I wanted to learn some more about them as may be add one to the fleet this year. Any good forums or forums to stay away from to do some research.
I want one and set it up for fishing. Wife would kill me if I brought home another boat right now though. She's still sizzling from the pontoon boat this summer....lol Guy I work with has had a bunch and says stay away from Polaris. I follow that rule for anything be it land, sea, or snow.... He's had Yamaha, Seedoo. When buying used, you're buying the local dealer, and try not to buy someone elses problem. They're a toy just like a motorcycle so people tend to ignore maintnence. Most of them are bought as cottage toys, dropped in the water, filled with gas and run WFO all weekend long, then pulled up on shore till the next weekend. I wouldn't expect a used one to be all that well cared for.
The guys I know who have them all have Yamahas. They are impressive as hell. And they take really good care of them.
I’ve got a Yamaha gp1800r - it’s well setup. With a few grand in mods it’s a mid 80mph ski, depending on water and air temps. If you’re buying used I’d steer clear of a salt water unit . I’ve never bought a used one , peace of mind knowing everything is 100% goes a long way on water . Stay away from supercharged if fuel economy is important to you.
Thanks was also curious about the ones where you could ski off the back. Ill check out the recommended forums
Stick with Yamaha, look in to Limited models because they come standard with few things which are add on with other models. Some of the things are docking cleats, tube with inflator and rope, 12V outlet, solar battery charger panel, cover etc. I bought my VX Limitred 1.0 HO last May and love it. My 10yo and me on it 50mph, if you have kids they will LOVE IT... Flush the engine and wash it after every use!
Polaris is easy to stay away from, they haven't built one in quite a number of years. I spent 10 years in a dealership that sold Kawasaki, Sea-Doo, and Yamaha. I wouldn't own a Sea-Doo if it was given to me. Yamaha was always the most reliable.
Yami great, Kawi ewww, Sea-doo if you hate yourself. That's for sitdowns, in which case green hulk is indeed a good forum. x-H20 if you want to be manly and fight bit*hes off with a fishing rod because you have so many [from riding a standup], or pwctoday if you like really old ski's.
I have been involved with PWCs as long as I can remember. Back in the day, Yamaha was the workhorse, sea-doo the less reliable speedster. That still seems to be the case. I have a 2006 Honda Aquatrax F12x (3-seat turbo). I got it new for a song in 2007 since they were new to the market and not all that popular. Other than one bad wastegate control valve it has been good to me. Does about 65mph. Will pull a skier well enough. Since it is turbo, it is a little slower out of the hole than I would like, but goes like mad once spooled up. My daughter the 6yo speed-demon loves it. I let her control the throttle while I steer, she just pins the hell out of it until I make her slow down.
