[Kracka]

I have a Polaris PWC (jet-ski)....had 2 until 1 had a piston melt last summer. You probably should stay away from Bayliner and Excel boats, they are among the cheaper brands and are known to fall apart fairly early on. Also, stay away from Mercury outboards and Mercruiser I/O's....they love to not start. Lots of I/O's use a Chevy 350 engine which is good and so are the Volvos. As for outboards there are lots of good brands: Johnson, Honda, Yamaha, Evinrude, blah blah blah. For long-term reliability/durability just stay away from anything Mercury, Force, or Chrysler (only found on very old boats). Not sure what exactly you are considering, but have you looked at jet-boats at all?