Gas Problems? Get one these bad boys.

(tripleup) · (tripleup) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 05-01-2008, 7:32 PM

A Seadoo with ballast?

http://www.sea-doo.com/en-US/Products/Watercraft/Sport/WAKE/

(wakeboardern1) · (wakeboardern1) **Join Date: Aug 2007** 05-01-2008, 7:37 PM

I can tell you what a jetski's wake with 200 lbs of ballast looks like.

Mush, and a little bit bigger wake. I recently had 450 lbs of people on my jetski pulling me on my wakeboard, and you know what, you still can't jump the wake.

(loonytik) · (loonytik) **Join Date: Apr 2008** 05-01-2008, 7:50 PM

My first wakeboard ride was behind an old(really old) SeaDoo that could barely pull me out of the water. We used a utility rope and a piece of plastic pipe reinforced with a piece of broom handle. Needless to say, there was no wake.

Gangsta? No.... Ghetto? Yessir

(rvh3) · (rvh3) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 05-02-2008, 6:02 AM

12K for a Sea-Doo? Wow!

(wakereviews) · (wakereviews) **Join Date: Sep 2006** 05-02-2008, 6:17 AM

The 230 Wakeboat starts at 46k!!!

(whitlecj) · (whitlecj) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 05-02-2008, 6:26 AM

I hope there are not many people signing up for the 230 at that price.

(deneng) · (deneng) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 05-10-2008, 9:08 PM

You would be surprised how many are sold. It looks like om the video they clear the wake well. Can't imagine kickin back drinkin a beer

(srh00z) · (srh00z) **Join Date: Jun 2003** 05-10-2008, 9:23 PM

We started with a Sea Doo Sportster boat about 6 years back. We still talk about the wake, or lack thereof.

(rcogrady) · (rcogrady) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 05-11-2008, 7:44 AM

I saw one of those badass 230's at the Toronto boat show. Comes with sick stock Infinity Tower Speakers. But I think it's designed for the hardcore wakeboarders and unfortunately most of us don't qualify. boooooooooo

(jayc) · (jayc) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 05-11-2008, 9:10 AM

Don't get a PWC to save money on gas bills. The ones at our lake use more fuel than my 2001 nautique!

(jtnz) · (jtnz) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 05-11-2008, 4:39 PM

The wake on that 230 looks like our 18ft I/O with no ballast and like 3 people on board... Looks like a really small beam too that chick on the sunpad in the video can't even lie down across it.

(loudsubz) · (loudsubz) **Join Date: Aug 2001** 05-11-2008, 4:55 PM

No way a PWC is going to use more money in gas, unless your going 45mph all day on them, then yes.

If you drove a PWC like a WB boat, doing 20-25mph for most of the day you would clearly outlast a WB boat, but since they are fast and fun you want to go full out all the time.