Speedster 150's good in the bay?

[fearthisinc]

I was just curious how well the Speedster 150's are in water like a bay where it can get very choppy? Reason I ask is that I have watched some videos online and while the Speedster moves it looks fine but once it stopps it looks like the edge of the water is at water level and almost looks like water will just start comign over the edge.. Almost all the videos show the speedsters in extremely calm water with mild water movement and even then the boat rocks back and forth and looks like it will/can take on water.. I was just curious what it would do when put in an area like the bay where the water can get very choppy.. I know I have been out on my friends Bayliner and the edge of the boat was not nearly as close to the water as this looks... I mean I plan to mostly use hte boat in freshwater lakes and whatnot but just curious if it could go out in the bay and whatnot.. Just want to know the capabilities of what I am investing in.. I mean mostly the Speedster out weighs a lot of other boats I have been looking at that are in the same price range.. Thanks forany input..

 

[Dr Honda]

They are very shallow.

I had mine in the local river last week, and a few times, we got a little wet. if the chop is heavy, it will come over the sides. (but it will drain out) in reality, the little SeaDoo boat is just a big jet-ski.

 

[fearthisinc]

Yea I dont care about getting wet lol.. As I am sure I will dive in for a few anyway.. I know it will sound stupid but i dont want this thing to sink lol i dont even know what it would take to sink this thing but just worried that if the water is choppy and it keeps coming over the side how much before it goes down lol...

 

[RFoster130]

As usual I agree with Dioc. These boats handle like a big jetski. They will take water over the bow fairly easy in big waves, but it makes it fun and it isnt a big deal. They really are very stable.

 

[huttcraft]

.. I know it will sound stupid but i dont want this thing to sink lol...

You can fill the cockpit with water to the gunwales and it won't sink; in fact the engine compartment will probably stay just about completely dry. There's a drain in the floor of the passenger part attached to a scupper valve out the back, that's completely independent of the main hull. Don't worry about hurting the boat.

It is a wet little ride though, so be ready. My second time out in mine, on a calm lake, I took my own wake right over the bow after a couple of doughnuts. Drove back to the dock with water over the seats and sloshing over the sides. Within two or three minutes it had all drained out, and the engine compartment stayed so dry the bilge pump didn't even come on.

Dave

 

[SeadooBOB Square Pants]

Had my boat out two weeks ago, my buddies kids got sand and dirt all over it so I take it to the "car wash" get going about 20-25mph then I let up a little and drop the thing in reverse and a wave comes over the bow, washes the crap off and out but it is cold. If you don't know boats that well I wouldn't try this but I used to do it with my Bayliner Jazz but you could fill that like a bath tub and it would just take like 10 mintues to finally bilge the water out. Come to think of it I should of had two bilge pumps. But yes they are just like jet skis and it takes some effort to sink these things. You should be fine.