Funny you should say that, my wife was interested in us getting one. So I asked around and found out that the people I talked to got them, and the thrill wore off fast. In a nut shell, Rent them, get it out of your system, go home. -Staten Island Frank- In a message dated 9/11/2009 10:32:06 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, chrislindh@xxxxxxxxx writes: It's nice to slim down... we had a blast last weekend on some jet skis, leading me to ponder the possibility of owning one... then I thought about the upkeep... then I was content to not own one...