Jet Skis.....

[ELVIS68]

Are they worth the hassle?

Just spent the weekend in Dorset, bro in law has a jet ski which cost over £10k, after picking it up from a lock up garage he then has to drive the trailer to the beach and reverse it down a slope onto the sand.
Unhook it and remove the numberpate board and straps, then go and park the car half a mile away.

Walk back and wait for the 4x4 guy to tow the trailer to the waters edge and pay £20 for the privelage, struggle to lift the thing off the trailer into the sea, push it out far enough to start it up to avoid sucking up sand and stones.

Bearing in mind the sea was freezing cold even though the weather was 80 degrees +, then go out for half hours 'fun' and back again to try and tempt me on it but with no success as I'd settled down with a col beer.

Then repeating the process of pushing the trailer to the waters edge and struggling to get it back on then waiting for Mr 4x4 man to drag it out again before walking back to car to pick it up and take it back to lock up!

Am I alone in thinking its not worth the hassle?

[parkie]

Doesn't sound like it to me. I think if I had 10k to spare I'd spend it on something different. But it's every man to his own.

[ummmm]

Way too much faffing for me.

How much are they to hire?

[flump1]

Elvis, I have no idea about jet skis , however my boyfriend's boat has to be packed into the car, driven to venue, inflated ( by hand pump ) it's a big inflatable , along with all the gubbins ( outboard engine, oars, spare petrol ) , but then when we are out on the water even for a couple of hours as we were yesterday, it is worth it. It is great just messing about on the sea !

[RATTER15]

It all comes down to where you are, I have a mate with one, he reverses down a ramp into the sea in water 6 foot deep, it floats off the trailer, starts it there and is away, no hassle!

Its not the jet ski that is the problem, its where your mate launches it.

[ELVIS68]

Don't think they hire them out ummmmm, only canoes and pedalos.

Flump perhaps you've really got to be into it to go through all that hassle each time.

Ratter, I like the idea of that launch, the water probably does come up to the ramp during high tide but not on this occasion

[tonyav]

To much faffing about for my liking.

[rowanwitch]

They frighten seabirds, make a lot of noise and apparantly upset cetaceans as well I'd ban them on environmental grounds

[237SJ]

I think they`re a pain in the butt. There`s nothing worse than laying on a beach and having to listen to the constant whiny drone of jet ski engines. They`re banned from a lot of beaches (thankfully)

[RATTER15]

Rowan, "I'd ban them on environmental grounds" you cant use them on environmental grounds, just on water.
:o)

[joggerjayne]

Are jet skis worth the hassle?

Oh YEAH !!

Jet skis are WILD !

[karenmac60]

I hate the ruddy things. The first hint of sun and the loch is full of them. Can't get any peace at all. I can hear them from the house some days.