Need advice on jet ski shopping

Gary H NC

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I have been looking at several used models and was wondering is there any particular brands to stay away from?This will be our first PWC..
 

Jeff Walkowiak

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Re: Need advice on jet ski shopping

what price// how old?? newer or old beater,, it really depends ,, tell me what you want it to do and what price range you are trying to stay close to,, I could probably give you a better idea of what to look for
 

Jeff Walkowiak

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Re: Need advice on jet ski shopping

that hull is pretty small and not good if you plan on using it for passengers , for just one person it's ok but they have a real bad hop at high speed basically the nose likes to rise and you have to stand up and lean forward to keep it from constantly hopping, it has the old yellow 587 engine it was converted from a snowmobile application and the old style pump, it was most likely a fresh water ski as it's in Tennessee, with good compression and in good running condition it's worth about 800 dollars in my opinion. the main thing to check with those is the motor mounts as they constantly break due to a real rough idle, drive shaft seals leaking or siezing on the drive shaft and tearing up the boot. Not any real big issues though.
 

Gary H NC

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Re: Need advice on jet ski shopping

Thanks Jeff, The seller will take 800 or less with the trailer.
I may keep looking..It does look kind of small..
 
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