Some of the disadvantages of jet boats and jet skis include.

Yamaha jet boats bad reviews. Jet boats fall short of sterndrives when it comes to pulling skiers tubers and wakeboarders. The 35th Anniversary of the Creation of Yamahas WaterCraft Group Unparalleled marine heritage. The jet boat are very expensive to buy also have a high cost of maintenance compared to other types of boats.

And rough water can turn a trip on a jet boat into a nightmare. F150 Yamaha Catastrophic Failure on 2007 F150 4 stroke. Jets produce a a very aerated bubbly wash that can easily throw a skierboarder off course.

66995 with a 200-hp Yamaha and no trailer. A sterndrive engine based on an automotive block is much heavier and larger. Find Millions Of Results Here.

Used Jet Skis Can Come with A Ton of Problems. 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. The idea is to eliminate the wander that afflicted early jet-drive boats.

Dock a sterndrive boat and its jet-drive counterpart side by side and the difference is obvious. Theyre quick and fun and seem like a good value. At slower speeds we felt the handling and turning radius werent quite as impressive as usual for a jet boatbut then we hit the throttle.

It was a great ski boat but rode super rough in anything above mild chop. It threw a rod thru the block. Have taken exceptional care of my motor.