How much does a Jet Ski and Trailer Weigh? The Ultimate Guide

The jet ski you buy or amount of jet skis you buy may depend on your towing capacity. Most vehicles can tow 1,000 pounds which you could tow 1 lighter ski on a lightweight trailer. When you step up to a fullsize car or mini van, they can typically tow 2,500-3,500 pounds. Get into a small SUV and you can tow 5,000 pounds. If you have a truck, you can tow 5,000+ pounds.

How much does a Jet Ski weigh? The average jet ski weights 400-1,000 pounds. This is listed as dry weight. If you add gear, as well as fuel, expect the ski to weigh an additional 50-200 pounds. Now add your average single place trailer of 175-275 pounds and you have a total weight of 625-1,475 pounds to tow.

Jet Ski Model Weights

All models below are for 2019 model weights with the exception of a few models that were thrown in for fun. These modes and years are listed. Jet ski weights keep going up and up, for example, the 1996 XP was the mustle craft of its day at 110 HP at 413 pounds or .26 horsepower per pound. A new mustlecraft such as the Kawasaki Ultra 310R weighs in at 1047.4 pounds or .29 horsepower per pound.

The weights listed below are dry weights before you add any gas, accessories, or items placed in storage compartments.

Manufacturer	Model	Dry Weight (in lbs)
Yamaha	Superjet	306
Kawasaki	2004 SXR 800	369
Seadoo	1996 XP	413
Yamaha	EX	578
Yamaha	EX Sport	584
Yamaha	EX Delux	600
Yamaha	EXR	540
Yamaha	VX-C	692
Yamaha	VX	708
Yamaha	VX Deluxe	664
Yamaha	VX Cruiser	668
Yamaha	VX Cruiser HO	767
Yamaha	VX Limited	668
Yamaha	FX HO	836
Yamaha	FX Cruiser HO	838
Yamaha	FX SVHO	818
Yamaha	FX Cruiser SVHO	820
Yamaha	FX Limited SVHO	822
Yamaha	GP 1800R	769
Yamaha	VXR	739
Sea-Doo	GTI 90	668
Sea-Doo	GTI 130	739
Sea-Doo	GTI SE 130	739
Sea-Doo	GTI SE 170	739
Sea-Doo	GTR 230	774
Sea-Doo	RXT-X 300	829
Sea-Doo	RXP-X 300	847
Sea-Doo	Wake 170	747
Sea-Doo	Wake Pro 230	809
Sea-Doo	Fish Pro 170	858
Sea-Doo	GTX 170	776
Sea-Doo	GTX 230	805
Sea-Doo	GTX Limited 230	825
Sea-Doo	GTX Limited 300	849
Sea-Doo	Spark 2-Up	410
Sea-Doo	Spark 3-Up	425
Sea-Doo	Spark Trixx 2-Up	428
Sea-Doo	Spark Trixx 3-Up	439
Kawasaki	SX-R	551.3
Kawasaki	STX 15F	884.5
Kawasaki	Ultra LX	932.7
Kawasaki	Ultra 310X	1051.8
Kawasaki	Ultra 310X SE	1051.8
Kawasaki	Ultra 310R	1047.4
Kawasaki	Ultra 310LX	1073.8

Additional Weight Factors

The factors that can affect a jet ski weight are usually storage items, fuel, and accessories. These three items combined can add from 50 pounds to your ski to 200 pounds depending on the size of your gas tank as well as other items loaded on the ski.

Storage Items

Items you have in your storage compartments will add to you weight, such as an anchor, lunch, bumpers, ropes, life jackets, and other items. Typically, these items weigh less than 50 pounds, and in most cases weigh less than 10 pounds.

Fuel

Fuel will be the most weight out of any items you add to your ski. A gallon of gasoline weighs 6 pounds which is lighter than a gallon of water at 8.4 pounds. If your jet ski has a 16 gallon tank like many do these days, expect fuel to add 96 pounds to the weight of your ski.

Accessories

Let’s say you add an aftermarket stereo, cooler rack and rod holders to your ski, these items can add another 50 or so pounds to the weight of your ski depending on if you have a cooler packed with ice and food.

Jet Ski Trailer Weights

Jet ski trailers can be varying weights depending on the type of material they are made out of, how many jet ski’s they can carry, how many axles, as well as other accessories.

On average, a 1 place jet ski trailer weighs between 170 and 275 pounds. A 2 place jet ski trailer weighs between 320 and 475 pounds. If you want to get crazy and get a 4 place with dual axles, expect that trailer to weigh 1,200 pounds.

The most common trailers are Karavan’s and Tritons. Tritons are all aluminum, whereas Karavan has the option to go aluminum or steel. Steel does weigh more, but not by too much about 10% on a single place, but 32% heavier in a dual jet ski trailer.

When you are purchasing a trailer, make sure to look at the carrying capacity to make sure it will hold the jet ski you are looking to put on it.

Trailer	Weight	# of Ski’s	Carrying Capacity	Material
Karavan	250 lbs	1	1,250 lbs	Aluminum
Karavan w/Step	275 lbs	1	1,500 lbs	Steel
Karavan	360 lbs	2	2,600 lbs	Aluminum
Karavan	475 lbs	2	2,200 lbs	Steel
Triton Wave	170 lbs	1	750 lbs	Aluminum
Triton Value	195 lbs	1	1,805 lbs	Aluminum
Triton Value	320 lbs	2	2,500 lbs	Aluminum
Triton Elite	365 lbs	2	2,335 lbs	Aluminum
Triton Elite	1,200 lbs	4	4,200 lbs	Aluminum

As you can see, if you have one of the new muscle craft waverunners that weighs 1050 pounds, have it full of fuel and accessories for another 200 pounds, you will be over the carrying capacity of a few of these trailers. You will want to make sure your trailer is adequate enough to hold the full weight of all items placed on it or you will be overloaded and your trailer can fail.

How much a Jet Ski and Trailer Weighs

If you have a Sea-Doo Spark with a lightweight aluminum trailer, you can expect this to weigh 625 pounds. If you have a large jet ski, expect it to weigh 1,475 with fuel, trailer, and accessories. If you have dual Sparks, expect them to weigh 1,298 pounds ready to ride. Dual Ultra 310R’s will weigh close to 2,859 pounds with fuel, some accessories, and ready to ride.