Susky River Rat Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 I bought my 2024 G3 18’ CCJ in October 2023. For those who do not know it’s a center console with an aluminum tunnel hull and outboard Yamaha 115/80 jet. A terrova quest and garmin strikers bow and console. My boat runs between 30 and 32.5 depending on load, current, wind etc. which is plenty fast for a rocky shallow river. This boat is not built for speed, luxury or comfort. It is function built as most river jets are. It gets on plane in about a boat length and a half which is very important. It is a very dry ride. Generally the only spray I get is from the trolling motor being stowed. Nothing from actually running the boat. Handling is very different than even my previous jet boat. It tends to skate out hook up and than have to counter steer it back straight. To combat this I will run about 13/16 throttle than to straighten out in the direction I want go to full. This negates the over steering issue. It does not like any kind of chop and gives a very rough ride. fishing out of this boat is a joy. I can walk all around it. I have a great vantage point into the water. It is very stable and drafts extremely shallow. I have a few minor rock bumps with it but no major damage. This boat gives the confidence to go shallow. My biggest complaint about this boat is loading it onto the trailer. It does not really self center and is very heavy to winch up. I try to keep it within about 1’ of the winch. Also being such a shallow drafting boat it will easily float over the bunks. Overall this boat is exactly what I wanted and does everything I need it to do extremely well. I even catch fish out of it sometimes! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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