Opinions on jet boats

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Sea Do no longer makes jet boats however I believe they sold their designs to Scarab! If you compare the two manufactures the hulls are virtually the same. The Scarab brand though has improved a lot on the quality of the boats vs Sea Do. A Lot nicer fit and finish on the new Scarabs. Chapparal obviously are great boats and do utilize the Sea Do power plant. Glastron also offers a jet boat with the Sea Do Power plant as well. My problem with those brands is in fact the Sea Do power plant. From what I have heard they are just not reliable. If you get the supercharged engine there is a yearly service that needs to be completed which is extremely expensive, I think over 1k. Anyway, If it were me I woud go with Yamaha all day! Their boats are well designed and the engines are very reliable with out all the added service requirements in order to maintain warranty. I believe they have a much bigger deadrise than the others which will make for a smoother ride! Anyway just my 2 cents!