Bottom line you will have, by far, the most choices in the category of
conventional trailer boats with i/os. If you do not want a real
inboard ski boat then I'd look in this category. If you are staying in
protected water I would also go with a bowrider.

Calif Bill wrote:
"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
ups.com...
Jet drives do handle shallow water better than anything else but they
use a lot of gas.

Calif Bill wrote:
"Archie Bunker" wrote in message
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jamesgangnc wrote:
Do you mean outboards verses inboard/outboards verses inboards?

Yes, I meant inboard/outboard....sorry. I would be scared to use a true
inboard around here because of all the stumps here in these East
Texas/West Louisiana lakes. I am also considering jet drive if anyone
has comments about that. Thanks for your responses so far guys. What
about fuel economy on 4 stroke vs. 2 stroke?


You might go to www.riverjetmagazine.com forums for jet drive questions.
These are mostly aluminum boats. More expensive than Mastercrafts in
lots
of cases.


The newer Hamilton 212's are about 95% the efficiency of a prop boat. My
Kodiak 3 stage is about 85%. Overall in the total cost of a boat is
negligible.