Moving to Roatan to start business

“Risking my life” can you explain please I’ve been there as a tourist but I know living and visiting you get a different level of respect

Jet skis on Roatan are mostly operated by locals on West Bay Beach. Suggest you join Ask Anything Roatan FB group. Ask your question for more details.

Stefan, Good idea. Can't write what we all think about noisy 4 wheelers illegality driving on the beach; battery operated jet skis may be an option.

    If I’m not mistaken, Honduras has import duties up to 20% plus sales tax of 15% or 18%, the sum of the two you‘ll have to pay when importing.  When comparing, you might also want to check prices for Jetskis on the mainland (La Ceiba or San Pedro Sula).There are only a couple of hotels on West Bay, what I would do is travel to Roatan and talk to the managers or owners in person. I have no idea what it takes to set up shop on the beach, and even if legally possible you might want to have some sort of arrangement with the hotel(s). If there is another jetski business on West Bay which is paying kickbacks  to the hotels (or anyone else), I‘d say you are risking your life by competing with them. While you are staying on Roatan, you can also check out properties. If you want to buy land to build on, common advice is to be on site throught the construction, as otherwise your house will never finish (beeing built while you are there and built back while you are gone).While I would say the same as above to any watersport business, here is my personal wish for jetski: Unless they are battery driven, they should be illegal. But this is just my personal opinion.        -@stefanplate

Great point about being robbed by contractors.  It's happened to me many times in the States but.  It's a great point for people who have never hired people to consider great point thank you