On Sunday, January 19, 2014 5:36:41 PM UTC-6, thumper wrote:

BTW, I had thought of taking my Guzzi 750 engine and mounting it to a jet pump an putting it in a small v aluminum boat I have.



Don't see any reason why that shouldn't work....





It depends on the loading curve of the pump and your engines hp curve.

It's a fun project but consider cooling and weight. Also thin aluminum

is a bitch to work with.



Any old jet-skis/wave-runners sitting around for cheap?



http://www.meanchicken.net/webmain/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=12968

Oh it was just a passing thought. it's not going to happen. But I did think it would be an interesting project. I wasn't really worried about the load on a trash pump, but more concern was shrouding the engine for cooling.

BTW, in the 70's Guzzi used that same V-7 (750cc) engine on industrial cement mixers!!