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"Grumman-581" wrote in message . .. "FRANKWBELL" wrote ... Speaking as an outboarder, it's not much of rudder once you throttle down. A little bit, but not much. Well, Frank, trust me -- a jet boat is even less of a rudder... Without the jet thrust, you're more like a stone skipping across the water... Sometimes you'll go straight, sometimes you'll spin out... I seem to remember the old bass boats that I was in as a kid having some rudder capability when powered down... At least it was possible to stay in a fairly straight line and you didn't spin out... But you do not have to have full throttle to steer. Do not have to jump wakes 25' behind the boat. Had 2 kids riding double do that this weekend at Lake Oroville, maybe 35' at most. Law in Calif is 100' from boat to jump wake. 2 weeks ago at Stockton on the Delta, had 2 guys jump the wake at 50', and then cut across in front of me at maybe 25' to catch a big wake from a cruiser. I am doing about 30 at the time. I run a really big jetski, a 21' aluminum river jetboat, and I do not have a problem throttling back and steering, just keep some power on to keep the pump giving force. I am not against jetskis, think the ban at Tahoe was bad. But I am also for giving out tickets for unsafe operation, and if the operator is under 21 they also have to take a safety & operation class. Bill |