Thread: PWC/Jetskis Pros and Cons

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I have sea-doos and a kawi jetski..............I really like the sea-doos ,but they have required some work that I have done myself,not surprising since they are 1991 models...nothing major ,just a few motor mounts and a prop.

The kawi jetski is a 87 and has given me no problems at all...other riding the dang thing,it`s still quite a exsperiance to ride.

I really abuse my sea-doos too ,I ride them in the ocean and jump huge waves,they have been 15 plus foot in the air and washed up on the beach many times from jumps gone wrong

I even ride them completely under the water with only my head and neck above the water line...they fill with water ,soo you can only do that for a short time........so yeah i would say sea-doos can take some abuse....not to mention the salt water is some means stuff when it comes to corosion.I just flush them really well with fresh water after I am done,mine look and ride no different than ones that have always been in fresh water......I am shure most of them hold up that well now,I just like the looks of the sea-doos and how mine have held up over the years.

The smaller 1 person ones are more agile to do spins and trick stuff,but a 2 seater lets you take a pasenger....I just bought 2 matching one seaters to solve that problem........now if one goes boom I will have plenty of extra parts for the other

On the kawi jetski it has been alot of fun to watch people try and ride it.....it`s not easy at all.

The guys are right about the service thing. Regular boat repair facilities generally shy away from working on these. (I know we don't touch them........they are different from regular boats and motors and require special tools and skills) Even here in boat rich SW Florida people walk in all the time and are frustrated because they can't find a place to repair their PWC. I have even opened up the phone book to try to help them and many of the places are gone.

I would talk to lots of owners in your area and get some feel for who they use and how the service is.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

The guys are right about the service thing. Regular boat repair facilities generally shy away from working on these. (I know we don't touch them........they are different from regular boats and motors and require special tools and skills) Even here in boat rich SW Florida people walk in all the time and are frustrated because they can't find a place to repair their PWC. I have even opened up the phone book to try to help them and many of the places are gone.

I would talk to lots of owners in your area and get some feel for who they use and how the service is.

Don

Wow, I live in a desert and yet we are unindated with too many repair shops.
I must say, the lack of qualified shops or even shops that claim they don't work on them is amazing to me in that area Don.
Not saying I don't believe you, just that who'd a thunk it. Makes little sense. Wow, just WOW.
Youther, I hope you get what you want. May your quest be golden in finding your machine/s.

Few people realize that there are more boats per capita in Arizona than in any other state.

Originally Posted by techinspector1

Few people realize that there are more boats per capita in Arizona than in any other state.

I noticed that on my last visit to AZ. Funny though, when we went to any of the lakes there didn't seem to be a lot of boats in the water. Guess people there just like to trailer them around behind their SUVs. (Lots of those in AZ too.)