Wake Boat vs Jet Boat (which one is best for you?)

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[@ebros3]

This is helpful. The other consideration I have is runabout capability

[@danjuricic9582]

I love the 90s kinda backdrop to these videos. lol The info is second to none thank you!

[@jasonbrown2060]

Matt this video makes me real happy with the 2018 Tahoe 700 I bought recently. 6.2, captains call, extended platform and wake tower woth big stereo. Had 75 hours , got it for $35k. She runs 58 mph easy. Will try for a 60 mph run when I get more time in it. Long time boater but only had her to the lake 3 times this season.

[@Lifeat90]

I own a jet boat and for shallow water there is nothing better..for swimming around the boat jet boat wins again..there just a heap of fun.

[@MrJenya19741529]

Mine OLD 230 Challenger doing over 60 miles per hour

[@dcouwlier]

I’m confused at what jet he’s talking about going under the boat to clean it out. I’ve a jet and never had to dive under it.

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

Where the water intake is, there is a high-level of suction that can suck up weeds plastic bags clogging the intake. If you run an area without weeds, and without a lot of crap in the lake, you may never have this issue

[@dcouwlier]

@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon Yamaha has a clean out port on top of the boats. All Yamahas do now, for some years now. Scarabs, seadoo and all the other jets you have to go swimming. Only time I would have issues is if my marina is full of seaweed floating around. It’s very not had any issues driving the boat normally.

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

@@dcouwlier for sure, and they are great for smaller jams, but the intake grate can still get clogged. I sold them for 5 years and know them pretty well... it doesn't happen everywhere but in areas like MN with lots of grass and weeds it is more common

[@dcouwlier]

My Yamaha 275 sdx is a beast on good 😊 ls Lake st Clair. Regularly 2-3 foot chop, no issues going 40 plus. Now the smaller ones yeah, you’re gonna have your teeth chattering.

[@Malepresentingtimelord]

Hahaha! This video has just been asking to get made. Big ups!!

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

Thanks!

[@phoenixarizona8441]

What About Regular I/O vs Wake Boat

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

That’s a good video idea I’ll put it out soon

[@SHUlivin]

I was gonna ask the same thing. I have a 2009 Regal 2100. Does everything great except surf. Also. Used market is very inexpensive and abundant

[@georgedoolittle9015]

Yamaha Jet Boat great hull and jet drive system waaaaay better than SeaDoo junk so might get some good deals with that that might be worth it. Hinckley Yachts obviously the way to go for the top shelf tho of course and yes Hinckley will obviously sell you an outboard to go on that amazing hull(s) been being made going on literally forever now #picnic_boat 🎉🎉

[@vervi1jw1]

Do the supercharged engines in jet boats only get around 300 hours of life?

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

No, with proper maintenance, I'd say 1000 to 1500. Curious where you got 300?

[@vervi1jw1]

@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon when I was looking into supercharged jetskis a loy of resources noted how the engines only had around 300 hours of life before wearing out.

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

Jet skis are a little different animal because they are run a lot less and a lot harder with more stress on the motor.

[@DocSSavage]

If you are over revving your jet boat that has jetski engines that will produce more wear on those engines. Can you provide link to Kyma Boats? The V8 on that will tend to have less stress on it.

[@vervi1jw1]

@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon that makes sense. Thanks for the info.

[@chrishackett554]

The next war on boat owners is versus wake boaters. There are now lakes in the northeast that have started prohibiting wake boats or regulated specific zones for wake boats. The east coast are late comers to the wake boats craze since they’ve been around the west coast for many years.

[@kilroywashere9678]

Honestly, after having ridden on and behind jets and owning wakeboats, I don’t see how anybody chooses a jet over a wakeboat if watersports is one of your main reasons for buying a boat. Even over an I/O the only valid reason to buy a “surf” jet, is if you want a better wake and the ability to surf and your waterways force you into a jet.

[@danwakeman]

@@kilroywashere9678 if all you care about is the wake then yes I can see your point. However, as a boat owner, I didn’t buy this boat just for a wake boarding/surfing there’s plenty of other things I’d like to and wake boats are enormously overpriced for general purpose, boating. They also have poor accessibility when you wish to take your parents and other elders along. They are far too single purposed for my taste. And try to find a wake boat with a head. There are practically none.

[@TheJeffrose1981]

So in the video you were talking about the water coming from the jet boat into tubers face. Does the booster ball eliminate that? That's the biggest complaint I get. I usually try to get them to one side or the other but was just wondering if there's something else we could do

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

They work great

[@bks252]

@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon the water doesn’t hit the tubers. This guy is completely wrong. I have a 2018 Chaparral 223 VRS surf edition. It makes a great wake. It has 2 large ballast bags. The wake on it is great and doesn’t do what this guy is talking about. Mine has dual supercharged BRP engines. I’m not sure what jet boat exactly he’s referring to but he’s just not correct. Mine has all of the programmable cruise control. Me and my daughter have been surfing and tubing with this boat since we bought it. One more thing, the swim platform has what they call a wake shaper. Works great! He should research other than Yamaha jet drives.

[@ripler16]

​@bks252 On a Yamaha it certainly does.

[@bks252]

@@ripler16 as I said, don’t know which jet boat he was talking about. Chaparral has a different type jet drives than the Yamaha does. You can steer mine going backwards easily. It also has a neutral position that you can adjust based on the wind or current so it stays in one spot. Only thing that happens in neutral is if the wheel isn’t pointing straight forward, the boat will spin in that direction. Dealer took me out and showed me all the nuances of it before I took delivery of it. I know this is way more than I was initially talking about but I wanted to give a highlight of some of the major differences in a Yamaha and Chaparral jet drives.

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

@@bks252 The comment was based on the Yamaha jet boats - Vortex was only around for a few years and discontinued with minimal market share (maybe 1,000 total boats built I'd guess.)

[@danwakeman]

I feel you were overly negative on the jet boats and are not giving them a fair shake. For example, many of us can’t afford to buy two or three boats for each purpose, so we need a boat that can do many things and it doesn’t need to do them all perfect. Wake boats do one thing well and only one thing well and that’s make a big wake (and a lot of noise). Quite honestly, they stink it almost everything else. They’re not good entertaining boats for a broad range of age groups, they lack a head, they’re hard to get in and out of, they’re way overpriced, they are slow, and they’re enormous gas pigs. The jet boat is much more affordable, rides better in the 25 foot range, more general purpose, excels at entertaining, far easier to work on, and way more fun to drive, giving it the edge in my book.

[@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon]

I sold Yamaha jet boats for years and are perfect for the right people for sure

[@danwakeman]

@@BoatBuyersSecretWeapon Agree, my suggestion is that you emphasize this more in your video, which overly focuses on watersports. And you could at least mention that most of us have found ways to deal with the spray when tubing by just adding 15 feet to the tow line. Such a simple fix. And honestly, given our limited skill, we find it just fine for wake boarding (I've never had a complaint). I agree that it's never going to be a great surfing boat. Just good enough to learn on. But it has so much more versatility for the money than a wake boat and that is what you entirely missed in your review.

[@dirttdude]

i don't know, all i can say with complete confidence is that i'm happy that i don't have to work on them anymore. i'll work on mercruiser and volvo / penta IO's but i refuse to do another gelcoat repair and or even one more oil change, not under any circumstances for any amount of money. this is the only good thing about coming up on retirement age, well, that and i dont ever have to take one ounce of shit from any service writer ever again. I quit a couple of years ago, they begged me to come back and these were the conditions. i should have quit 10 years ago.

[@adamschool7522]

Oil changes on modern wakeboats with a hand pump extractor couldn't be any easier honestly, but can understand where you are coming from.

[@dirttdude]

@@adamschool7522 oil changing is the same on all boats.... Run the thing, suck the oil out, change and date the filter, ad oil... i'm not doing it. Also not taking any shit from any service writers, i dont care how pointy the boat is in front, not happening

[@adamschool7522]

@@dirttdude sorry to hear about your poor experiences in the boat service industry.