Pullstart 62,031 #1 Posted August 13, 2020 Before I was legal to drive, I had numerous Kawasaki JS550’s and a few JS440’s too. At one time, I had three at once. I sold them to help buy my first vehicle and have had the itch ever since to have another. I am casually shopping around, waiting for a good deal to pop up, but like any vintage hobby, the prices seem to rise. It seems there are less JS boats for sale and quite a few 650SX models. Any experience? Like any other boat, I realize they are costly on a regular basis.. but like tractors, they are addictive indeed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 47,854 #2 Posted August 13, 2020 No help here Kev ... us fishermen hate them with a passion! Course now if we can find you one like this!?!?! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,070 #3 Posted August 13, 2020 Based on recent events. You better double up for safety. 1 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,352 #4 Posted August 13, 2020 You could always splurge for a new one. While they weren't being built for many years, Yamaha and kawasaki resumed building them some years ago. https://www.personalwatercraft.com/specs/kawasaki/1-passenger-stand-up/2020/jet-ski-reg-sx-r/base.html Your kids would really love you to catch up with the modern craze and buy an E-foil instead of a jet ski. There is now a sails rep offering demo rides on these on the lake we live by. My water sport middle son has taken a ride, but there to high for his and my budget. https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj0wfevqJjrAhWQhsAKHXd1DtYYABAWGgJpbQ&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESQeD2euTYhUYUr67QoiM2-Evuf_ihAXPmOV0pMLl-EUjOyIuYuSuqBuHjtNF3onCqW8Volk3qQghg2XAfVRCWfICk&sig=AOD64_3dkjmYBkysJA7jB2gKGtGGpJnKaA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwj_r-yvqJjrAhXNl60KHdqeD-EQ9aACegQIDRBp&adurl= 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,031 #5 Posted August 13, 2020 2 hours ago, WHX24 said: No help here Kev ... us fishermen hate them with a passion! Course now if we can find you one like this!?!?! I have more respect for other boaters than most, I won’t stir the fish or spray your boat, unless you’re asking for it on a hot day and you’re out of beer! 1 hour ago, AMC RULES said: Based on recent events. You better double up for safety. I have always been a fan of a good life jacket. I want to make sure that if I knock myself out, someone will have time to find me. Did I mention that I have successfully ran myself over with a Tigershark Waverunner as a teenager? 3 stitches in my head to prove it! 1 hour ago, oliver2-44 said: You could always splurge for a new one. While they weren't being built for many years, Yamaha and kawasaki resumed building them some years ago. https://www.personalwatercraft.com/specs/kawasaki/1-passenger-stand-up/2020/jet-ski-reg-sx-r/base.html Your kids would really love you to catch up with the modern craze and buy an E-foil instead of a jet ski. There is now a sails rep offering demo rides on these on the lake we live by. My water sport middle son has taken a ride, but there to high for his and my budget. https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj0wfevqJjrAhWQhsAKHXd1DtYYABAWGgJpbQ&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESQeD2euTYhUYUr67QoiM2-Evuf_ihAXPmOV0pMLl-EUjOyIuYuSuqBuHjtNF3onCqW8Volk3qQghg2XAfVRCWfICk&sig=AOD64_3dkjmYBkysJA7jB2gKGtGGpJnKaA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwj_r-yvqJjrAhXNl60KHdqeD-EQ9aACegQIDRBp&adurl= as much as I feel like I’d love a new hassle free stand up, those dollars can’t be spent right now. A toy hauler would be higher on the wish list than a brand new 1 person boat... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 47,854 #6 Posted August 13, 2020 4 hours ago, pullstart said: A toy hauler would be higher on the wish lis Now yer making sense! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 40,659 #7 Posted August 13, 2020 6 hours ago, AMC RULES said: Based on recent events. You better double up for safety. Better yet! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,721 #8 Posted August 13, 2020 9 hours ago, WHX24 said: No help here Kev ... us fishermen hate them with a passion! They're known as water lice around here. A big open empty lake and the "look at me" tard has ride circles around the only area where I'm fishing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,031 #9 Posted August 13, 2020 Not this guy! Respect the lake, respect the people on it! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 40,659 #10 Posted August 13, 2020 Good thing you can weld. Going to need a full roll cage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redneckdavis 308 #11 Posted August 14, 2020 Ran over yourself with a jetski? That's some stuff jeff foxworthy himself hasn't heard.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,031 #12 Posted August 14, 2020 33 minutes ago, Redneckdavis said: Ran over yourself with a jetski? That's some stuff jeff foxworthy himself hasn't heard.. I believe I was 12(?) when I received my boater’s safety card. Full throttle, hit a wave just right, did a 180 airborne and landed backwards... flew off and into the water thanks to that thing we call momentum and the boat proceeded to pop me in the head as it splashed to a stop in my path. Funny story, but truth! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites