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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.

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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

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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.

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On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:22:24 -0500, wiskeydog2 penned the following
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|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.

How many people? 21'-23' is a bit large for a runabout. Jet boats are
notorious gas hogs...

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I have an '06 Yamaha AR230, and I couldn't be happier. It's a great family
boat.

True, you can suck stuff into the intakes, but weeds or wood debris won't
damage anything. You just need to stop and clean it out. Rocks on the other
hand will do some damage. However the only time you'll suck up amy rocks is
if you are in less than 2 feet of water. Shouldn't be there anyway ;-)

While it's true that jets used to be gas hogs, the newer engines and drives
are much better. I get about the same time on a tank as my buddy's
mastercraft.

Good luck!

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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.

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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


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Typically around 5 or 6 people.

"Gene Kearns" wrote:
On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:22:24 -0500, wiskeydog2 penned the
following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|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.

How many people? 21'-23' is a bit large for a runabout. Jet
boats are
notorious gas hogs...

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On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:22:10 -0500, wiskeydog2 penned the following
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|Typically around 5 or 6 people.

Well, that might be about the right size, then.....

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