As a follow up to this note and the one I posted regarding sal****er
v. fresh water boating:

First of all, THANKS!! Very nice of you to pass on your knowledge.
It helps a lot!!

I PRESUME that with a jet boat, no flushing at all is necessary
because not much of anything touches the water. ????

As to how I got into the jet boat area, I needed a shallow draft
because I live on St. George Sound in FLorida and the water gets VERY
shallow, more draft than a foot would not allow me to moor a boat
within 1000 feet of my house. Secondly, I needed a boat that could be
towed by our Jeep Wrangler, limitation about 2000 pounds. Lastly, I
wanted something a bit more plush than the center cockpit fishing
boats that EVERYONE has in thiis area (don't like them, don't need one
because we don't fish). Hence, when I posed my requirements on this
board, a couple people suggested jet boats. And it seems to fit the
bill for me. My only problem has been wondering why ALL boats are not
jet boats - because it seems that the advantage of not having a
propeller to get wrecked and needing to be maintained would be a
no-brainer. So, I KNEW there were some disadvantages that I was not
aware of - such as stability, longevity, maintainability, size
limitations, etc.

Thanks again for the info.

Don

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 13:13:05 GMT, wrote:

Due to my requirements of shallow draft, light weight and relatively
plush interior, I find myself looking into jet boats as a likely
purchase. My questions are as follows:

Does "jet boat" mean "jet drive" and what exactly does jet drive mean?

Is a jet drive fairly straightforward in maintainability? Can marine
mechanics in a podunk Florida fishing village work on these?

Living on a large sound in the Gulf, just how much wave action can
this boat take before it becomes unsafe?

Thanks in advance for any knowledge you have of this. It is MUCH
appreciated.

Don