I would start off with something cheaper, and smaller. if your
inexperience your going to hit things and with jet boats you run the
risk of sucking something up ruining the jet drive system which can be
costly to repair. With a boat with a prop, you can ruin your prop and
pick one up for $150. For a starter boat I would go with a 16-18
footer with the traditional drive system. A good starter boat would be
something like bayliner, and get use to the boater world

"wiskeydog2" wrote:
I am currently in the market for my first family boat.
Basically would be used for family outings, skiing,
wakeboarding, etc. It would be garaged at our house. I was
thinking about a 21'-23' yamaha or sea doo jet boat. Is there
an advantage or disadvantage to having jet engines? Does
anyone have any suggestions for a first boat as well? Price
range 22k at the most.

On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:22:27 -0500, Geoff wrote:

Is there
an advantage or disadvantage to having jet engines?
You mean jet drive, not engine. Engines burn fuel, drives move water.
The big advantage is shallow draft and nothing dangling down to hit
tree stumps and rocks. Disadvantage, historically, is bad fuel
economy, as much as 30% less mileage. The latest ones are better that
way.

Casady