Jet boats fall short of sterndrives when it comes to pulling skiers tubers and wakeboarders.

Yamaha jet boats good or bad. Used Jet Skis Can Come with A Ton of Problems. They peaked quickly and then vanished just as fast. My biggest complaint was long stringy weeds clogging the impellers.

The inboards are a blast to drive and will give a tuber fits. See Yamaha AR195 Sport Boat listings. They Are Twice as Loud When You Cross The 30 MPH Threshold.

Some jet boats are bad at turning specifically in reverse. Compared to other types jet boats are lightweight and can easily maneuver or pull in shallow lakes. Jet Skis and Jet Boats Can Suck Up Foreign Objects in Shallow Water.

Maneuverability You will notice we put an asterisk by this one because this DOES NOT APPLY TO ALL JET BOATS. They also have an excellent braking system that brings the watercraft to a stop smoothly. Clean out not a big deal on older models like the Berkley.

Not all jet boats use the same system for turning. Its a twin engine model but I think it has a few years on it. I dont know about the market on the Yamaha or Seadoo boats.

There is a topic about how many hours everyone has on their boats. I am 995 sure that by this time next year I will own a new Yamaha Jet boat probably an AR210. The construction quality was poor and the dealer network didnt know how to handle boat owners at least not in NJ.