jet pump in salt water

[fishcrazy]

Well said cohoho. The cool thing is we have some good boat biulders who can make choosing the right boat easy. I allso agree with the inboard comet when running skinny stuff and more power is still not enough.

I remember looking at boats. So much to choose from. It didn't take me long to narrow it down to 2 and finally just 1.


Kris

[cohoho]

You got that right about quality builders here in this region. You got Wooldridge, Thunderjet, Wellscraft, NorthRiver, NorthWest, Hewescarft, Columbia, Willies and who know what else.  So many options and choices it boils down to what you need it for and quite frankly what it looks like (Wife made finally decision  )

There are boats strictly designed for extreme shallows, some better suited for big open water, then the class 4 water boats.  Wish I could have one of each..  If that was true, without a doubt I buy back my old Alaskan Wooldridge for the shallows, exploring, hunting and fun running, buy a big old Hewes Craft like BC Chaser's for the Tuna and big water and keep my TJ for the Columbia---- hey a fellow can dream right....  

[fishcrazy]

Cohoho I know what you are talking about.

I find my self wishing I had one of them little flat bottom Willie Legends or even the Classic in about 20' with a 150 E-tec just for running the shallow small stuff. Or a 24' Grady White with twin 250 yamis for running off the Coast.

So many toys, So little money and time.

Some day when I win the lottery I'll have a bout 10 boats and a truck for each.


Kris

[cohoho]

Twin 250's ----------------- I want to go.... N ow were talking HP...

[huntnphool]

Or a 24' Grady White with twin 250 yamis for running off the Coast.

A buddy of mine has that exact boat, very nice fishing boat.

[calawahsteelie]

Thanks for the input. I won't be running any skinny rivers so I'm leaning towards the prop. I still have the drift boat.

[fishcrazy]

Twin 250's ----------------- I want to go.... N ow were talking HP...

 If iI wasn't so tired of Mercury customer service I might go with twin 300 hp Verado's.

As for hp Go big or go home!!

Kris

[Viszla]

I'd go with older 2 stroke jet outboard.  Just something about that erie howl of a 2 stroke jet on the river...

[wildmanoutdoors]

You said: "extended transom". Are you talking a swimstep over a inboard pump? Thats pretty much standard and works great.

If your talkin a sportjet with a "outback" style mounting like a Motion Marine then its a good setup too. Although they are very loud. However, there are very fast.

If your talking an outboard jet on a "offshore" style bracket it wont work. The outboards need to be directly on the transom pretty much. You can have a hydro lift but it still puts the pump too far back for efficient water entry into the pump. It also submerdges it too deep getting on plane.
It can cause cavitation as well bad splashing coming into the boat over the transom. But a offshore bracket wont work in this case. The boat will still use the back of the transom for its fulcrum area and will submerge the intake too deep.

If you wanna fish the Big c an inboard Jet or prop are fine. Keep in mind though, if you wanna fish the Nootch or Satsop, Inboards are not the norm eticut wise. So your pretty much stuck to the Cow, Skagit and Big C.

Its hard to get the perect all around. Id go with a 20 foot open or like a Mariner NR and set it up for a outboard jet, Yamaha sells a 5" adapter kit so you can put the prop bottom on too as the outboard jets sits 5 inches higher than a prop lower.

If you buy another water pump kit its as easy as about 45 minutes to change over.

Good luck.

[Dmanmastertracker]

 I've ran a jet in salt for 7 years, no issues. Just be religious about washing it down after each use and clean the intake also every trip and you should never have a problem. I've ran around 250 hours with two jets on the salt, never had a clog, or rust to speak of. Shark Hide your boat, that will be your biggest concern in the salt...

[Dmanmastertracker]

 Something to really think about is launching and landing capability in the salt. I can't count the days we were able to fish hours more than the big Grady's stacked at the launch when the tide was a big minus, it is VERY nice to be able to launch in 1' of water with a 21' boat. Just make sure you have trim tabs, or you will skip like a rock. Suspension seats are also a must for salt in a jet, in my opinion, or you'll beat the hell out of yourself.

[hawk eyes]

the problem with a jet in salt is you have to go to fresh water to flush it

[cohoho]

Properly designed Jet hulls don't need trim tabs....

[fishcrazy]

Properly designed Jet hulls don't need trim tabs....

You can say that again!!!!

 Kris

[Dmanmastertracker]

Properly designed Jet hulls don't need trim tabs....

 Well, you can keep thinking that about Thundercrap inboard's . I like my tabs in the salt just fine, my TJ skipped like a rock, same degree hull as yours .