I am considering getting a boat or jet ski's for my family of 4. Its my wife and I, with our 2 teenage sons.
I grew up with boats so I have a lot of good memories, but its been a long time ago. I have been thinking of getting a boat or 2 jet skis for some weekend fun. We do not live on or near a lot of big water. We have 1 river big enough that is about 30mins away, with a few different big lakes about 2+ hrs away. So we will not be on water every day or anything. This will be freshwater.
I have been a bit scared of owning a boat because of having to transport/tow all the time and frankly the cost. It does seem easier to transport or deal with jet skis, but I have not owned any so I could be wrong. Another part of this is that I do not know if I would want to get a jet boat or a prop boat. I had prop boats growing up, but something about the jets seem nice to me. Never been on one, but they seem nice. I have laid eyes on a couple of the Yamaha jets and I was impressed with how it looked.
Anyway, I am looking for some advice or experiences on what to buy and so forth. Like Jets Skis vs boat? If boat, jet vs prop?
Since this is a relatively new thought, I originally thought about just finding a relatively low-cost setup for $5k or so and just paying cash. As I look more, I see I cannot get much for that, so I would consider financing if I found a very good deal. I am open to new or used, but I do not want to get into a maintenance/repair nightmare. I have had Yamaha recommended to me for jet skis, but have no idea on boats since I know there's a million boat companies.
Again, any suggestions on what to get and the best place/price would be great. I figured that this time of year might be good with people or dealers wanting to dump inventory.
Thanks in advance.
I grew up with boats so I have a lot of good memories, but its been a long time ago. I have been thinking of getting a boat or 2 jet skis for some weekend fun. We do not live on or near a lot of big water. We have 1 river big enough that is about 30mins away, with a few different big lakes about 2+ hrs away. So we will not be on water every day or anything. This will be freshwater.
I have been a bit scared of owning a boat because of having to transport/tow all the time and frankly the cost. It does seem easier to transport or deal with jet skis, but I have not owned any so I could be wrong. Another part of this is that I do not know if I would want to get a jet boat or a prop boat. I had prop boats growing up, but something about the jets seem nice to me. Never been on one, but they seem nice. I have laid eyes on a couple of the Yamaha jets and I was impressed with how it looked.
Anyway, I am looking for some advice or experiences on what to buy and so forth. Like Jets Skis vs boat? If boat, jet vs prop?
Since this is a relatively new thought, I originally thought about just finding a relatively low-cost setup for $5k or so and just paying cash. As I look more, I see I cannot get much for that, so I would consider financing if I found a very good deal. I am open to new or used, but I do not want to get into a maintenance/repair nightmare. I have had Yamaha recommended to me for jet skis, but have no idea on boats since I know there's a million boat companies.
Again, any suggestions on what to get and the best place/price would be great. I figured that this time of year might be good with people or dealers wanting to dump inventory.
Thanks in advance.