PWCs For Sale in Pensacola, FL

Learn More About Personal Watercraft

Are you a powersports fiend on land? Why not bring that enthusiasm to the water and purchase your own personal watercraft (PWC)? For a few decades now, personal watercraft have been immensely popular amongst extreme sports fans because they take all the fun and speed of traditional land-based powersports vehicles and bring it right into the water.

Pensacola Motorsports is your Sunshine State personal watercraft dealer. Read on to learn more about what PWC are and what you should think about when shopping for one.
 

Definition

Let’s start by more thoroughly defining what personal watercraft are. A personal watercraft is a type of marine-based powersports vehicle that’s kind of like a jet boat. It is operated with handlebars and a throttle, which triggers an intake jet under the water to draw water into the engine and then force it out the rear to propel the PWC forward. 

Personal watercraft were first developed by inventor Clayton Jacobson III in the late 1960s. Jacobson had crashed his motorcycle into a ditch and decided that he wanted to find the same experience of speed but on the water, where it would be much less injurious if he fell.

The first PWC designs were somewhat clunky and slow, but during the 1980s, many manufacturers developed fast and speedy designs that became immensely popular very quickly with novices and experts alike.
 

Shopping Considerations

When you start the shopping process for a personal watercraft, you’ll want to take a few things into consideration. One is your experience level: if you’re a watersports pro and you can tame a powerful engine, you might consider getting one of the sportier and more agile stand-up models. But if you’re a beginner or you want to take passengers along for the ride, a sit-down model with seating for two or three people will be the best option.

Think about the types of features you may want your PWC to have. Personal watercraft can come with a huge range of different features and amenities. Some people like having modular seating that can be removed to make the swim platform bigger. Other people may value Bluetooth connectivity and waterproof charging bays. Think about what will make your experiences more enjoyable and look for PWC that have the features you want.

Come on down to our Pensacola dealership to take a look at our vast array of new and used PWC for sale. Pensacola Motorsports proudly serves our customers in Baldwin County, Alabama, as well as those in Santa Rosa County, Florida.