SCSTWG
Jetboaters Lieutenant
- Messages
- 870
- Reaction score
- 387
- Points
- 152
- Location
- Syracuse, NY
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2011
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
I am a Yamaha Jetboat owner, but looking to purchase my first jet ski/waverunner and no very little about them. I am hoping the folks here could direct me toward an appropriate model(s). I have always heard Yamaha's are the most reliable and used in rental fleets. Because I own a 2011 AR240, it might be my first preference to go with a Yamaha with the 1.8, but I can easily be directed in another direction. This will be use on Lake Ontario by both adults and a couple of young teenagers. It will not be abused or driven 60-70 mph. I would like something powerful enough to pull a tube and probably a 3-seater. I intend to buy a low-hour, fresh water pre-owned machine (thinking 2010 or newer) but could be convinced to go new if there is good value. My budget is $6-10k for used and would go a little higher for new, but I don't plan to go top of the line and drop $15k. The thing that matters most to me is that it is bullet-proof reliable and stable/easy to use.
Another question I have is on usage. New York has changed the laws so any operator has to take a boater safety course. I actually like this so everybody and their brother won't be hopping on this thing. Am I correct in assuming that if you let a person who has not taken the safety course use the ski and there is an accident that you will have a liability/insurance issue?
Thank you for the help.
Another question I have is on usage. New York has changed the laws so any operator has to take a boater safety course. I actually like this so everybody and their brother won't be hopping on this thing. Am I correct in assuming that if you let a person who has not taken the safety course use the ski and there is an accident that you will have a liability/insurance issue?
Thank you for the help.