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DeviousOne

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I’ve had my 2012 challenger 180 for about 4 months now rarely run into other Seadoo boats out there.

ive come across about 4 or 5 one that looked exactly like mine in my local chain 😮

share you Seadoo Jetboat pictures here always great running into other seadoo jet boaters out there in the wildBED7EB3D-CB92-4A50-87E9-7FD4EBE1E0BE.jpeg24832385-7C69-40FD-9982-62B85C0C8A70.jpegA2B4AA0B-695D-4C81-B81C-C55937162750.jpeg867DB73E-1A6A-4A62-82BD-086482C8C3AB.jpeg6F1A39BC-FD62-4165-BB96-637FE84A658E.jpeg
 

Miitch

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1 year and 3 months with my Challenger 180! See plenty of sea doos in my area! Mostly older 16’ers but occasionally the odd 210 or 230. I can count on one hand the number of Yamaha’s I’ve seen on my lake. No dealer close by unfortunately :/

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DeviousOne

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1 year and 3 months with my Challenger 180! See plenty of sea doos in my area! Mostly older 16’ers but occasionally the odd 210 or 230. I can count on one hand the number of Yamaha’s I’ve seen on my lake. No dealer close by unfortunately :/

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great looking boat!
I took some friends out on mine and counted 14 or 15 yahamas in my local lake chain they are very popular down here

I know we have a speedster 200, 06 speedster 150, and a 08 challenger 180 I’ve seen on people’s personal docks spread out over my lakes haven’t seen them in the water yet
 

Enduro900

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BRP ended the relationship with Vortex, so maybe a return is in the cards? We considered the switch, but wife hated the PWC handlebar/controls.

I finally got back into boating, i picked up a used 2012 Challenger 210SE w/twin 215’s.

Really happy with it (been out on it 3 of the 4 last weekends)7FB2141F-7160-405C-8374-D8615CC4619D.png

Here is what we did a lot of on Labor Day lol:

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DeviousOne

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BRP ended the relationship with Vortex, so maybe a return is in the cards? We considered the switch, but wife hated the PWC handlebar/controls.

I finally got back into boating, i picked up a used 2012 Challenger 210SE w/twin 215’s.

Really happy with it (been out on it 3 of the 4 last weekends)View attachment 163944

Here is what we did a lot of on Labor Day lol:

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love it!

down the road I want to move into a 210 or 230
 

tabbibus

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What's with that low bow? Is it mandatory to stuff it every time you can? Joking side, it seems low!
 

Enduro900

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What's with that low bow? Is it mandatory to stuff it every time you can? Joking side, it seems low!
Not sure about the bow being an issue, I am assuming BRP designed it for visibility advantages?….but my boat does 53mph loaded with people, gas and gear:winkingthumbsup"
 
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Enduro900

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love it!

down the road I want to move into a 210 or 230
I wanted a 230 because of the larger bow, and capacity is 12 (instead of 10). BUT the walk-through transom and Transat loungers on the 210 are awesome! Plus the 210 has true 1-lever operation, whereas the 230 has 2 levers (separate throttle and forward-neutral-reverse).

IF the 230 had the same walk-through transom as the 210 I would have definitely gone 230 (plus there are 230’s with 510hp out there, although very rare).
 

Sidarousmg

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What's with that low bow? Is it mandatory to stuff it every time you can? Joking side, it seems low!
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i think you may be looking at the wrong picture. the second picture (with the admiral reading a book) is the stern lounge seats. bow on my 180 is about the same as a yamaha 190.
 

Enduro900

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What's with that low bow? Is it mandatory to stuff it every time you can? Joking side, it seems low!
If you are referring to the “book reading” pic that is my wife on the stern loungers. The 210’s have a neat fold-out lounger. This feature, the Throttle-by-wire, 1-lever operation even with twins, and closed-loop cooling is what lead me to choose BRP over Yamaha:

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SwissDoo

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Crazy happy with my 230SP, 510hp.

First owner, 8 years now. Never one issue, only had to change the steering cable.

I was told i got the last 230 built, could be since BRP hat to change my previous 230 due to the hull cracking.

And i only run in saltwater, still looks like new. I do my own maintenance.

Will upgrade to the Scarab 285 as soon as i get my hands on one. But yes, would wish Sea Doo to come back in the market.
 

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Hello everyone, here is my sportster 96, restoring it for a couple of years, it has a yamaha 1800 engine, it does 98 km / h, hull was painted and wraped, seats restored, changed rub rail, goin to instal hydro turf👋🙂
 

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