Hello all,

I am thinking of getting a boat towards the end of this year. My wife and I
have been looking at the Sea Ray, Maxum, line up in the 20 - 22 foot range.
We have also looked at the Yamaha and the SeaDoo jet boats of the same size.
The only difference I can really see between the two are the engines. Both
types pretty much offer the same amenities. On the plus side for the jet
boats I see they have more horsepower (assuming standard engine) and weigh
about half as much as a conventional boat. However, when out on the water
you don't really see that many jet boats as compared to the thousands of
conventionally powered boats.

Is this because they have just not really caught on or is there some
underlying factor that I am missing ? Are the jet engines not as reliable
as the more conventional I/O engines ? Anyway own one that would buy one
again ?

Thanks for any insight,

Duke