I used to own a full-sized big-block Chevy powered jet boat, "back in the day," and I can't imagine wakeboarding behind it. Holding any speed under 30 (with any ballast) will be next to impossible, and they make almost no wake. I used to pull slalom skiers, and the way it pulls up a skier was odd. It's like no pull at first, then it pulls your arms off as the thing starts "gripping" the water, for lack of a better term. Plus, in order to get away from the jet wash you need a long rope, which again is counterproductive for wakeboarding (smaller, wider wake.) I think a jet boat is about the poorest choice I can think of for wakeboarding. Maybe the new, smaller jets (Sea Doos, Yamaha's, etc.) are better, but mine would have sucked!
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