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SOB · 08-08-2009, 02:20 PM

I had the fastest and most powerful PWC brand new in 2000, rode it for 8 yrs, logged 700+ hours on it. Hit the ocean in RI/MA and then 6 full yrs on Winni, covered the lake from top to bottom. Never fell off, also never saw anyone fall off. I did purchase some wet shoes that gave me great grip to stabilize myself.

As for donuts, not smart in a congested area where boats will be traveling through as you do get distracted... if I was doing them I would do it out in the middle of the broads where I could see if boats were coming with enough time.

Doing donuts in a boat of decent size seems more dangerous. PWC are built for it and are very tough to flip. Boats dont give me that feeling, and I have seen plenty of boats flip over the years due to idiotic moves.

About the comment "it was the Jet-Ski's inability to manuver that gave such craft its awful—and too-often-fatal—"rep""

Is that a typo? I don't understand. I have never driven anything with more ability to manuver than a jetski.

Like everything else, its not a problem with PWC, or boats, or guns, or whatever the topic is. It's the stupid people that control them.

08-08-2009, 02:20 PM	#13
SOB Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pawtucket, RI Posts: 31 Thanks: 3 Thanked 12 Times in 3 Posts	Pwc I had the fastest and most powerful PWC brand new in 2000, rode it for 8 yrs, logged 700+ hours on it. Hit the ocean in RI/MA and then 6 full yrs on Winni, covered the lake from top to bottom. Never fell off, also never saw anyone fall off. I did purchase some wet shoes that gave me great grip to stabilize myself. As for donuts, not smart in a congested area where boats will be traveling through as you do get distracted... if I was doing them I would do it out in the middle of the broads where I could see if boats were coming with enough time. Doing donuts in a boat of decent size seems more dangerous. PWC are built for it and are very tough to flip. Boats dont give me that feeling, and I have seen plenty of boats flip over the years due to idiotic moves. About the comment "it was the Jet-Ski's inability to manuver that gave such craft its awful—and too-often-fatal—"rep"" Is that a typo? I don't understand. I have never driven anything with more ability to manuver than a jetski. Like everything else, its not a problem with PWC, or boats, or guns, or whatever the topic is. It's the stupid people that control them.