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Welcome to the Wisconsin and Minnesota Regional Forum!!

Appreciate it.

Cheap fun that's for sure. I know they get somewhat of a bad rep with the merc motors but I've loved mine and certainly have a lot of fun with it. Will be looking to upgrade at some point but it's got me wanting to stick with Jet-Boats that is for sure.
 
vwallat99 said:
Appreciate it.

Cheap fun that's for sure. I know they get somewhat of a bad rep with the merc motors but I've loved mine and certainly have a lot of fun with it. Will be looking to upgrade at some point but it's got me wanting to stick with Jet-Boats that is for sure.
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Our X20 was based on a Challenger 2000. That hull was really good. Not the driest ride, but fun. The merc 240 was solid, but the fear of it grenading made me sell it finally. It was in good shape when sold.

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Nice that does look like it was in good shape. I think that's part of the fun of it that you can splash around and make it a thrill ride. How did it go wake boarding with yours?
 
vwallat99 said:
Nice that does look like it was in good shape. I think that's part of the fun of it that you can splash around and make it a thrill ride. How did it go wake boarding with yours?
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Wakeboarding was fine actually. We would drop a fat sac in the ski locker. Or we would put more folks on the sundeck when surfing. Being a single engine, it put up a smooth surf wave, but we had to rope surf.

Some of our surf footage is in the middle of this quick video when we sold it:


The 240efi was plenty powerful. It pushed that 20' boat up past 50 on gps. The factory tower looked nice, and not like an aftermarket add on. It was a great introduction to watersports.

The kids thought tubing off the tower was the best thing in the world. And I know it is highly debated topic, but it was an amazing good time. It was really a great tubing boat.

The swim platform was a tease, that really got my wife to loving the platform on the yamaha boats. I had always wanted one, but didn't have the tow vehicle for it. A 210 would have maxxed out my Chevy Colorado at the time. The X20 towed well. I was on my third Sierra by the time we bought our 242ls.
 
That's awesome I haven't seen too many of these boats used for Wake Sports.

My 210 18' can get to the 45-47 with just me in it but add a couple more ppl and a tube and mid 30s would be the best it could get to which is plenty when doing that.

That's my current dilemma with my towing capabilities , My challenger is probably maxing my little Wrangler out and my wifes SUV can do a bit more but not sure if I go with the bigger yamaha's without needing a different ride.
 
Where I live: Wausau, WI
Current boat: 2024 195s
Previous boat/s: none
Years owning a boating: this is my first season
Home lake/s or river/s: Lake Wausau
Other lakes and rivers I've boated on: dubay (my friends boat)
Tow vehicle: no tow vehicle. Leave it on the lift
Trailer/Slip/Drystack: lift
Marina location: NA
Boat mods/upgrades: none yet. Have cobra fins to install
Anchors: need one
Coolers: one that came with the boat
Winter storage: Heated indoor
Sucked up a rope: Not yet
Forgot to put the clean out plugs back in: not yet
Favorite sandbar if conditions are perfect:haven’t been to one yet
Favorite on-water restaurant/bar: haven’t been to one yet
JetBoaters.net members that I've met: none
 
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Where I live: Wausau, WI
Current boat: 2024 195s
Previous boat/s: none
Years owning a boating: this is my first season
Home lake/s or river/s: Lake Wausau
Other lakes and rivers I've boated on: dubay (my friends boat)
Tow vehicle: no tow vehicle. Leave it on the lift
Trailer/Slip/Drystack: lift
Marina location: NA
Boat mods/upgrades: none yet. Have cobra fins to install
Anchors: need one
Coolers: one that came with the boat
Winter storage: Heated indoor
Sucked up a rope: Not yet
Forgot to put the clean out plugs back in: not yet
Favorite sandbar if conditions are perfect:haven’t been to one yet
Favorite on-water restaurant/bar: haven’t been to one yet
JetBoaters.net members that I've met: none
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Welcome to the forum and to our dysfunctional little regional group!! :)

You will find lots of good info here and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
 
Figured I would update my profile as some things have changed.........

Where I live: Jackson, WI
Current boat: 2018 Yamaha 242 Limited S - E-series (1 year)
Previous boat/s: 2006 Yamaha SX230 (1+ year) - 2015 Yamaha 242 Limited S (2+ years)
Years owning a boating: 5
Home lake/s or river/s: Lake Winnebago, Lake Butte Des Morts, Lake Winneconne, Lake Poygan, Fox River
Other lakes and rivers I've boated on: Lake Michigan, Milwaukee River
Tow vehicle: 2016 Chevy Tahoe
Trailer/Slip/Drystack: In-Out service at Skipper Bud's
Marina location: Oshkosh, WI - Lake Butte des Morts
Boat mods/upgrades: Two piece snap-on mooring cover, Yamaha mooring cover, Marine Mat engine bay and step over mats, Cobra Jet Magnum AK, Lateral Thrusters, JL speakers (8x 6.5" M3, 2x 7.7" M3 tower), JL sub (1x 10" M3), 2x Rockford Fosgate amps, Garmin 73SV chart plotter, Odyssey 34M-PC1500ST deep cycle marine start battery, Battle Born 100ah LiFePO4 Lithium house battery, 2x Noco Genius 10 amp battery chargers, Noco GB20 jump starter, Stoltz bow roller, 2x Big Air flag holders, 18v Ryobi cordless inflator, stainless scupper valve
Favorite boat mod/upgrade: Trim tabs (on previous boat)
Future mods: Onboard two-bank battery charger, second bilge pump, JBP bilge access port riser
Floatables: Happybuy 6'8' inflatable dock, Solstice 8' floaty mesh hangout ring, Airhead Aqua Oasis floating cooler, pool noodles
Towables: None - sold them all
Anchors: Large box anchor for bow, small box anchor for stern
Coolers: Two HO Stow-n-Go 38, one Yeti Hopper BackFlip 24
Winter storage: Heated indoor
Sucked up a rope: Yes - back in August of 2024
Forgot to put the clean out plugs back in: Not yet
Favorite sandbar if conditions are perfect: Waverly Beach - Menasha WI
Favorite on-water restaurant/bar: TJ's Harbor - Oshkosh, WI
JetBoaters.net members that I've met: drewkaree, 906Tony, Brad460, dietz2403, FSH 210 Sport, midwest22, SCP1
 
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