What kind of Personal watercraft can tow a skier?

Question

We love waterskiing, but can't afford a full fledged ski boat. Are there any personal watercrafts out there that can sufficiently tow a person on skies, wakeboards, tubes. I am about 200 lbs. while my wife is about 107. What should I be looking for (engine size, accesories, craft size etc.)?

Answer 1

Get one with plenty of power. Test a few before you buy!!

Answer 2

I love to ski as well and have been behind 110 HP SeaDoo up to their 215 HP.  As you know when skiing not only is the HP and speed important but torque as well.  SeaDoo offers the best of both.  The 110 HP is not good for a beginner and I highly recommend the SeaDoo 185 SC (Super Charged) or 215 HP models.  Both will "pull" you out quickly doing most any style skiing or tubing.

If cost is prohibitive look at Yamaha's 175 HP as well.  Quick, not as much torque, but adequate.

Answer 3

A canoe, if paddled really fast by a very fit, agile canoer.

Answer 4

My parents have a 2006 Sea-Doo Rxt thats a three seater and it can pull a tube/skier very easily! 0-60 in about 3.4 Sec! Top Speed 80--90 MPH Digital guages, huge cubby holes, 215 hp engine,suercharger.We got ours as soon as it came out in '06 for about 12-13,000

Answer 5

I have a 3 seat yamaha XL-800. We use it to pull a tube all the time and it does fine. There are bigger machines out there, 1200, some turbo charged units at 250 hp (ours is 120 hp) that flat out fly! Legally you need a 3 seater. One for the operator, one for an observer, and one for the person tubing or skiing. Its a blast and you can get low hour used machines very cheap.