Some areas are like that dock after dock, but there are still plenty of areas that are remote and feel like you are a million miles away from everything.

Check craigslist for a used one. I saw a Jetski on there about a month ago for $500. I thought about buying it, but decided against it since I don't know that much about them plus I really don't have a place to store it.

Wise choice;)

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I grew up boating. My dad owned one for nearly 30 years, and I feel like he got good use out of it hauling it to Table Rock for a week every summer and to Smithville for the day another 10 to 20 times per year. Before that, my uncle had a boat that got a similar amount of use. Some of the best times of my life.

But I have never come close to getting a boat of my own. I don't think I would be motivated enough to get nearly he use out of it that my parents and uncle did. If I lived on a lake, I would probably get one. To me the hassle of hauling the boat there and back, packing food, etc tips the balance away from wanting to go for a day trip. Unless you think you will want to devote at least 1 day a week to that activity during boating season, you probably will have a tough time justifying it.

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Yep, before I moved to the panhandle of Texas I went fishing every friggin Saturday.

I been fishing twice now since 1998 and I really miss it !

You know the drill. And it doesn't matter how many pigs you've jacked off since then ..so......lets have it........Man Card.

I've had several two seadoos two Hondas and two ya what's and one seadoo jet boat. And if I can make a recommendation. If it's skiing tubing and general family fun your looking for neither of these are your best option for the money.

That same lake is less than two hundred yards off my back fence.





And I say the same thing but I would much rather own a boat than a jet ski

I was going to post similar. If you are not on it at least once a week during fishing season, it will be a waste of money.

We didn't fish that much, but did a lot of boating (cruise around the lake, find a good parking spot, and relax), swimming, and water skiing.

There was a period of time where my folks would head out to Smithville mid-afternoon on a weekday, just because. If I had a boat and made it a priority, I might manage to do that three times a year.

I had a SeaDoo GTX for many years. It was a three-seater, 130bhp, could easily pull a 200lb on tube or knee-board. It won't pull a skier...just tube or knee-boards. I often hit 65 knots on Lake Perry...was a blast. It definitely is a leg/core workout, so be warned; it's not like a boat where you can sit on your fat ass and drink beer (that's what pontoons are for! ;))

Owned 2 Sea Doos for many years. Bought them when I lived in Minnesota so I could get to the lake often. Found lakes in Indiana and Kansas when I lived there. Loved them. Kids loved them. Friends loved them. Dragged them all over the country. Very little maintenance. Tons of fun. Had friends with a pontoon. That was the best of both worlds. Sold them after I moved to Colorado and there are really very few lakes handy. I got plenty of use out of them. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Definitely buy a boat if u can afford it and have a local lake close to your house you can hit regularly. Awesome time