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stever40

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Yamaha
Year
2016
Boat Model
242 Limited S E-Series
Boat Length
24
Curious, If you were to choose a brand of jetski, what would you choose. Yamaha, Seadoo, or Kawasaki?

I was reading a post today and it got me thinking of maybe upgrading. I currently have 2 - 2006 Seadoo RXP's and now with the boat we find ourself only taking 1 ski.

Just looking for opinions.
 
Definitely a Kawasaki. After the way Yamaha handled my timing chain issue on my boat I won't buy another Yamaha product.
 
@stever40 This all depends on your intended use of the ski. There is no perfect ski out there they all have there advantages. I have a Kawasaki Ultra but it is truly a cruising ski if you like to do long distances and need to store a bunch of stuff on it well then its awesome. If you are looking for a ski to compliment the boat in others words you guys take both out at the same time I would probably get a Seadoo GTI/GTR and the middle compromise between the two is the FXHO a bit of a cruiser but more fun then the Kawasaki. The GTI/GTR hull is more playful then the Yamaha and the Kawasaki the Yamaha is faster then the Kawasaki and the Kawasaki is a heavier stronger hull then the Yamaha and the non supercharged engine on Kawasaki is a great reliable engine. If we are talking supercharged skis they are all fun just pick the one you like the best but none of them will be as reliable as the non supercharged models.
 
Curious, If you were to choose a brand of jetski, what would you choose. Yamaha, Seadoo, or Kawasaki?

I was reading a post today and it got me thinking of maybe upgrading. I currently have 2 - 2006 Seadoo RXP's and now with the boat we find ourself only taking 1 ski.

Just looking for opinions.
Yamaha all the way just for reliability but the Seadoo's are better looking!!
 
I bought two used Yamaha jet skis, 06 and 07 simply because they have the same engine as my SX230. Even used they have less issues than friends with Seadoos.
 
I bought two used Yamaha jet skis, 06 and 07 simply because they have the same engine as my SX230. Even used they have less issues than friends with Seadoos.
Agree Seadoo breakdown more!!!
 
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