"Duke" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I am thinking of getting a boat towards the end of this year. My wife and
I have been looking at the Sea Ray, Maxum, line up in the 20 - 22 foot
range. We have also looked at the Yamaha and the SeaDoo jet boats of the
same size. The only difference I can really see between the two are the
engines. Both types pretty much offer the same amenities. On the plus
side for the jet boats I see they have more horsepower (assuming standard
engine) and weigh about half as much as a conventional boat. However,
when out on the water you don't really see that many jet boats as compared
to the thousands of conventionally powered boats.

Is this because they have just not really caught on or is there some
underlying factor that I am missing ? Are the jet engines not as reliable
as the more conventional I/O engines ? Anyway own one that would buy one
again ?

Thanks for any insight,

Duke




One reason is basic efficiency. Ol' John Ericsson, arrogant and pig headed
as he was, came up with a winner with the screw propeller. Simple and very
efficient. Although peaked and tweaked over the years, the basic design
hasn't changed.

RCE