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I've had a few but I'm wondering if anyone is good on prices. What do yall figure a decent double trailer and 2 identical 96 polaris slx 780 to be worth? Both run well, I know that they don't make polaris watercraft anymore and parts seem to be easy to get. Just looking for a pair to mess around on this summer and tie to the boat. Don't have any pics as of now

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I am a fan of Polaris ATVs, but no so much their PWC. Mechanically I think the PWCs are inferior across the board, reducing durability, and PWCs take a beating. I would be more apprehensive if the PWC was in saltwater, too.

Like Jerkman, I prefer Yamaha PWC.

With skis that old, the hours clocked will vary greatly and thus the price. Low hour machines on original guts will command a premium from the seller, and its rarely if ever warranted. I'd be concerned throwing more than $3k into the whole deal. All it takes is for one of the PWC to blow some smoke and your fun level per $ goes down quick.

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Had new Sea-Doo GTX Rfi with a 110 how that hauled ass. Loved that machine, reliable as all heck and a fun the was had by all.
That being said sold it with very low hours and still pulled 3700 for it being over 10 years old.

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1 hour ago, stoneam2006 said:

 


Yep good deal. Imo is he a collector or something?


But a better bike lol 93 cr250r was my first dirtbike great bike nice to ride...

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Yea he seems into the 93 for sure. And agreed I actually love riding that bike lots of fun and quick to boot. 

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Biz... Sit downs. Stand ups are lots of fun but not fun when you ride from the marina a ways down to the beach or bar. 


I stand by my word. Sit downs are boring or for girls. Might as well just drive a boat.


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Are you guys talking Jetskis or waverunners?

Stand up Jet Ski is fun, but the sitdown ones are boring as hell


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Biz in order to utilize those two words one must be speaking in reference to a Yamaha branded pwc. This is a polaris so neither jetski nor waverunner would be an appropriate descriptor

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23 hours ago, BigVal said:

I've had a few but I'm wondering if anyone is good on prices. What do yall figure a decent double trailer and 2 identical 96 polaris slx 780 to be worth? Both run well, I know that they don't make polaris watercraft anymore and parts seem to be easy to get. Just looking for a pair to mess around on this summer and tie to the boat. Don't have any pics as of now

They have their issues, parts are hard to come by I would be looking into either SeaDoo, Yamaha, or Kawasaki. The older 2 stroke Yamaha had issues with their oil lines coming off while running and burning down the motor. Lots of Yammie guys just pre-mixed and got rid of the oil pump. Stay away from the Kawasaki Direct Injection system of the early 2000s I have a 2000 Kawasaki DI and have had nothing but problems. Granted it is fast up to 52mph but is finicky and the DI computer has a tendency to overheat if not monitored closely ($500+ to have rebuilt).

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