txruffhouse18
New Member
I've seen abunch of "Newbie" posts on here so I know I'm going to be another one but I NEED some help with this!!!!!
I have about $5,000 to either put down or pay out right on a boat just to start off. I've never owned a boat and have only been on a I/O Glastron boat and it wasnt bad but it was great if you know what I mean. I dont know alot about jet boats but I do like how there is no prop and also the maneuverability of them also. I'm mainly looking to carry anywhere from 3-6 maybe 7 ppl at time ( I'm 22 yrs old and would like to be able to have a few friends on it), I would like to use it to fish, pull tubes, skies, and wakeboards. So here's my ?'s
1) I was wondering about the Mercury engine? Is it realiabe? or will it be a pain in the butt to maintain? (I know boat need alot of attention I just dont want a ton of extra baggage. I was looking at the twin rotex egines they seem to be a little bit better like the one in the '05 Sportster.
2) How many horsepowers will I need be needing to ba able to enjoy all these activites?
3) What should I be expecting buying a boat and also keeping up with it?
Any help would be awesome......
I have about $5,000 to either put down or pay out right on a boat just to start off. I've never owned a boat and have only been on a I/O Glastron boat and it wasnt bad but it was great if you know what I mean. I dont know alot about jet boats but I do like how there is no prop and also the maneuverability of them also. I'm mainly looking to carry anywhere from 3-6 maybe 7 ppl at time ( I'm 22 yrs old and would like to be able to have a few friends on it), I would like to use it to fish, pull tubes, skies, and wakeboards. So here's my ?'s
1) I was wondering about the Mercury engine? Is it realiabe? or will it be a pain in the butt to maintain? (I know boat need alot of attention I just dont want a ton of extra baggage. I was looking at the twin rotex egines they seem to be a little bit better like the one in the '05 Sportster.
2) How many horsepowers will I need be needing to ba able to enjoy all these activites?
3) What should I be expecting buying a boat and also keeping up with it?
Any help would be awesome......