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Another Jet Ski John Boat (New pics and video 01-18-2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ride_Klein" data-source="post: 235512" data-attributes="member: 6976"><p>It was a great weekend on the water. Had fun with the boat, chased some birds, and broke the boat. All in all a great shakedown run. The engine struggled at first. Acted like it wasn't getting enough fuel. I believe the fuel selector valve is faulty and once we found the sweet spot on it the boat ran well. The added weight of the deck/floor/panels/etc. Didn't appear to affect the top speed much at all. Still getting between 45 and 50 on the gps depending on water conditions. Moving the battery back beneath the rear bench seat worked well. No real cavitation to speak of. The combination of the weight balance and new prop have helped solve that issue. I'm very happy with the new prop and would recommend it to anybody having cavitation problems with their jet john project. </p><p></p><p>A quick overhead look before we hit the water.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31615[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Rear view of the decks and floor area.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31616[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Closeup view of the paint texture.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31617[/ATTACH]</p><p>I used Behr porch paint from Home Depot, and then added the "Floor Finish Additive". This boat will get beat up pretty good during duck seasons and repainting is a fairly regular occurrence. We've had good luck with this stuff in the past on other duck boats. It seems to do better than other big box store paints and on par with more expensive marine based ones. </p><p></p><p>Front Storage Compartment</p><p>[ATTACH=full]31618[/ATTACH] </p><p>I know storage on a boat always fills up fast, but this one seems to be stuffed to the gills. </p><p></p><p>Finally a little video</p><p></p><p>https://youtu.be/svjyZXZsLgo</p><p></p><p>Broke the port side motor mount sometime during this session of messing around. Glad it happened close to the boat ramp instead of early one morning with a storm approaching. Should be an easy fix. Still have some final touches to put on the interior, but those will come with time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ride_Klein, post: 235512, member: 6976"] It was a great weekend on the water. Had fun with the boat, chased some birds, and broke the boat. All in all a great shakedown run. The engine struggled at first. Acted like it wasn't getting enough fuel. I believe the fuel selector valve is faulty and once we found the sweet spot on it the boat ran well. The added weight of the deck/floor/panels/etc. Didn't appear to affect the top speed much at all. Still getting between 45 and 50 on the gps depending on water conditions. Moving the battery back beneath the rear bench seat worked well. No real cavitation to speak of. The combination of the weight balance and new prop have helped solve that issue. I'm very happy with the new prop and would recommend it to anybody having cavitation problems with their jet john project. A quick overhead look before we hit the water. [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Overhead View.jpg"]31615._xfImport[/ATTACH] Rear view of the decks and floor area. [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Rear Cockpit View.jpg"]31616._xfImport[/ATTACH] Closeup view of the paint texture. [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Paint texture.jpg"]31617._xfImport[/ATTACH] I used Behr porch paint from Home Depot, and then added the "Floor Finish Additive". This boat will get beat up pretty good during duck seasons and repainting is a fairly regular occurrence. We've had good luck with this stuff in the past on other duck boats. It seems to do better than other big box store paints and on par with more expensive marine based ones. Front Storage Compartment [ATTACH type="full" alt="JSJB - Front Storage and sleeping quarters.jpg"]31618._xfImport[/ATTACH] I know storage on a boat always fills up fast, but this one seems to be stuffed to the gills. Finally a little video https://youtu.be/svjyZXZsLgo Broke the port side motor mount sometime during this session of messing around. Glad it happened close to the boat ramp instead of early one morning with a storm approaching. Should be an easy fix. Still have some final touches to put on the interior, but those will come with time. [/QUOTE]
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