I am interested in a powerboat for the family. This will be used for
running around the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, skiing, tubing, and day
trips.

I really like the new Yamaha SR230 jet boat but I am not sure whether that
would be a good choice for the bay waters. Is a jet boat still an option in
rougher waters like that of the Chesapeake bay and will it be a decent
performer in the salt water? This seems to be such a great boat with nice
seating and a decent size.

Any advice or things to think about?

whitespc1 wrote:

I am interested in a powerboat for the family. This will be used for
running around the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, skiing, tubing, and day
trips.

I really like the new Yamaha SR230 jet boat but I am not sure whether that
would be a good choice for the bay waters. Is a jet boat still an option in
rougher waters like that of the Chesapeake bay and will it be a decent
performer in the salt water? This seems to be such a great boat with nice
seating and a decent size.

Any advice or things to think about?

A little more info would be nice. The difference between Annapolis and
Havre de Grace or the C&D canal (all in MD) is astounding. If you're
near the Solomons, the rules are entirely different than all the above.

In other words, WHERE in MD?

Yes, we're sailboaters, but we raft up with a bunch of powerboats many
weekends.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

Havre de Grace

Thanks,
Scott

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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whitespc1 wrote:

I am interested in a powerboat for the family. This will be used for
running around the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, skiing, tubing, and day
trips.

I really like the new Yamaha SR230 jet boat but I am not sure whether
that
would be a good choice for the bay waters. Is a jet boat still an option
in
rougher waters like that of the Chesapeake bay and will it be a decent
performer in the salt water? This seems to be such a great boat with
nice
seating and a decent size.

Any advice or things to think about?

A little more info would be nice. The difference between Annapolis and
Havre de Grace or the C&D canal (all in MD) is astounding. If you're
near the Solomons, the rules are entirely different than all the above.

In other words, WHERE in MD?

Yes, we're sailboaters, but we raft up with a bunch of powerboats many
weekends.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

"Jere Lull" wrote in message
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whitespc1 wrote:

I am interested in a powerboat for the family. This will be used for
running around the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, skiing, tubing, and day
trips.

I really like the new Yamaha SR230 jet boat but I am not sure whether


that


would be a good choice for the bay waters. Is a jet boat still an option


in


rougher waters like that of the Chesapeake bay and will it be a decent
performer in the salt water? This seems to be such a great boat with


nice


seating and a decent size.

Any advice or things to think about?



A little more info would be nice. The difference between Annapolis and
Havre de Grace or the C&D canal (all in MD) is astounding. If you're
near the Solomons, the rules are entirely different than all the above.

In other words, WHERE in MD?


Whitespc wrote:


Havre de Grace

Thanks,
Scott


In that case, a jet boat should be just fine if it's otherwise okay for
your needs. The Flats rarely get really rough because so much of the
area is only a foot or two deep. In a pinch, you can run to the nearest
island or shore to park it while a squall line comes through.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

whitespc1 wrote:

I am interested in a powerboat for the family. This will be used for
running around the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, skiing, tubing, and day
trips.
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Havre de Grace

A coupla comments, just FYI.

Good points of jetboats are that they are shallow draft and pretty
dependable. OTOH, they get bad gas mileage. They are easily yanked
around by skiers boarders, tubes, etc. They're not very roomy.

Our family of four decided that an open bow tournament skiboat was the
best decision for us in circumstances similar to yours. You can buy a
decent used skiboat for the price of a new jetboat. They ain't real
good in rough water; but you probably ain't out doing family
watersports when things are rough.

My $.02,

Frank

On 22 Jul 2003 23:18:24 -0700, (Frank and Ronnie
Maier) wrote (with possible editing):

whitespc1 wrote:

I am interested in a powerboat for the family. This will be used for
running around the Chesapeake bay in Maryland, skiing, tubing, and day
trips.
...snip...
Havre de Grace

A coupla comments, just FYI.

Good points of jetboats are that they are shallow draft and pretty
dependable. OTOH, they get bad gas mileage. They are easily yanked
around by skiers boarders, tubes, etc. They're not very roomy.

Our family of four decided that an open bow tournament skiboat was the
best decision for us in circumstances similar to yours. You can buy a
decent used skiboat for the price of a new jetboat. They ain't real
good in rough water; but you probably ain't out doing family
watersports when things are rough.

My $.02,

Frank

FWLIW, I went through the same exercise and ended up with an 18.5'
SeaDoo by Bombardier. It is also an open bow boat, quite broad in
beam, with a hull which seems to be perhaps a bit better optimized for
a jet boat. Our first day out on a lake we ended up coming back to
dock into relatively heavy water, 4' waves with wind-driven rain. It
handled remarkably well. The power plant is a 200 hp 2 cycle Merc,
not what I would have picked, but the 40 gallon gas and 2 gallon oil
tanks give us plenty of range.

--
Larry