Tristan

Hi Team,

We are the proud owners of a 2008 Speedster, SCIC, 215hp, Viper Red. What an absolute ripper, even writing about it now brings a smile to my face, my wife thinks I'm weird . We brought it for waterskiing and it has been worth every penny.
I have the wife's car sitting outside and the boat in the garage preparing for a polish - wife thinks I'm now obsessed .
Looking forward to learning more about these boats, my local dealer says the Rotax motors are super reliable - any thoughts out there?
Waterskiing has started for us in NZ - water still abit cold but its worth losing feeling in your fingers for the fun you have.

Cheers,
Tristan
Pukekohe,
New Zealand

Hi there, we have a 2008 150 speedster and use it for waterskiing - what an excellent skiboat, highly recommended! Once you have mastered the handling characteristics of a jetboat, they are so much more easier to drive and manouvre around your waterskier than a prop boat.

I weigh 84kgs and can be pulled easily out of the water on a single ski. My brother in law is about 100kgs, takes a few seconds longer but he can also get up on a single ski - alot of it comes down to skier technique and experience. If we were to place a different pitch impeller that would give us improved low down grunt and pull out of the water easy but we would lose top end - works at the moment so need to change.

We use about 20 to 30 liters for 4hours of skiing, speed between 20mph to 35mph.

Good luck with your boat choice and future skiing.
Cheers
Tristan