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!
:-)
Livewire
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Classic. Not to mention the
Classic. Not to mention the aches and pain's the next day. Enjoy
Faulkner Family
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Good luck with it. At least
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.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
davewillo
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My wife keeps banging on
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.
PGFC member and lure tragic
pelagicyachts
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haha you can tow them- just
haha
you can tow them- just need to install a valve :-)
Jackfrost80
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Gold but more importantly,
Gold but more importantly, when is the sleeve tattoo coming or is it mandatory that you get it done in Bali?
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
pelagicyachts
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haha i am not sure if i will
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!
:-)
Swompa
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What colour is your Ranger
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.
pelagicyachts
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Date Joined: 23/02/11
haha yes i remember that post
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
Swompa
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Date Joined: 14/10/12
100% relevent and mandatory
100% relevent and mandatory maintenance.
timboon
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Bought a yami in 2007, Used
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....