Justin Van Dyken wrote:
On Jul 4, 7:25 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:58:54 -0700,Justin Van Dyken

wrote:
Does anyone have some light to shine on this subject? Any
experiances? They would be much appreciated.
I've never owned a jet, but those that I have seen have been damned
impressive in terms of weight to power ratio. In terms of fishing,
there are jet boats what will go places that a prop boat won't go even
on trolling motor. And they will perform the same in 6 inches of
water as they will in 120 feet.

We have several jet boat owners here - they will chime in eventually.

For my money, jets are marginally more capable than prop boats in
certian conditions. Consider this - there are several jet boat
ferries operating in commercial service here and in Europe.

That's got to say something for them

Justin Van Dyken wrote:

Short Wave,

I agree completely with what you said. But here is where I have
become conflicted. I have a sea doo sportser with a Rotax 720 that
makes 85hp. It makes good speed and power in a small 14.4 foot
boat. But I have to admit, it feels like it is about 20-30 percent
underpowered, which is why I am trying to beef it up now.

I have a friend with a outboard 75hp and he can kill me in speed and
acceleration(his boat is max on the HP anymore and he would sink from
the stern. However, I have another friend who has a sea doo
speedster. EXACT same boat "hull" as mine, BUT with twin 720cc
putting out 170hp in a 14.5 foot boat, and it is insane on power and
speed. I am inclined to believe that you can put more overall HP
into a jet boat for reasons that I admit I havent figured out. Just
my hypothesis.

Justin


The 10'10" 215 hp supercharged SeaDoo is an amazing piece of equipment.
I've ridden two recently, the 3-up model, and 0-60 mph is almost
instantaneous. The 2007(RXT) is still in break-in, but showed 68 mph on
a quick full-throttle blast.

SS impeller, 12 vane stator, single stage. Weighs ~900 lbs. dry, 16
gallon gas tank.

I did a couple of Hamilton Turns and nearly sunk the machine even at
lower speeds. The bow digs right down when you slam on the brakes.

Acceleration & top speed far above my 1800 lb. 220hp 16' inboard, but
only 1/2 the seating capacity.

Rob