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So I am helping my son buy his first jet ski. He is 13 but is 5'11 165lbs and races expert motocross and rides an 600cc mountain sled. I dont want anything radical but if it is too tame he will likely be looking to move up within a short time. We have rented some Yamahas in Mexico occasionally but the thrill wore off quickly due to lack of performance. I am thinking we should be looking in the 130 to 150 hp range but could use some help deciding from some more experienced owners here.
He has saved up 3200 and I am loaning him 2800 so our budget is 6K. We live on Lake Ontario and the waves are often 2 to 4 feet here, so a smooth ride will be important. It will be a 3 seater so we can use it for skiing and wakeboarding. The other priority is that it needs to be quiet due to the fact we have alot of canoe and sailboat neighbors and I don't wish to become the prime reason they want to ban PWC's in our cove. In fact I would like to help show that jet powered watercraft can be ridden responsibly and the newer models are very quiet. We have 3 regulars with open pipes who like to do a few laps around our cove on a daily basis in the summer...
My first choice was a Seadoo since we have had a speedster since 96 and only had to change the wear rings/impellers. No other problems at all. I have heard that buying used we would probably be better off with a Yamaha or even Honda ? Anyway, 6000 bucks, good ride in the chop, quiet, 3 seater, and able to pull a skier.... What are my options?
Oh yah, Occasionally I would like to be able to tow it behind our big boat at about 24 knots without flooding the exhaust. This was a problem with the speedster and we had to hang it on the davits which is a pain if you are only going a short distance. I understand that some pwc's can be towed over 5mph but I am not sure which ones?
Thanks,
Rob
He has saved up 3200 and I am loaning him 2800 so our budget is 6K. We live on Lake Ontario and the waves are often 2 to 4 feet here, so a smooth ride will be important. It will be a 3 seater so we can use it for skiing and wakeboarding. The other priority is that it needs to be quiet due to the fact we have alot of canoe and sailboat neighbors and I don't wish to become the prime reason they want to ban PWC's in our cove. In fact I would like to help show that jet powered watercraft can be ridden responsibly and the newer models are very quiet. We have 3 regulars with open pipes who like to do a few laps around our cove on a daily basis in the summer...
My first choice was a Seadoo since we have had a speedster since 96 and only had to change the wear rings/impellers. No other problems at all. I have heard that buying used we would probably be better off with a Yamaha or even Honda ? Anyway, 6000 bucks, good ride in the chop, quiet, 3 seater, and able to pull a skier.... What are my options?
Oh yah, Occasionally I would like to be able to tow it behind our big boat at about 24 knots without flooding the exhaust. This was a problem with the speedster and we had to hang it on the davits which is a pain if you are only going a short distance. I understand that some pwc's can be towed over 5mph but I am not sure which ones?
Thanks,
Rob