Jet outboards

[Anderson Guide Service]

I have never ran a jet outboard. Question for those of you that have them, how much water to you need to get on plane. I am referring to a properly set up boat, not like what Simmons tried to do a while back with the merc jet.

[Sgrem]

What size boat are you considering? The inboard jets do much better for power to weight. Thats why Simmons went that route.

But they hate heavy weight and rough water.

[gotmuddy]

My 1648 gets up on plan as long as its floating. I am running a 40hp yamaha jet. I built pods for my boat and built a 3" tunnel.

This was last saturday: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJkcRraF5Yu/

[Anderson Guide Service]

If I did anything it would be a wide aluminum hull 18-20 feet with a jet tunnel.

[gotmuddy]

Originally Posted by Anderson Guide Service

If I did anything it would be a wide aluminum hull 18-20 feet with a jet tunnel.

Are you planning on using it to guide out of? Seark makes a boat I think could be good for guiding: https://www.seaarkboats.com/boat/28/2272-mvjt

[Jerry713]

Originally Posted by gotmuddy

My 1648 gets up on plan as long as its floating. I am running a 40hp yamaha jet. I built pods for my boat and built a 3" tunnel.

This was last saturday: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJkcRraF5Yu/

That's skinny!

[Anderson Guide Service]

If I do use it to guide out of it would be two people max. Those bigger boats don't give much of a weight penalty for their size so they should float in less but if you are lightly on ground then the friction/weight will make a difference one would think....

I am used to boats like the RFL. With a trp if the boat is floating I can get it up (sometimes not too pretty). I can run in whatever depth the hull draws on plane (never stopped to check). I am not really sure a jet will give much more performance?

[Sgrem]

If you cant get it done in a properly setup specifically for shallow water operation RFL you cant get it done in a jet either.

A properly set up RFL specifically to run shallow will be less of a liability than a similarly setup jet boat.

The only advantage comes in those lil 14 ft high powered 1 - 2 man jet scooters that will jump over land. Or in river rock. But in scattered shell where we need to be an oyster shell will set you down immediately.

[gotmuddy]

Originally Posted by sgrem

If you cant get it done in a properly setup specifically for shallow water operation RFL you cant get it done in a jet either.

A properly set up RFL specifically to run shallow will be less of a liability than a similarly setup jet boat.

The only advantage comes in those lil 14 ft high powered 1 - 2 man jet scooters that will jump over land. Or in river rock. But in scattered shell where we need to be an oyster shell will set you down immediately.

I would like to take you for a ride next gathering

Saturday I was running anything that had water covering it. Mud, sand, oysters. As long as the oysters have water covering them the boat would keep going, I was extremely impressed.

[gotmuddy]

Originally Posted by Anderson Guide Service

If I do use it to guide out of it would be two people max. Those bigger boats don't give much of a weight penalty for their size so they should float in less but if you are lightly on ground then the friction/weight will make a difference one would think....

I am used to boats like the RFL. With a trp if the boat is floating I can get it up (sometimes not too pretty). I can run in whatever depth the hull draws on plane (never stopped to check). I am not really sure a jet will give much more performance?

You may not need a jet depending on what the boat drafts while on plane. a 1872 with a jet tunnel will probably reliably run across a flat thats 2" deep.