Jet boats were once mostly hairpin-­happy thrill rides, with the reflexes of a slot-car. Today, they’ve matured into hot-selling family models, viable alternatives to craft propelled by propellers.

If jet skis are punk, pontoon boats are more like album-oriented rock. They’re more sedate and comfortable rather than lairy and outrageous. That was until Sea-Doo went and built a line of bonkers ...