7 hours ago, Gundog said:

I'm fairly certain that its just cosmetic damage. It should just buff right out. 

LOL ~ WE say that one all the time  . . .

A-Jay

9 hours ago, TheRodFather said:

Wow, I think that would do it...........what IS the setup on that boat??

http://www.firefish.ca/boats.php  Manufactured in Canada. Budget boats they are not. They run $50-75K

9 hours ago, BaitMonkey1984 said:

That was one of the coolest videos I have seen in quite some time. What is the engine setup on that? And out of curiosity was the alarm that you hear the engine overheat audible alarm ?

I think that's the "Get back in the water you idiot" alarm or "This is not a 4x4 you idiot" alarm

I'd run one.

Alarm you hear is for over rev of the impeller cause he has no water going into his intake.

1st surface drive powered boat I watched was on the Mehkon River, the second was a doughnut canoe. You hear them coming long before seeing them.

The river boats are usually jet drives in most places, never seen a surface drive on the west coast.

Tom

 

44 minutes ago, WRB said:

1st surface drive powered boat I watched was on the Mehkon River, the second was a doughnut canoe. You hear them coming long before seeing them.

The river boats are usually jet drives in most places, never seen a surface drive on the west coast.

Tom

 

And they looked like this!

Long tails don't do tight corners or back up

Rod Father.

I fish the upper Potomac and occasionally the Susquehanna. In those two rivers, nothing lasts forever and I keep that in mind when I buy my boats. Consider used because whatever you buy, it will be used after day one. Just get a good look at the underside of the hull before you buy and definitely, ride in it first. I'll be replacing my hull in the next year or so. I prefer a light boat. The higher you float, the longer you'll have your boat. Some guys like the heavier boats and they do hold up better banging into rocksbut they also float lower in the water and hit more rocks unless they have a big footprint. And for me, "big" isn't the ideal boat for the places I fish. Some of these places are like minefields and the boat needs to maneuver easily. Jets don't respond as quickly as prop driven boats and it takes longer to correct mistakes. A smaller, lighter boat helps those issues. I run an old 2 stroke 1989 Suzuki Jet 55hp. The Jet eats about 25% of your HP so the motor is only rated 40hp. So, I only need a boat big enough to handle 40hp. I'm not a fan of 4-stroke jets because of the weight. The lighter 2-strokes are more nimble and float higher than the newer 4 stroke motors. This allows me to use a little narrower boat because I don't need as much buoyancy. And I can get around in a narrower, lighter boat easier. I suspect I'll be buying a Tracker Grizzly 1754 MVX Jon. It's got a 7 deg deadrise which should work nicely with a jet. Ideally you want around 6 degrees but 7 will work fine. Much flatter than 6deg and you'll get air bubbles in the pump and cavitation. You don't want that. 6 to 7 deg will push the bubbles away from the pump. This will be the 4th hull in the 20 years I've had the motor, I'll swap the seats and the motor and the trailer and scrap the boat. And I'll keep doing that until the motor quits. I'll move the console, steering and electronics to the new hull. You don't really need much in the way of electronics, I just want to know where the bottom is and the water temp. Obviously, I don't expect you to run out and buy a 26 year old boat but there are some decent deals on used jets out there because the market segment is pretty small. There are some real nice jet boats on the market but I'm either too cheap or afraid to trash a decent boat so I run beaters. Right now I'm running a 1981 Sylvan hull. It's ugly but it works. I keep the boat sparse and light. You will need a strong trolling motor. Don't skimp there. Good luck, maybe I'll see you on the water.

 

 

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On ‎12‎/‎9‎/‎2016 at 10:11 AM, J Francho said:

I'd run one.

I'd run yours.

A-Jay

Oh just splurge for an SJX. I remember seeing some videos of them a few years ago. I can't imagine going any shallower than what these guys do.