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Hey all,

My brother just bought a Jetski and I'm thinking about picking one up too, so looking to see if anyone has experience with these?

1. What do I need to know
2. Is anyone here a dealer in them or anything
3. Anything else?

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Hey all,

My brother just bought a Jetski and I'm thinking about picking one up too, so looking to see if anyone has experience with these?

1. What do I need to know

Stay away from canal estates / yuppy townhouse areas with public access boatramps ????


3. Anything else?

Useless bloody things .... get a real boat.
Just buy the thing and enjoy it simsy ....
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2. Is anyone here a dealer in them or anything

Cheers

Yeah i deal, what you want?
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Dont deal, but have been riding them for a few years now. Two major questions you need to ask. How much do u have to spend and what do you want to do on it? (tow a tube/wateski/fish/wavejump) answer these questions and I can recommend some skis.

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I'd go four stroke if I was buying again, 2 strokes are generally getting phased out, and do not hold their resale.

I had a Seadoo XP DI, very small 2 seater. it was a great ski for wave jumping and general hooliganism, however very tippy, so it was not so user friendly, especially with a passenger, and it could tow a tube, but the tow mounts are very low, so not so effective.

A mate has a Seadoo RX DI, bigger 2 seater, more like 2.5, and can squeeze 3 on no real worries. Great all round ski for all of the above. It tows tubes and wake boards no worries, can jump waves pretty well, quite stable so very user friendly, has reverse, so just a really good all rounder.

If i was going to get another ski I would get a Seadoo RXP which is essentially a four stroke versrion of the RX DI.

There are plenty of traps out there in skis for new comers, so make sure you get any private sale checked out by a qualified ski shop, (or just buy through a dealer). Make sure you keep the maintainance up to it as well, the salt environment they live in is harsh!

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make sure you get a licence!! My mate got pulled up a while back and the water police guy threw the book at him

$800 fine for him and a $400 fine for my other mate who let him ride his jet ski
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remember to consider engine size and your weight,

Im 120kg and on a 900 i get about 70km/h on a 1100 i get 95-110km/h so your weight will have a bearing on the performace compared to engine size.

Just like motor bikes if your a big boy you dont ride a 250 same with ski's
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