On 2007-07-30 08:11:00 -0400, "Roger Long" said:

It is a jet boat because it will be operating primarily in the shallow
waters of Chesapeake Bay and a lot of areas of interest are the thin
parts. The draft of the jet boat isn't significantly different than a
prop boat with tunnels but there is a big difference running with just
a foot or two of water under you when the first thing to strike will be
spinning props that will send you the the shipyard for haulout if they
touch. The jets will ingest a lot of oyster shells and other debris.
The jet boat could probably plow right through an oyster bar and keep
right on operating although the transducers and bottom paint would
suffer.

Most of the bay has a thick bottom of mostly mud, but an awful lot of
it is 6'.

Interesting set of considerations. Hope to see it operating about the Bay.

Any idea where they plan to berth it?

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