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Offline bowtech721

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Jet doctor whale tail?
« on: April 15, 2010, 10:12:15 AM »
Just wondering if anyone has used a jet doctor whale tail before or similar product. http://www.jetdoctor.net/products/detail.php?productID=499
One came with my motor and I am debating putting it on or not. Its held on with three of the same bolts that hold the shoe on and I dont know if that matters or not and am wondering if it would really do anything? any ideas?

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Re: Jet doctor whale tail?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2010, 10:33:13 AM »
I put (what they call a dolphin) on my boat it looked the same and it made all the difference in the world.  You will jump out of the whole way faster.  I would give it a shot :twocents:
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Re: Jet doctor whale tail?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2010, 11:53:49 AM »
I used a Dolphin as well until I got some Smart Tabs

http://www.nauticusinc.com/smart_tabs.htm

They radically improved trim at all speeds.
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Re: Jet doctor whale tail?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2010, 12:10:53 PM »
I have something similar (hydrofoil?) on a prop engine. And yes it does help get on plane faster and even seems to control better in turns. Not sure if it would work the same on a jet.

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Re: Jet doctor whale tail?
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2010, 01:32:17 PM »
ya i have seen a bunch of similar type items on prop boats before but havent seen anything like that for a jet... i guess its probably worth a try then  :dunno:

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Re: Jet doctor whale tail?
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2010, 01:59:34 PM »
ya i have seen a bunch of similar type items on prop boats before but havent seen anything like that for a jet... i guess its probably worth a try then  :dunno:

Have you run it without it?

If it trims well and isn't an issue why bother?

Mine definitely helped it plane out better with the setup I used it on.
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Re: Jet doctor whale tail?
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2010, 02:21:37 PM »
It makes running crappy designed boats better....  Please anyone reading this I am not trying to lesson someone elses boat but stating some basic facts about hulls not designed for jets... A jet shouldn't be modified but when the cheaper manufacturers, technically shouldn't have trim and tilt as a feature either, if it is set right it isn't needed..  Lowe, G-3, etc got into the market becasue of people wanting economical boats for jets and running shallow.  They already made great shallow pond, lakes, swap boats, so why not jets....  So they started claiming their hulls were designed for jets.  If your jet boat back end drops drastically when taking off it is either not set up right or a bad hull design the later your not going to do much about that but to put counter weight or extra personnel up front, which defeats the reason for a jet - shallow water running.  What they came up were Jon boats with poorly designed hulls for jets, they had to come up with something to improve the performance and thus came the Whale tail.  If you have to utilize stabilizers or trim tabs on a jet then it wasn't setup properly in the beginning or bad hull design.  A great read on jets design and hull performace, check out Wooldridge web site for better details....
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