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evertec · 07-19-2018, 08:07 PM

I also have jetskis and love them. I love to jump waves in the ocean and they're great for pulling my wife on waterskis and just cruising around. It's really not very inconvenient to trailer the jetski since it's so light. We just got a boat and that I wish we had a slip or something for that, but the jetski isn't bad.

mckee16 · 07-19-2018, 08:50 PM

Why don't you just use the kill switch under the key?

IsNull · 07-20-2018, 06:01 AM

I hardly ever see jet skis while boating the intercoastal, near shore, and up the Wando. I will see them from time to time while paddleboarding the creeks. That's not to say they aren't out there, just that they are in the 1% range. But because their population is so much smaller than the boating population doesn't mean they aren't fun or usable. However, I would agree there are places I wouldn't run them from a safety point of view. There's a lot of chop and traffic in the harbor.

I will, however, stand by my assertion that those I encounter while paddleboarding almost always are inconsiderate of those under personal power.

mLeeTaylor · 07-20-2018, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by evertec

I also have jetskis and love them. I love to jump waves in the ocean and they're great for pulling my wife on waterskis and just cruising around. It's really not very inconvenient to trailer the jetski since it's so light. We just got a boat and that I wish we had a slip or something for that, but the jetski isn't bad.

I only have one Jetski. Bought it new in 2002 from Powersports on Dorchester Rd. It is really time for another. I am going to stick with the Yamaha FX model. May go with a supercharger, not sure yet. Don't need the speed, just interested in features that come with it. Heard about the supercharger maintenance. Need to give that some hard consideration. Very happy with my 2002 FX. LOADS of great rides for my son and I. No regrets at all. I am learning I prefer to ride my ski than my boat because it is more fun. I do agree the chop in the Harbor is worth staying away from, BUT I LOVE wave riding in the Morris Island Inlet

Are you in Charleston? I ride the Folly River to Morris Island, the Cooper and Edisto River, the Intracoastal Waterway, Mt P, Shem Creek, Wando, etc etc. I have no hesitation to ride the ocean shoreline. The GREAT thing about the ski is that it does not take on water like the boat.

Trailering my ski is a piece of cake compared to trailering my boat. I cannot see myself living without a ski or in a great place to ride.

I am always saddened when I hear of inconsiderate jet skiers or boaters. We have had intoxicated boaters unintentionally kill local scuba divers in and around Charleston. We do have our crazies

mLeeTaylor · 07-20-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by lenniel

The waterways can get really crowded with some big fast boats

This is true. Although I have been on the water all day (on a weekday) and not seen another person

mLeeTaylor · 07-20-2018, 09:34 AM

[quote=lenniel;44076185 Plus, with jet drives, there's lot of mud/shells, etc that you can suck into the system and damage it.[/QUOTE]

This is true. I have done this.

I have also bent the prop on my boat

Onwards

doodlemagic · 07-20-2018, 11:18 AM

Seems pretty expensive to pay for a slip just for a jetski, and they are pretty easy to trailer

mLeeTaylor · 07-20-2018, 12:12 PM

Slips fee's are ridiculously high for someone on my level. I can buy a boat for what I would pay for a slip fee

mLeeTaylor · 07-25-2018, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by doodlemagic

Seems pretty expensive to pay for a slip just for a jetski, and they are pretty easy to trailer

Seeing how a slip will cost around 1k per year or 5k per 5yrs, a used trailer at 500 will put $4500 in your pocket.... just sayin

evertec · 07-31-2018, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mLeeTaylor

I only have one Jetski. Bought it new in 2002 from Powersports on Dorchester Rd. It is really time for another. I am going to stick with the Yamaha FX model. May go with a supercharger, not sure yet. Don't need the speed, just interested in features that come with it. Heard about the supercharger maintenance. Need to give that some hard consideration. Very happy with my 2002 FX. LOADS of great rides for my son and I. No regrets at all. I am learning I prefer to ride my ski than my boat because it is more fun. I do agree the chop in the Harbor is worth staying away from, BUT I LOVE wave riding in the Morris Island Inlet

Are you in Charleston? I ride the Folly River to Morris Island, the Cooper and Edisto River, the Intracoastal Waterway, Mt P, Shem Creek, Wando, etc etc. I have no hesitation to ride the ocean shoreline. The GREAT thing about the ski is that it does not take on water like the boat.

Trailering my ski is a piece of cake compared to trailering my boat. I cannot see myself living without a ski or in a great place to ride.

I am always saddened when I hear of inconsiderate jet skiers or boaters. We have had intoxicated boaters unintentionally kill local scuba divers in and around Charleston. We do have our crazies

I'm in Mt Pleasant, these days I primarily go around the Intracoastal and go out Breech Inlet for wave jumping. I used to live in a neighborhood on the Ashley River so I'd go more on the Folly/Morris Island areas. Right now I have a Seadoo Spark, which is great for wave jumping, but I'm looking at getting a second bigger ski again. The Yamaha VXR and GP1800 look like great skis. I used to have the GP1200 and loved that and they look like spiritual successors.