i'm thinking about purchasing the speedster 200. i read that the 2006
model has a nice 1 touch suck-everything-out-of-impeller system going
for it that its younger models never had. nice feature in my book --
not fun sticking your hand up there plucking weeds out. it's somewhat
pricey (i've found $26K out the door on the 2006 model)... that
wouldn't be the only reason, there are some other important emission
reductions that happened in 2006 as well and like 100+ more HP...

my question to the group is, are there any other models that i should
be comparing the speedster 200 to? or does anyone know anything wrong
with the speedster 200?


thanks,


kyle

I think that the speedster has too many roots in the jetski world to
attract many fans in this news group. I have a regular i/o trailer
boat but I'll give you my observations.

Jet boats burn more gas than prop boats. The style also seems more
geared towards running around all the time like a jetski than what I do
with a boat. I think I would get bored with it pretty quickly. Their
ability to deal with shallow water is good. All in all I'm still a fan
of the more traditional inboard or i/o for recreational boating. We
like to cruise, ski, tube, wakeboard, kneeboard, swim, and just loaf
around on the water.

kyle wrote:
i'm thinking about purchasing the speedster 200. i read that the 2006
model has a nice 1 touch suck-everything-out-of-impeller system going
for it that its younger models never had. nice feature in my book --
not fun sticking your hand up there plucking weeds out. it's somewhat
pricey (i've found $26K out the door on the 2006 model)... that
wouldn't be the only reason, there are some other important emission
reductions that happened in 2006 as well and like 100+ more HP...

my question to the group is, are there any other models that i should
be comparing the speedster 200 to? or does anyone know anything wrong
with the speedster 200?


thanks,


kyle

We
like to cruise, ski, tube, wakeboard, kneeboard, swim, and just loaf
around on the water.


TO cruise, ski, tube,wakeboard, kneeboard, and swim,etc. how would a
jetboat not be as good (or even better) as a traditional boat? Jetboat
has way more pickup at the beginning, can corner turn on a dime, and as
far as swimming around the boat, very safe when the boat is on because
you don't have to worry about a propeller... what am I missing??

the gas thing, right? on a 30 gallon tank it says you can get about 90
miles.. so like 3 mpg.. not that hot.. but a lot of 2strokes get
worse/same i bet. let's say 4strokes get double at 6mpg -- that would
be a savings of about $500 a year if you averaged about 180 gallons for
4strokes and 360 gallons for the jetboat.. for going 61 miles per hour,
$500/yr extra is worth it to me.

HOWEVER, if maintenance is more costly (specialized mechanics
required??) or more frequently that adds up really, really quickly..
any opinions there?




kyle wrote:
i'm thinking about purchasing the speedster 200. i read that the 2006
model has a nice 1 touch suck-everything-out-of-impeller system going
for it that its younger models never had. nice feature in my book --
not fun sticking your hand up there plucking weeds out. it's somewhat
pricey (i've found $26K out the door on the 2006 model)... that
wouldn't be the only reason, there are some other important emission
reductions that happened in 2006 as well and like 100+ more HP...

my question to the group is, are there any other models that i should
be comparing the speedster 200 to? or does anyone know anything wrong
with the speedster 200?


thanks,


kyle

It's just not what I see the jetboats around me being used for. They
seem to mostly be filled with younger adults/teenagers and they
generally are just running around. They do corner on a dime. That's
not particularly useful for any watersports though. They seem to drive
a lot more like a big jetski than a boat. I hear reverse is a joke.
Plus there is not a lot of selection. I see that they do have a pretty
good holeshot but I haven't seen what the effect of putting a few
people on a rope behind them is on the holeshot. I'd want to try that.
I think most of the ones you are probably considering are basically 2
stroke powerheads attached to a jet. Just an opinion but hey that's
what you asked for :-)

kyle wrote:
We
like to cruise, ski, tube, wakeboard, kneeboard, swim, and just loaf
around on the water.


TO cruise, ski, tube,wakeboard, kneeboard, and swim,etc. how would a
jetboat not be as good (or even better) as a traditional boat? Jetboat
has way more pickup at the beginning, can corner turn on a dime, and as
far as swimming around the boat, very safe when the boat is on because
you don't have to worry about a propeller... what am I missing??

the gas thing, right? on a 30 gallon tank it says you can get about 90
miles.. so like 3 mpg.. not that hot.. but a lot of 2strokes get
worse/same i bet. let's say 4strokes get double at 6mpg -- that would
be a savings of about $500 a year if you averaged about 180 gallons for
4strokes and 360 gallons for the jetboat.. for going 61 miles per hour,
$500/yr extra is worth it to me.

HOWEVER, if maintenance is more costly (specialized mechanics
required??) or more frequently that adds up really, really quickly..
any opinions there?




kyle wrote:
i'm thinking about purchasing the speedster 200. i read that the 2006
model has a nice 1 touch suck-everything-out-of-impeller system going
for it that its younger models never had. nice feature in my book --
not fun sticking your hand up there plucking weeds out. it's somewhat
pricey (i've found $26K out the door on the 2006 model)... that
wouldn't be the only reason, there are some other important emission
reductions that happened in 2006 as well and like 100+ more HP...

my question to the group is, are there any other models that i should
be comparing the speedster 200 to? or does anyone know anything wrong
with the speedster 200?


thanks,


kyle

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
ups.com...
It's just not what I see the jetboats around me being used for. They
seem to mostly be filled with younger adults/teenagers and they
generally are just running around. They do corner on a dime. That's
not particularly useful for any watersports though. They seem to drive
a lot more like a big jetski than a boat. I hear reverse is a joke.
Plus there is not a lot of selection. I see that they do have a pretty
good holeshot but I haven't seen what the effect of putting a few
people on a rope behind them is on the holeshot. I'd want to try that.
I think most of the ones you are probably considering are basically 2
stroke powerheads attached to a jet. Just an opinion but hey that's
what you asked for :-)

kyle wrote:
We
like to cruise, ski, tube, wakeboard, kneeboard, swim, and just loaf
around on the water.


TO cruise, ski, tube,wakeboard, kneeboard, and swim,etc. how would a
jetboat not be as good (or even better) as a traditional boat? Jetboat
has way more pickup at the beginning, can corner turn on a dime, and as
far as swimming around the boat, very safe when the boat is on because
you don't have to worry about a propeller... what am I missing??

the gas thing, right? on a 30 gallon tank it says you can get about 90
miles.. so like 3 mpg.. not that hot.. but a lot of 2strokes get
worse/same i bet. let's say 4strokes get double at 6mpg -- that would
be a savings of about $500 a year if you averaged about 180 gallons for
4strokes and 360 gallons for the jetboat.. for going 61 miles per hour,
$500/yr extra is worth it to me.

HOWEVER, if maintenance is more costly (specialized mechanics
required??) or more frequently that adds up really, really quickly..
any opinions there?




kyle wrote:
i'm thinking about purchasing the speedster 200. i read that the
2006
model has a nice 1 touch suck-everything-out-of-impeller system going
for it that its younger models never had. nice feature in my book --
not fun sticking your hand up there plucking weeds out. it's
somewhat
pricey (i've found $26K out the door on the 2006 model)... that
wouldn't be the only reason, there are some other important emission
reductions that happened in 2006 as well and like 100+ more HP...

my question to the group is, are there any other models that i should
be comparing the speedster 200 to? or does anyone know anything
wrong
with the speedster 200?


thanks,


kyle


The big inboard jets, running V-6 and V-8's have no problem pulling skiers /
wake boarders. Wake boarders will be unhappy as there is little wake at
speed. And skiers will ride on aerated water directly behind the boat.
Some like it some do not. I do not think the big Ski-doo boats with the
twin engines get anywhere near 3 mpg. Probably more in the 1 mpg range. My
350 mpi engine on a heavier boat gets about 2 mpg at skiing speed. As to
reverse, the new reverse buckets do a good job.