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Started by John in Valley Forge, May 31 2011 05:29 PM

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#1 John in Valley Forge

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Water:Schuylkill River
Year of DOO:1998
Engine in DOO:Twin 85hp Rotax (720)

Posted 31 May 2011 - 05:29 PM

Hi everyone.
My name is John and I live in Valley Forge (but maybe you already guessed that from my screen name)

I am here to gather knowledge for my search for the right Sea-Doo boat for my family.
So far I am looking at the Sportster 1800 line, a 1998 model in particular.

#2 Kevin Leclair

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Water:Allatoona Lake
Year of DOO:2010
Model of DOO:210 Wake
Engine in DOO:Twin Rotax 4-TEC SCIC

Posted 31 May 2011 - 06:04 PM

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#3 John in Valley Forge

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Water:Schuylkill River
Year of DOO:1998
Engine in DOO:Twin 85hp Rotax (720)

Posted 31 May 2011 - 06:17 PM

Is it OK to list specifics of the boat I am looking at and get opinions, especially on the pricing, and what questions to ask the seller?

#4 Kevin Leclair

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Water:Allatoona Lake
Year of DOO:2010
Model of DOO:210 Wake
Engine in DOO:Twin Rotax 4-TEC SCIC

Posted 31 May 2011 - 06:31 PM

Most definitely, everyone is here to help.

#5 watsie50

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Water:Bob's Lake in Godfrey, Ontario
Year of DOO:2001
Model of DOO:Challenger
Engine in DOO:Mercury M² Jet Drive 240 EFI

Posted 01 June 2011 - 04:53 AM

Hi John, We are a family of 5 (3 kids age 14, 12 & 9) plus 2 dogs a golden retreiver and a saint bernard. We own a 2001 seadoo challenger 20ft. It is a great size for us. It does hav ethe MErc engine (200hp). If I could offer any advice is to go with more HP. The 240 is great or the 250 as well. No problem with the 200HP, just when trying to have 240Lbs people waterski behind it would like a little more muscle. If you are into waterskiing and wakeboarding behind it be prepared for a little bit of skaring on the back end. My wife loves to drive the challenger (no lower unit to worry about). Goes through fuel pretty well. But we don't own boats for fuel economy! Lots of storage on our 20ft. we did look at the 18, just a little small for all of us plus toys and cooler bag. Do advise getting the low speed assist steering if available. I like the boats and would only change to go up in HP or to a Utopia (like the styling of those better). Hope this helps.