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867, JET OUTBOARDS??-have a few ?'s
Posted by ben23, Mon Feb-06-06 03:39 AM
Well i'm in search of a boat, and me n dad recently checked out a nice 16 foot tracker jon boat. It had a 20hp jet outboard motor.
I will be going to places that have lots of vegetation, like the Potomac river.
Heres the question: ARE Jet outboards able to handle vegetation, or will it get clogged with the grass/ lilly pads???
THANKS
BEN
PS: the boat is riveted, about 4 years old. I was wondering if rivets are really bad for the boat. The hull is welded, but the seats are riveted to the hull
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868, RE: JET OUTBOARDS??-have a few ?'s
Posted by magmaster, Mon Feb-06-06 12:04 PM
I think the purpose behind jet outdrives is to run in skinny water. I have never been in a boat that has had one but I know they're popular at Lake Havasu in AZ to run way back in super shallow water on the river.
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869, RE: JET OUTBOARDS??-have a few ?'s
Posted by ben23, Mon Feb-06-06 04:11 PM
yeah, i figured that, but I want to know how they handle in depper water and weeds
anyone tried a jet motor?
BEN
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870, RE: JET OUTBOARDS??-have a few ?'s
Posted by Sacto John, Mon Feb-06-06 04:18 PM
You will be fine in deeper water, not sure about the weeds. I do know that they rob horsepower, something like 20-30%.
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871, RE: JET OUTBOARDS??-have a few ?'s
Posted by ben23, Mon Feb-06-06 04:23 PM
yeah, A 20hp jet is really a 25HP motor, but with jet propulsion instead of prop.
BEn
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