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General Discussion

Why choose a jet boat?

Thread starter vetplus40
Start date Aug 13, 2017

4x15mph

Jetboaters Admiral

Aug 14, 2017

Take a ride in a 23+ if chop is your concern. These jet boats don't have the same rise and they are generally lighter than other large boats so they do best in lakes and smaller chop but can do double duty in some rougher water. I would recommend taking a test drive so you can make your own decision.

I also like the sun pad which we have on our Yamaha but this isn't the setup on the newer boats. As others said, they have great room and the sun pad can easily be replaced with a blow up float which is what we use when we raft up for the day.