General consensus on Jet drives?
General consensus on Jet drives? : r/boating - Reddit
After doing some research, I've been looking at the Yamaha SX240 jet boats. While pricey, they do offer some things I am very keen on.
Pros & Cons of Jet drive? - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum
The Boating Forum - Pros & Cons of Jet drive? - The Jet drive will still suck up the ropes and cables on the lobster pots, it's tough to ...
what happened to jet drives? - Boating and Fishing Forum
I was dead set against the jet drive about 10 or 15 years ago after renting one and having to stop like every 20 minutes to unclog the jets with ...
Jet Boat or Sterndrive | JetBoaters.Net - JetBoaters.Net
While doing my research I have come across 3 common complaints that are holding me back slightly. 1. Jet Drive boats are terrible on fuel ...
When buying a boat, should I consider a Jet drive or are they inferior ...
Jet drives are common on jet skis and on some smaller (17-+19ft) runabouts. Jet drive crafts are generally fast and have a great hole shot. The ...
Sea doo did some with the Mercury sport jet engines, by far the best ones they ever made in my opinion. Basically a 240 HP mercury engine mated to a jet.
What do you mean jets are slow, my uncle has a jet boat that goes 100 mph? Well, a jet is just a pump. Water is sucked in through the intake and ...
Compare the Pros/Cons of #Jet Boat Vs. #Stern Drive Vs. #Outboard ...
Compare the Pros/Cons of #Jet Boat Vs. #Stern Drive Vs. #Outboard Vs. #Inboard boats · Comments48.
Jet vs. Prop Efficiency | Boat Design Net
I keep seeing claims that jet drive efficiency can be nearly as high or higher than that of propeller drives. The claim seems to be that the ...
Why don't more boats have jet drives rather than prop drives? - Quora
It all depends on what one wants in life, convenience or efficiency! From a propulsion point of view, the jet drives are very inefficient ...
View topic - Pros and cons of jet drives v stern drive...Need help
He seems to point out dual engines are twice the work, the jet boats are loud, resale value, and light weight will get rocked around in our ...
Jet drives use an engine to power a strong water pump. · PWC are the most common type of vessels that use a jet drive. · Jet drives also may power larger vessels ...
Jet Drive vs. Prop | YachtForums: We Know Big Boats! - YachtForums
This opinion has been accepted as gospel for many years based on an analysis “Hydrodynamics Aspects of Internal Pump Jet Propulsion” (University ...
jet outboards are 30% inefficient. In my opinion those are VERY specialized engines and the people who need a jet outboard don't care about the ...
question for jet drive experts - Offshoreonly.com
General Boating Discussion - question for jet drive experts - I need advice from people who know about jet drives and the way they operate.
Jetboat will suck stuff off the bottom in 3 feet of water washing out the drive, impeller and wear ring. Might be able to get around that with ...
Jet Drive Boats VS Inboard/Outboard (Stern Drive or I/O) - YouTube
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ob jet vs. ob surface drive | Alaska Outdoors Forums
The jet will be faster in general..until you go to shallow. The surface drive really isn't designed (in my opinion) to go shallow..it's ...
V-drive compared to a jet drive - Performance Boats Forum
A v-drive cruiser on the rough water performs better in my opinion. Reverse in a v-drive is only that..going backwards. with wind or rough waves ...
Jets vs propeller for performance [Archive] - Scream And Fly
No contest, If you have the same HP on the same hull then the prop driven boat will out run the jet all day. Jet pumps keep the hull glued ...