Hi all,
I'm new to the forum as I have just embarked into the world of PWC's recently with a friend who has a couple older skis. After boating most of my life (currenly a 2003 Bayliner 195 Capri and 2006 Basstracker), I am looking at getting a good standup jetski(s), but am at a conflict of interests.
My friend with the skis works at a dealership. He seems to have a good deal of knowledge on the subject, but is a bit overbearing on the idea that the SXR is a "Piece of junk", and the hull design is awful. On top of that, he said the newer design rides worse than the old 440 and it handles like crap. To the contrary though, all the reviews and videos I've seen seem to make it out to be a really awesome craft. Who is wrong on this?
He tends to be a bit overbiased on the Yamahas in my opinion. I don't really have a preference yet, but so far, the Kawis seem to be a better ski. I've had the liberty to ride two different skis (One is an 80's model Kawi 440 with slight mods, and a 78 Yami Super Jet 650). I'm a larger guy (6'4", 230lb +), and the 650 hauls me out of the water with ease obviously, but it lists to the right really bad and porposies terribly (anything over half throttle is impossible). On the other hand, the 440 has a heck of a time dragging me out of the water at first, but it handles sooooo much better with virtually no porpoising unless I stand too far back on it.
So...that brings us full circle back to my question: Do the newer hull designs still porpoise and list as bad as the old ones (mainly on the Yamahas, but both are being considered)? Which of the two is a better choice for speed and rough water handling (I'll be using them in heavy wake and surf.)? How bad are they on fuel consumption? Is one better off mechanically than the other (wear and tear as well as repairs)? Is there anywhere else I can look to get more info on the two types or are there reviews out that might be more helpful?***
Sorry for the barrage of questions, but I'm sure we've all been there before! Thanks for the help if you care to comment!
***I'm mostly looking at 2004 models or newer***
I'm new to the forum as I have just embarked into the world of PWC's recently with a friend who has a couple older skis. After boating most of my life (currenly a 2003 Bayliner 195 Capri and 2006 Basstracker), I am looking at getting a good standup jetski(s), but am at a conflict of interests.
My friend with the skis works at a dealership. He seems to have a good deal of knowledge on the subject, but is a bit overbearing on the idea that the SXR is a "Piece of junk", and the hull design is awful. On top of that, he said the newer design rides worse than the old 440 and it handles like crap. To the contrary though, all the reviews and videos I've seen seem to make it out to be a really awesome craft. Who is wrong on this?
He tends to be a bit overbiased on the Yamahas in my opinion. I don't really have a preference yet, but so far, the Kawis seem to be a better ski. I've had the liberty to ride two different skis (One is an 80's model Kawi 440 with slight mods, and a 78 Yami Super Jet 650). I'm a larger guy (6'4", 230lb +), and the 650 hauls me out of the water with ease obviously, but it lists to the right really bad and porposies terribly (anything over half throttle is impossible). On the other hand, the 440 has a heck of a time dragging me out of the water at first, but it handles sooooo much better with virtually no porpoising unless I stand too far back on it.
So...that brings us full circle back to my question: Do the newer hull designs still porpoise and list as bad as the old ones (mainly on the Yamahas, but both are being considered)? Which of the two is a better choice for speed and rough water handling (I'll be using them in heavy wake and surf.)? How bad are they on fuel consumption? Is one better off mechanically than the other (wear and tear as well as repairs)? Is there anywhere else I can look to get more info on the two types or are there reviews out that might be more helpful?***
Sorry for the barrage of questions, but I'm sure we've all been there before! Thanks for the help if you care to comment!
***I'm mostly looking at 2004 models or newer***