule aftermarket reeds appear illegal here while explicitly legal in GP2, but the rulebook never says so directly.

Not permitted, not listed in the rules1 part

Ski GP3 lists replacement gaskets and interchangeable cylinders but no cylinder head allowance, and bars internal work on any engine component, so the original head stays. 501.02.03.02, 501.02.03.06

Not permitted, not listed in the rules1 part

Ski GP3 prints no starter motor or bendix clause, and that allowance first appears at GP2, so the original starter stays. 501.02-02

Not permitted, not listed in the rules1 part

No hood article; ventilation tubes are covered separately.

Legal, with conditions1 part

Must fit the OEM battery box and be securely fastened. GP2 additionally allows relocation of the battery, box or housing limited to the strict minimum needed to fit an aftermarket exhaust.

Legal, with conditions1 part

Cylinders may be interchanged between homologated watercraft of the SAME MANUFACTURER. Engines may be bored. No internal modification of any kind. 501.02.03

Legal, with conditions1 part

Must retain original port timing, compression ratio, dome profile, skirt length/shape and material type, and weigh within +/-25.00% of OEM. 501.02.03.04

Legal, with conditions1 part

Rebuild allowed. Stroke and rod length may NOT change. Bearings must keep original type and dimensions. Counterweights must resemble the original with no new holes or pockets. Total assembly weight within +/-5.00% of OEM. Non-ferrous counterweights, crank pins and connecting rods are prohibited. 501.02.03

Legal, with conditions1 part

Replacement gaskets of the same type as OEM, with the base gasket no thicker than 0.8 mm. 501.02.03.06

Legal, with conditions1 part

Chamfering of NON-ORIGINAL cylinder ports up to 1.00 mm at a maximum 30 degree angle. 501.02.03.04

Legal, with conditions1 part

Original diameter maintained. 501.02.06.01

Legal, with conditions1 part

Permitted, subject to the limits UIM applies to every class, namely the sound ceiling, the hull repair tolerance, the fuel specification, and the intake grate, sponson and pump dimensions.

Legal, with conditions1 part

Full-length type with at least one bar parallel to the drive shaft, all leading edges radiused, extending no more than 12.00 mm below the flat plane of the pump intake area. GP1 adds that the projecting member must be filed so as not to create a hazard.

Legal, with conditions1 part

Max 2 per side. Max 126 cm each, 153 cm total with two sets. Max 100 mm lateral protrusion, 52 mm vertical channel, 50 mm below the hull side/bottom intersection, 50 mm below the lower bond flange. Minimum 6 mm thick if aftermarket. 501.02.02.04, 501.02.02.05, 501.02.02.06

Legal, with conditions1 part

The pole and its mounting bracket may be modified or aftermarket if they work as originally designed, the attaching point may be reinforced and the spring changed, and the pole must sit in front of the engine compartment with at least 75 degrees of movement. 501.02.01.07, 501.02.02.10

Legal, with conditions1 part

Handlebar, throttle, throttle cable and grips may be modified or aftermarket, with padding at the mounting bracket or on the crossbar if one is fitted. 501.02.02.09

Legal, with conditions1 part

The clause first says original switches must be used and then that aftermarket switches and switch housings may be used; housings may be aftermarket and switch positions changed under either reading. 501.02.02.09

Legal, with conditions1 part

Replacement bumpers allowed. A soft flexible water-spray deflector may attach to the hull sides or bond flange, not exceeding the perimeter of the original bumpers or the external hull edge measured with a plumb line. SAFETY BUMPERS ARE COMPULSORY in both GP1 classes.

Legal, with conditions1 part

All cooling system valves must be of FIXED OR AUTOMATIC type - thermostats, pressure regulators, solenoids. Manually controlled devices that alter cooling water flow while under way are prohibited in every class, as are electronic water injection systems unless of origin.

Legal1 part

CDI unit may be modified or aftermarket; RPM limiter bypassed or eliminated; ignition timing may be changed. OEM charging system required. 501.02.05

Legal1 part

Padding and mat kits may be added and custom painting is allowed. Metal components above the bond flange may be polished, shot peened or painted.

Legal1 part

The original bilge pump may be modified, disconnected or removed and aftermarket bilge draining systems are allowed if no hazard is created. 501.02.02.12


UIM 2026, 302.01, read from the rulebook on 2026-09-08. Read the rule yourself, Ski Juniors GP3.2. Every UIM class · where the rulebooks differ · how this site reads a rulebook.

This is one class. Every part below also has a page of its own showing where it stands across every class this body runs, and legality by part is the index of them.

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57 parts read · 9 permitted, 19 with conditions · 2026 rulebook

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