The jet drive features a new reverse bucket that improves lateral thrust for better control around the dock and the Yamaha articulated keel rudder has been revised to reduce drag.

Yamaha jet boats bad reviews. It was a great ski boat but rode super rough in anything above mild chop. Some of the disadvantages of jet boats and jet skis include. A sterndrive engine based on an automotive block is much heavier and larger.

Find Millions Of Results Here. Like all jets the 275 depends on directed thrust to maneuver and since this models larger than the others it needs oodles of thrust to shift into sporty-mode. Close to 20 years on salt water with jet boats you can see the models listed in my signature.

Theyre quick and fun and seem like a good value. Our last boat was a 2005 Mastercraft Prostar 209. Find Millions Of Results Here.

No real mechanical problems with the motors the steering and gate cables get tight and have failed but now I hang a hose with light weight oil at the end of the season it keeps them sliding and prevents binding. Used Jet Skis Can Come with A Ton of Problems. Jet Skis and Jet Boats Can Suck Up Foreign Objects in Shallow Water.

As Rotax and Yamaha with 12 sport-jets dog-fight for market share lets compare the two systems. That boat is a foot. The jet boats are also harder to operate than an outboard for a couple of unexpected reasons.

First of all their skimming-stone hulls have little directional stability so at No Wake speeds they. Some jet boats have less torque and are really bad in turning although this only applies to some jet boats. In my estimation these account for a very small percentage of the number of boats represented on YJB.