CJW
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There are some REAL nice old school family jets out ther for 5-10 grand that were made back in the 70s and 80s. They are REALLY easy to work on to
thephast1
Extreme
Moron.
Kinda hard to enjoy your boat when its blowing $100/hr in fuel and tops out at 45. - LazyBastard
haha you are such an idiot! Why don't you inform Yamaha of your "findings" and they will erase the entire jet line-up.
ATTN Admins, is there a way to filter posts so I don't have to read Lazy's worthless opinions?
Kinda hard to enjoy your boat when its blowing $100/hr in fuel and tops out at 45. - LazyBastard
haha you are such an idiot! Why don't you inform Yamaha of your "findings" and they will erase the entire jet line-up.
ATTN Admins, is there a way to filter posts so I don't have to read Lazy's worthless opinions?
sx7001
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I picked up my XR1800 for $6500. Seats 5 and has a swim platform. Lots of storage for skies and stuff. 0-60 is unreal. Excellent ski boat.
timebomb
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sx7001 said:
they have the GP1300r motor don't they? that motor is sick in my gp1300r
sx7001
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They only built it for 2 years, 2001-2002. Came with 1200cc power valve motors. Mine has 1300cc power valve motors now.
couch
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Its all relative .... our 99 Exciter 270 can blow through about the same amount of fuel but during that time we can entertain upwards of 10 people between the boat / tube / skiis / etc. Try comparing the $ to 10 people on sleds for the same amount of time - even 10 riding 5 2up sleds the $ will still be pretty close. I can't take the wife / kids / same number of people to a movie for the same $ as we blow in the boat for 2 or 3 hours. If you want an efficient boat .... get a kayak!
sx7001
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couch said:
Whats the top speed on the Exciter?
timebomb
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sx7001 said:
no wonder yours is rocket. my gp1300r is an 04 with powervalves. in 05 they dropped the powervalves on the 1300 and increased power from 165hp to 170hp
tfrick821
Veteran
I think you will really enjoy it, I have a 212SS (same motors as yours on a 21' hull) and we have a lot of fun. Some say they handle wierd compared to a prop boat, but this is my first boat so I dont know any better. As far as efficiency I think they do better than a 320hp prop boat.
jet boats are good for fun skiing...but...they have the wrong wake for a good slalom run.
Come on guys, do you need to call each other Moron and Idiot? Does that help communicate better? Give it a rest!
DoktorC
TY 4 Stroke Master
LazyBastard said:
Jeez...let the guy spend him money any way he likes. That is a VERY nice boat he's bought. It's a Yamaha...they are very well appointed, well thought out and VERY well built. The Jets aren't that bad on fuel in cruise mode...the 4-strokes are WAY better then the Merc Sportjet...WAY!!
My boat's fun Lazy...and it can burn close to $100/hr...but then again I'll be 40 miles ahead of you
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thephast1
Extreme
I'm just saying what everyone is thinking when lazy shares his abrasive opinion as if it's gospel.
erosled
Extreme
The current Yamaha boats are really nice, and get excellent reviews. The marine (aka Waverunner) engines that power them are very low maint. and dead reliable. Took a glance at the website, but I didn't see the supercharged 1800 engine being offered? Not that the non-sc engine is a slouch, just that the "215ish hp" SHO engine is either closer to 270, or everyone elses (pwc) engine is around 200hp. Either way, sounds like summer fun!
couch
Expert
Usually can run upwards of 55 ... maybe a little more. Accelleration is nuts for a small production boat and handls like its on rails - passengers can and have been ejected from the boat on tight turns. Here's a clip of a few sub moves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR4MMm_fIc8[/quote]
