Recent content by Rrider

Have a 2012 60/40 Merc four stroke jet and love it. Just change the oil and fuel filters and she runs like a top. I have about 200 hours on it and starts and idles great whether it is the middle of summer fishing or a 25 degree morning duck hunting.

I have a tracker 1648 with a 60/40 Mercury and a custom front console. It started life as a SC which for the shallow rocky water was terrible. It needed at least 18" of water to plane and seeing rocks in the water at WOT was a challenge. With the battery up front and a new front CC made all the...

Mine started out as a 1648 side console that I converted to a front CC. The modification was pretty simple and it made a huge difference in navigating shallow water as well as improved the shallow water hole shot. The battery was also moved to the front under the console to help weight...

I have a 1648 with a CC and a friend of mine has a 1448 CC. I do not have any pictures, but if you search "fowl play skinny" on YouTube we have a few videos of goofing off on the river. Good luck.

Sweet looking rig :LOL2:

Last year I cracked my jet foot on the Potomac. I have replaced it with the Rockproof UHMW and have been very happy. I had a few rock contacts during duck season and it is holding up well.

I have the same boat, but a 2012. I would recommend moving the battery and gas tank further to the front of the boat, with stock setup the boat required almost three feet of water to get on plane. I have since tossed the side console and mounted a custom front console. The boat will now jump on...

That is one sweet boat! Have any videos of her running on the water

Semojetman The motor does pretty well on gas, but to be honest I have not had another jet motor to compare it to. I run a 6 gallon tank and on a 41 mile river trip this past spring we used almost 9 gallons running pretty much wide open. Our river trips are rarely over 6-10 miles and we have...

I have the Mercury 40 HP 4 stroke jet, which is the 60 HP power head. I have 120 hours on mine and it has been a great engine with no problems. It starts every time, even on those 15 degree duck hunting mornings. At idle the it is super quite and the basic maintenance is also extremely easy...

Here is a short video coming back from duck hunting in the Potomac River... https://youtu.be/0jcnqQZITjU

the Mercury Jet power ratings are with the jet, well at least for their outboard models. I have the 40 HP outboard jet, which is based on the 60 HP power head

In the summer time you would have to dodge all those tubers ;). On a serious note all the Potomac running I have done has never brought me above Landers. Most of our time has been spent between Pennyfield and Whites Ferry.

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