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Harry Krause
 
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Default Jet boats. Any opinions or experience?

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?



A gas turbine drives a fan that sucks in air, mixes it with burning
fuel, and then blasts the expanded air-gas mixture out the back. Because
every action has an equal and opposite reaction, as the air streams
backward the engine is forced forward, taking along its container, so to
speak.


Is a jet drive fairly straightforward in maintainability?


Certainly, if you are a trained jet drive mechanic.


Can marine
mechanics in a podunk Florida fishing village work on these?


Yes, but there is a likelihood he will pooch it.


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


I'd slow down when waves start coming over the bow. Of course, that's
me. Your gallonage may vary.



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

Don




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