Here in new zealand we take our boats everywhere - rivers, seas and lakes. Outboard jets let us go shallow whenever desired. The outboard leg will plane faster...
All outboard jet units will cause your horsepower to decrease by 30% regardless of the boat. The boat in the video is set-up to run from a river out to the sea, so it required a delta vee bottom to get a decent ride in the sea. It still runs fine in six inches of water...
It don't make any sence to put a jetdrive on a v bottom boat.. A jet drive is made to run shallow water A V bottom boat is not and you just lost 30% of your hp with a jetdrive...
WIth the outboard jet drive on the Yamaha 60 the boat goes 32 mph. When we are just running the normal gearbox, it goes 43 mph.
enajarbed 6 months ago
The boat in this video is too small for anything heavier than a 70 horse... Our bigger Wavebreaks can take heavier motors...
enajarbed 6 months ago
Here in new zealand we take our boats everywhere - rivers, seas and lakes. Outboard jets let us go shallow whenever desired. The outboard leg will plane faster...
enajarbed 6 months ago
All outboard jet units will cause your horsepower to decrease by 30% regardless of the boat. The boat in the video is set-up to run from a river out to the sea, so it required a delta vee bottom to get a decent ride in the sea. It still runs fine in six inches of water...
enajarbed 6 months ago
It don't make any sence to put a jetdrive on a v bottom boat.. A jet drive is made to run shallow water A V bottom boat is not and you just lost 30% of your hp with a jetdrive...
lilcountry2604 1 year ago
what does that achieve?? which plains quicker??
mooza81 1 year ago
nice boat but i would have a bigger outboard something like a 80hp - 100hp
taandmj 1 year ago
thats sick how fast does it go the same as a normal 60 ??
realhockeyman15 3 years ago
thats sick =P
breedam 3 years ago