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[Kevin Leclair]

Well here we have it, the 2005 SeaDoo Sport Boat line-up.

• Sportster LE DI
  
• Sportster 4-TEC
  
• Sportster 4-TEC SCIC
  
• Challenger 180
  
• Challenger X
  
• Speedster 200
  
• Utopia 185
  
• Utopia 205
  
• Utopia 205 SE
  
• Islandia

Source: SEA-DOO.NET
*** 2005 Sea-Doo Sport Boat Image Gallery at SEADOO.NET ***

[cAn'T sWim]

I can't understand why they would remove the 160 and add another Sportster...now 3 models?   I have not checked but are they not all Rotax?  After all the problems I have heard with Rotax and very little Merc issues....WHY WHY WHY?   I am not impressed with this decision.....and in all honesty the only model I would consider is the X......

Well, I am starting to look at maybe a used Baja, Formula, Mastercraft, Donzi....something like this anyway.  

[Kevin Leclair]

I am a little angry myself that they got rid of the Speedster 160, but who knows maybe it will make our doos hold their value a little better for if/when we try to resell.  

[tiggerman]

As popular as the 160 is, it can't help but help your resale value. I like the HP choice for the 200 best myself.

[Kevin Leclair]

Yeah that 370 hp looks real nice!  

[nookie201]

Even though the challenger 180 is the perfect size for me, I can't help thinking that that 3 cylinder rotax must have a hard time pushing that 2000lbs boat, plus eight people ???. might as well get a pontoon rig....

Damn, like that color on the new sportster-sc

-G

[tiggerman]

nookie201, on Sep 20 2004, 08:48 AM, said:

Even though the challenger 180 is the perfect size for me, I can't help thinking that that 3 cylinder rotax must have a hard time pushing that 2000lbs boat, plus eight people ???. might as well get a pontoon rig....

Damn, like that color on the new sportster-sc

-G

Gives you a choice of either 185 or 215, right? I bet it would doo ok, it's not gonna be a bat out of hell fully loaded anyway...

[vwDavid]

But the 15 foot 4-Tec SCIC with 215 will be a bat out of hell I think! I wonder what the cost increase will be.

Whats with the seadoo website advertising 2003 boat reviews on boat test and a preview of 2004 models.

Should the 2005 models be set in concrete and preview boat reviews be out?

guess I'm just an idealist.

[Kevin Leclair]

Well SeaDoo doesn't regular update their website so I am sure it will just pop-up on their sooner or later.  I have been trying for about 2 months to get them to post a link to our site here on their main website, I was told "that it shouldn't be a problem" but still no link yet!