We have a house on vines creek near Bethany. Our water access feeds to bay/ocean. There are hundreds of jet skis every weekend going by our dock. We have two ourselves but only use them a few times a summer…prefer the boat.
I see the challenge with electric, as an owner with the power I would need to add to my dock to charge (electrical work on a dock is expensive and a pain in the ass) and in reality the batteries in electric vehicles are really bad for the environment- especially in a marine environment.
And jet skis do have way more losses than boats. So with a battery like that in shallow water I am 99% sure you would be forced to salvage it if it went under. That is super expensive to do.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jet skis are horrible.

Except you can say NOTHING about this one. Literally every complaint you had, vanquished all at once. You could legally ride this one in a National Seashore.

Really sucks for you, huh?

huh? the problem with jetskis is that idiots don’t drive them safely and ruin the water for others. the silence is even worse because now the’ll run over swimmers with no warning. and they should not be allowed to go 65 mph. there’s been a huge uptick in boating injuries due to stupid people on the water. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/travel/boating-accidents.html

65? 65mph is nothing….. At 65 mph, our boat still has another 30-35 mph on tap.

In a perfect light chop with calm winds, we’ve gone from Annapolis to Virginia Beach in two hours and ten minutes.

Anonymous wrote:The silence is dangerous for swimmers
Like the people who’ve been hit by a Prius they didn’t hear coming

LMAO!

“Jet skis are too loud! They need to be banned!”

Jet skies are too quiet! They need to be banned!”

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jet skis are horrible.

Except you can say NOTHING about this one. Literally every complaint you had, vanquished all at once. You could legally ride this one in a National Seashore.

Really sucks for you, huh?

huh? the problem with jetskis is that idiots don’t drive them safely and ruin the water for others. the silence is even worse because now the’ll run over swimmers with no warning. and they should not be allowed to go 65 mph. there’s been a huge uptick in boating injuries due to stupid people on the water. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/travel/boating-accidents.html

I realize things were different when you sailed over here on the Mayflower, Grams. But technology evolves.

The silence is dangerous for swimmers
Like the people who’ve been hit by a Prius they didn’t hear coming

Anonymous wrote:I mean, I hate jet skis but if you can find one that eliminates the noise and annoyance, then I don't care.

I just assume that people will find a way to make these really annoying too, though, because people who love jet skis seem to really like annoying people.

But yeah, if it's quiet and doesn't pollute and they aren't turning otherwise destroying my ability to enjoy peaceful time on a lake with my family, why would I care one or another?

https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2020/january/why-are-there-so-many-pwc-accidents

I mean, I hate jet skis but if you can find one that eliminates the noise and annoyance, then I don't care.

I just assume that people will find a way to make these really annoying too, though, because people who love jet skis seem to really like annoying people.

But yeah, if it's quiet and doesn't pollute and they aren't turning otherwise destroying my ability to enjoy peaceful time on a lake with my family, why would I care one or another?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jet skis are horrible.

Except you can say NOTHING about this one. Literally every complaint you had, vanquished all at once. You could legally ride this one in a National Seashore.

Really sucks for you, huh?

huh? the problem with jetskis is that idiots don’t drive them safely and ruin the water for others. the silence is even worse because now the’ll run over swimmers with no warning. and they should not be allowed to go 65 mph. there’s been a huge uptick in boating injuries due to stupid people on the water. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/travel/boating-accidents.html

can’t wait to see all the idiots killing themselves with the “fastest acceleration” slamming them right into the breakwater.

Looks like vaporware

Anonymous wrote:Jet skis are horrible.

Except you can say NOTHING about this one. Literally every complaint you had, vanquished all at once. You could legally ride this one in a National Seashore.

Really sucks for you, huh?

nice

Jet skis are horrible.

I live on the South River and omg. This is going to be AMAZING! Yay!

https://taigamotors.ca/watercraft/

100% electric. Zero emissions. Zero engine noise. 2-3 hour runtime. 3 hour charge time. 30-60 mile range. Fastest acceleration of any watercraft ever made. 65 mph top speed.

And the TOTAL elimination of any and all complaints from the “jet skis are gross, they’re loud and trashy and annoying and they pollute” crowd.

Can’t wait to get one of these and pour all the watercraft haters a nice big cup of STFU.