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Hi all. I am looking into buying a small boat to "play" with like pulling a tube etc. Does anyone have any good or bad experience with a 1995 Boston Whaler, 16' jet boat?
 
FWIW, I've owned a fair number of Boston Whalers over the years, never had a single one I wasn't happy with. However, the BW Rage jet boats are the only BW's that I've never heard anything good about.
 
A neighbor has one and might even give it away. The powerplant is some sort of outboard motor mutation that is difficult to work on. He's only found one tech that knew how to repair it and he was expensive. It's broke now (again) and he has no intention of getting it repaired.
 
I have a 1969 Boston Whaler, and just spent two weeks pulling jubilant kids on tubes. But it is propelled the old fashioned way... I can't speak for jet-propelled boats.
 
Thanks I think I will pass on the one i was looking at.
 
On the other hand; Out looking for survivors on a really rough day in Puget Sound. I had a ride on a BW Outrage.
Now that was a ride to remember. We were swamped and drenched but that boat never even acted like it was going to capsize as we bounded over the waves and squirrled around out there in a four foot chop and incoming swells with me standing on the seat holding onto the windshield with one hand and wiping my eyes with the other.
It had a huge outboard though.

I owned a 19' jet in AK. One was enough!
 
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Originally posted by Thudpucker

On the other hand; Out looking for survivors on a really rough day in Puget Sound. I had a ride on a BW Outrage.
Now that was a ride to remember. We were swamped and drenched but that boat never even acted like it was going to capsize as we bounded over the waves and squirrled around out there in a four foot chop and incoming swells with me standing on the seat holding onto the windshield with one hand and wiping my eyes with the other.
It had a huge outboard though.

I owned a 19' jet in AK. One was enough!

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How'd your back and knees feel for the week after that ride?
 
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