dirty_drew

Hey yall, new here to the boards.

I'm looking to buy a used early to mid 90s ski this coming spring to mess around with and most likely fish out of this summer. (I have no storage for a boat.)
I'm mainly looking 2 seater Sea-Doos, Kawasakis and Yamahas, in reverse order.

What models would you guys recommend I look for/stay away from? I'm pretty mechanically inclined as i have worked on my dad's boats and am not afraid to fix things...but i need it to be reliable.

98yota

Welcome to the forum! All three manufacturers make good skis! Seadoo's have very powerful motors, but the Rotax motors can be tempermental which can take time off of the water by needing to tinker. Kawasaki's are well built skis but seem to be a little bit of a pain due to non serviceable parts like nongreaseable shaft bearing, or cheap plastic fuel caps on the JS's (had to replace 1-2 each season). In my opinion Yamaha's are the easiest to work on and most reliable ski on the water. I am in no way trying to throw a biased opinion out there, as I believe all brands have their strong points and their not so strong points. I have worked on all of these makes (and more) for years and am trying to discribe to you the patterns I've seen over the years. All of these three choices have parts readily availible and would give you a long service life as long as they are maintained. Good luck on your search!

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1993 Yamaha WaveBlaster 701
1989 Yamaha WaveJammer 500

dirty_drew

Thanks man thats what i was looking for. I got one more question, how are the same year mid 90s Polaris's compare to those skis as well?

98yota

Polaris no longer makes skis you a kind of in the same boat as if you have a Tigershark, parts are a little harder to find and they are more expensive. Parts are out there hou just have to look. They are good machines though.

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1993 Yamaha WaveBlaster 701
1989 Yamaha WaveJammer 500