Looking for used jet ski, suggestions....

K.B.C. 03-18-2009, 2:37 PM

Basically looking for the cheapest jet ski out there that can deep water start a rider. I know absolutely nothing about them. How many CCs? Year? Anything to look for or out for specifically?

Thanks all

(seth) · (seth) **Join Date: Sep 2002** 03-18-2009, 3:30 PM

You will probably want at least 750cc's, and in CA it has to be a 3 seater to tow anybody, because the driver, flagger, and rider all have to be able to board the vessel. We have a 96 Sea Doo GTI that we used to tow with that worked perfect.

(justintime) · (justintime) **Join Date: Mar 2009** 03-22-2009, 8:24 PM

yamaha
post what your looking at

(fast355) · (fast355) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 03-22-2009, 9:05 PM

20+ years in the Biz, ONE suggestion:

Yamaha

(chevychris) · (chevychris) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 03-23-2009, 12:02 AM

i second the yamaha i have ridden sea-doos and have used a yamaha the last 2 summers (2003 fx 140) thing is a beast lots of power and the hull handles rough water very nice

(mikes) · (mikes) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 03-23-2009, 4:52 AM

+1 for Yamaha. You won't find a better built watercraft

(towboat_222) · (towboat_222) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 03-23-2009, 7:44 AM

Sea Doo 4 tech came out in 2002. (155) hp does great job

(themxercr85) · (themxercr85) **Join Date: Jul 2007** 03-23-2009, 8:16 AM

Sea Doo

We've had 2 GTX's, an 05 RXP and RXT, and now we have a new RXP-x and RXT-x and they were all great. If you just need one to tow an rxp/t would be over the top but definetly fun

look for a 2000 millenium edition GTX.

(roverjohn) · (roverjohn) **Join Date: Dec 2007** 03-23-2009, 9:02 AM

My '04 Sea Doo GTI pops me up with ease and it has the 780cc single carb engine. Jets skis are a little hard to maintain speed on so I can't imagine having 150hp would make it any easier.

(towboat_222) · (towboat_222) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 03-23-2009, 2:41 PM

Sorry my mistake was 2000. The 4 strokes hold speed better than the 2 strokes. The 4 Tech has a little bigger hull than the GTI. We have pulled everything behind a GTI though.