What's that 1 thing you wish you knew..

What's that one thing you wish you knew before you purchased your first jet ski? Did you have a bad first ride experience? Suck up a stone in the first 1 minute?

Here are the top 3 reported rookie errors:

1. Not getting enough ground clearance at the boat ramp before applying throttle and sucking up stones, damaging the impeller and/or wear ring.

   
   

   

   
   
   
   

2. Sucking up the skiing / sea biscuit rope into the jet pump. And then turning the ski upside down to cut it out.. 😧

   
   

   

   
   
   
   

3. Forgetting to charge the battery over winter. Resulting in a $200 battery purchase for next season.

   
   

   

   
   

We've got more of these rookie errors to avoid in our 2024 NZ Used Jetski Buyers Guide.

If there are any nuggets of wisdom anyone wants to share to help other newbies, please leave your comment below and maybe you will help others to avoid that 'oops' moment.