i bought a jetski - here is what i have learnt

hope this triggers a laugh in someone :-)

kids have been banging on about getting one for ages - so i finally caved and bought a 10 year old SeaDoo with 140 hours, previous owner (a mate of mine) had just spent 8k rebuilding everything (with seadoo receipts) and then decided he needed a new one....

what i have learnt...
-they idle at 1800 rpm - WTF?
-260hp on a 3 metre craft is more than enough.....
-260hp does not get you there faster if the sea is choppy
-wearing your cap backwards gets you labelled a certain name which i cant repeat here
-wearing your cap forwards means you lose your cap
-you get dirty looks from people, whether you are riding it or not, its death by association
-if you think maintaining a boat is expensive, pound for pound a jetski is frightening
-Just because it has had 8k spent on it doesnt mean it wont need more spending on it for random stuff that should last longer than 140 hours
-The "brake" reverse lever is on the portside handle bars, the (very sensitive) throttle is on the starboard side handle bars - dont mix these up when docking...

Despite it being a lot of fun, my idea of having something we could cruise around the swan on and drag to rotto for weekends is not quite "instant regret" but lets just say the relationship is not off to a good start!
:-)


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 Classic. Not to mention the

Fri, 2024-09-20 16:17

 Classic. Not to mention the aches and pain's the next day. Enjoy

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Good luck with it. At least

Fri, 2024-09-20 17:03

Good luck with it. At least it gets the kids off your back , until they get bored with it and then it will just take up room in the driveway.

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 My wife keeps banging on

Sun, 2024-09-22 17:56

 My wife keeps banging on about getting one Clint but I'm not being swayed! How will we get it Rotto I ask? We Linda drove theirs over - once! I'm standing firm on this one.

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haha you can tow them- just

Tue, 2024-09-24 07:46

haha
you can tow them- just need to install a valve :-)

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Gold but more importantly,

Tue, 2024-09-24 07:09

Gold but more importantly, when is the sleeve tattoo coming or is it mandatory that you get it done in Bali?

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haha i am not sure if i will

Tue, 2024-09-24 07:47

haha
i am not sure if i will go that far - i am going soon but may just get a pair of boardies with the flames on them!
:-)

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What colour is your Ranger

Tue, 2024-09-24 09:53

What colour is your Ranger Rapter? 

But in all seriousness, check your hose connections.

Beau (is he still around?) had quite an incident at twilight when he was out and a hose fitting failed filling his with water. 

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haha yes i remember that post

Tue, 2024-09-24 12:53

haha
yes i remember that post - pretty scary, check on boat too - was having a 'bilge day' this winter and replaced a few skin fitting hose clamps that were not looking great

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100% relevent and mandatory

Thu, 2024-09-26 10:44

100% relevent and mandatory maintenance. 

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 Bought a yami in 2007, Used

Thu, 2024-10-10 08:04

 Bought a yami in 2007,

 

Used frequently in early days,

 

Now gathers dust, only 200 hours on it...

 

Should have sold but didn't, now my excuse to keep it is it will be good for the kids to fuck around on in coming years....